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Fig, Date & Almond Granola Bars

By browneyedbaker · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Fig, Date & Almond Granola Bars

Why it works: Vanilla and fig match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 324 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Fig, Date & Almond Granola Bars

8 to 12 bars, depending on how large you cut them
Prep15 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

408Calories
7 gProtein
4 gFat
91 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Dates1 date (24g) medjool66
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Dried Fig1 medium (50g)37
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

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

By browneyedbaker. 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. Vanilla + figtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together324 recipes

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

  2. Cinnamon + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,514 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Cinnamon + raisintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Cinnamon + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

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

  5. Fig + datestop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together318 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (honey, cinnamon, vanilla, oats, almond, fig, dates):

  1. Apricotfits better
  2. Blueberryfits better
  3. Pearfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against honey, cinnamon, vanilla, oats, almond, fig, dates. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.