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Red Wine Caramel Apple Ice Cream

Smokey burnt sugar caramel, fall apples that I picked up in Sebatastapol and a reasonably priced Zin that I picked up in Sonoma all work together to for this “seasonal and local” ice cream flavor, inspired by my Midwest trip to Columbus, Ohio. Instead of “swirling” and mixing in the apple chunks and candied red wine syrup, I layered it as per Jeni’s instructions from her book and it worked perfectly (though the red wine syrup did end up fall to the bottom of the container, probably because it was heavier than the ice cream. This recipe uses tapioca starch as a thickener instead of egg yolks, but if you don’t have access to that, you can use cornstarch. Because of the addition of the red wine syrup and the apples, this ice cream takes a bit of time in the freezer to harden up. Give yourself a full 24 hours to firm it up, or eat is soft with the red wine syrup drizzled on top.

By eatthelove · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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Red Wine Caramel Apple Ice Cream

Why it works: Cinnamon and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,287 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Red Wine Caramel Apple Ice Cream

1 quart
Prep30 min
Cook45 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1107Calories
24 gProtein
36 gFat
167 gCarbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beannot 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 eatthelove. 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 + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

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

  2. Apple + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,598 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  4. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  5. Apple + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,501 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, cinnamon, milk, flour, vanilla, cream cheese):

  1. Blueberryfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, sugar, cinnamon, milk, flour, vanilla, cream cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.