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Ultimate Irresistible Granola

"This is THE BEST granola out there. Walnuts, pecans, coconut, sesame seeds and honey are just a few of the delectable ingredients that make this the most delicious and nutty granola out there, you won't be disappointed!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Ultimate Irresistible Granola

Why it works: Coconut and sunflower match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 194 recipes. Both carry beta-pinene, which smells pine, resin. The science ↓

Ultimate Irresistible Granola

20 servings
Prep15 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1196Calories
18 gProtein
95 gFat
82 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Wheatnot in our table0

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

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Coconut + sunflowertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-pinene (pine, resin).

  2. Sesame + sunflowertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Walnut + sunflowertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together129 recipes

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

  4. Oats + pecanstop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together289 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  5. Almond + sesametop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together203 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetylpyrazine (roast).

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

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, almond, walnut, sesame, wheat, coconut, sunflower):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Flaxseedfits better
  3. Pistachiofits better
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, almond, walnut, sesame, wheat, coconut, sunflower. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.