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Mulled Apple Cider

Mmmm. Hot apple cider. 'Tis so, so, so, so good. I always love it when I'm Christmas shopping somewhere and one of the stores...

By thepioneerwoman · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Mulled Apple Cider

Why it works: Cinnamon and clove match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Mulled Apple Cider

Serves 12
Prep10 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

271Calories
2 gProtein
1 gFat
62 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Apple Juice1 medium (182g)95
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cloves1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5

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

By thepioneerwoman. 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 + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Clove + allspicetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7,874 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  5. Cinnamon + orangetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cinnamon, clove, allspice, orange, maple syrup, apple, rum):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Pearfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cinnamon, clove, allspice, orange, maple syrup, apple, rum. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.