Name: Fruit and Oat Muesli
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups quick-cooking oats; 2/3 cup reduced-fat (2%) milk; 2/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2/3 cup fresh orange juice; 1/4 cup honey; 1 1/2 cups grated peeled red-skinned apples (about 2 medium); 1 cup chopped raw almonds; 3 cups chopped fresh fruit (such as apples, pears, and peeled oranges)

Why it works: Vanilla and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,961 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Fruit and Oat Muesli

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
2/3 cup reduced-fat (2%) milk
2/3 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup fresh orange juice
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 cups grated peeled red-skinned apples (about 2 medium)
1 cup chopped raw almonds
3 cups chopped fresh fruit (such as apples, pears, and peeled oranges)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

806Calories

34 gProtein

13 gFat

145 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

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Oat	1/2 cup dry (40g)	154
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Pear	1 medium (178g)	101
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Apple	1 medium (182g)	95
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Orange Juice	1 medium (131g)	62
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7
Fruit	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.

By epicurious. 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.

Vanilla + almondtop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,961 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Oats + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,532 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Orange + almondtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,125 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Oats + almondtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together552 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, milk, yogurt, vanilla, honey, apple, almond):

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Bananafits better
Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, milk, yogurt, vanilla, honey, apple, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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