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Dunton Hot Springs Granola

This hearty granola recipe is easily adaptable depending on your taste and what you have on hand.

By bonappetit · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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Dunton Hot Springs Granola

Why it works: Oats and pecans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 289 recipes. Both carry 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, which smells cocoa, roasted. The science ↓

Dunton Hot Springs Granola

24 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1153Calories
20 gProtein
86 gFat
84 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 17 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Cashew1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)157
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Pepitanot in our table0
Buckwheatnot in our table0
Flaxseednot 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 bonappetit. 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. Oats + pecanstop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together289 recipes

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

  2. Coconut + almondtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

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

  3. Pecans + pumpkintop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together272 recipes

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

  4. Oats + pumpkintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  5. Buckwheat + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together24 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the buckwheat

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, pecans, pumpkin, coconut, maple syrup, honey, almond):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Gingerfits about as well
  3. Buckwheatthe original
  4. Nutmegfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, pecans, pumpkin, coconut, maple syrup, honey, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.