Name: Trail Mix White Fudge
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 42 pieces
Ingredients: 1/2 cup dried cranberries; 1/2 cup dried apricots, cut into 1/2-inch dice; 1/2 cup roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped; 1/2 cup crystallized ginger, cut into small pieces; 2/3 cup granulated sugar; 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 8 ounces white chocolate chips (or bar, cut into medium dice); 1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Why it works: Apricot and ginger work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 341 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓

Trail Mix White Fudge

42 pieces

Prep20 min

Cook10 min

Ingredients

1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup dried apricots, cut into 1/2-inch dice
1/2 cup roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup crystallized ginger, cut into small pieces
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 ounces white chocolate chips (or bar, cut into medium dice)
1 1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

593Calories

16 gProtein

30 gFat

70 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pistachio	1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels)	159
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Apricot	1 medium (35g)	17
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Marshmallow	not in our table	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.

Apricot + gingertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together341 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Apricot + pistachiotop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together188 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Sugar + evaporated milktop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together804 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Pistachio + chocolatetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together209 recipes

Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
Pistachio + gingertop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together109 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the apricot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pistachio, ginger, sugar, evaporated milk, chocolate):

Coconutfits better
Vanillafits better
Cherryfits better
Apricotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pistachio, ginger, sugar, evaporated milk, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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