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Uncle Sam Banana Split

"My son's recipe will serve a group of up to five with enough spoons."

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Uncle Sam Banana Split

Why it works: Vanilla and banana are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,430 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Uncle Sam Banana Split

5 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

423Calories
4 gProtein
20 gFat
57 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Syrupnot in our table0
Toppingnot 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.

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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. Vanilla + bananatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Vanilla + strawberrytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,385 recipes

    Shared aroma: p-vinylguaiacol (spicy, fruity).

  3. Strawberry + bananatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together421 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  4. Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,466 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, syrup):

  1. Raspberryfits about as well
  2. Blackberryfits about as well
  3. Pineapplefits about as well
  4. Bananathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, syrup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.