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Maple Pecan Granola with Dates

Maple and pecan: the combination forged in heaven. Who wouldn’t want it for breakfast? It joins oats and dates in this granola for a delightful, crunchy breakfast alternative.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Maple Pecan Granola with Dates

Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Maple Pecan Granola with Dates

Serves 12
Prep10 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

327Calories
6 gProtein
6 gFat
64 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Date1 date (24g) medjool66
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By tastykitchen. 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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + allspicetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Allspice + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,331 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Cinnamon + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

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

Swap the dates

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, pecans, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, maple syrup, vanilla):

  1. Blueberryfits better
  2. Pumpkinfits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Datesthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, pecans, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, maple syrup, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.