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Blueberry and Almond Turtles

A healthy snack made from non-dairy chocolate.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Blueberry and Almond Turtles

Why it works: Chocolate and cocoa work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 165 recipes. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Blueberry and Almond Turtles

Serves 2

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

246Calories
3 gProtein
10 gFat
38 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Blueberry1 cup (148g)84
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

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

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Chocolate + cocoatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Chocolate + almondtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Cocoa + almondtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together51 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetylpyrazine (roast).

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, cocoa):

  1. Nutsfits better
  2. Almondthe original
  3. Peanutfits about as well
  4. Pecansfits about as well

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