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"Candy Corn" Frozen Citrus Cream Pops

By epicurious · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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"Candy Corn" Frozen Citrus Cream Pops

Why it works: Lemon and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

"Candy Corn" Frozen Citrus Cream Pops

Makes 12 (3-ounce) frozen pops

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

336Calories
11 gProtein
14 gFat
46 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Orange Juice1 medium (131g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12

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

By epicurious. 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. Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

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

  2. Condensed milk + creamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together416 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Orange + creamtop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,170 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Lemon + creamtop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together15,640 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Condensed milk + orangetop 32% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together47 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Lemon and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 15,640 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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 (condensed milk, orange, cream):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

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