Name: Cornmeal Waffles with Fresh Stone Fruits
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb. stone fruits, such as peaches, nectarines, plums and cherries, pitted and sliced (cherries halved); 2 tsp. vanilla paste; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 cups organic cornmeal pancake and waffle mix; 1 egg; 1 cup milk; 6 Tbs. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted; Lightly sweetened whipped cream for serving

Why it works: Peach and plum match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 163 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Cornmeal Waffles with Fresh Stone Fruits

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. stone fruits, such as peaches, nectarines, plums and cherries, pitted and sliced (cherries halved)
2 tsp. vanilla paste
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups organic cornmeal pancake and waffle mix
1 egg
1 cup milk
6 Tbs. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted
Lightly sweetened whipped cream for serving

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

617Calories

18 gProtein

31 gFat

70 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 13 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Peach	1 medium (150g)	59
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Plum	1 medium (66g)	30
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Fruit	not in our table	0
Nectarine	not in our table	0
Pancake	not in our table	0
Waffle	not in our table	0

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

By williamssonoma. 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.

Peach + plumtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together163 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Peach + vanillatop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together558 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Plum + vanillatop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together171 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).
Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

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

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

Swap the plum

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

Strawberryfits better
Blackberryfits better
Raspberryfits better
Plumthe original

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

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