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Thai Coconut and Cocoa Macaroons

"Thai cookies always have something unusual going on with them. These macaroon style cookies mix coconut, cocoa, and lime juice to create an interesting snack."

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Thai Coconut and Cocoa Macaroons

Why it works: Lime and coconut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 934 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Thai Coconut and Cocoa Macaroons

16 macaroons
Prep20 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

576Calories
11 gProtein
41 gFat
44 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Lime + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together934 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  2. Sugar + cocoa powdertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,920 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Coconut + cocoa powdertop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together244 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  4. Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together122,807 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Sugar + coconuttop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,742 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, sugar, coconut, cocoa powder):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Bananafits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, sugar, coconut, cocoa powder. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.