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Nutella Chocolate Truffles

Recipe and beautiful step by step photography of Nutella Chocolate Truffles from Adam and Joanne of Inspired Taste.

By steamykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Nutella Chocolate Truffles

Why it works: Hazelnut and cocoa powder work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 93 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓

Nutella Chocolate Truffles

16 Truffles

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

355Calories
10 gProtein
22 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Hazelnutnot 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 steamykitchen. 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. Hazelnut + cocoa powdertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together93 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  2. Cream + cocoa powdertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together826 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  3. Cream + hazelnuttop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together332 recipes

    Shared aroma: octanal (fat, soap).

  4. Cream + milktop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,399 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Milk + hazelnuttop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together231 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

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

Swap the hazelnut

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

  1. Cocoafits about as well
  2. Hazelnutthe original
  3. Peanutfits about as well
  4. Almondfits less well

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