Name: Paletas De Pay De Limón
Yield: Makes 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 cup half-and-half; 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 4 large limes); 2 teaspoons lime zest; Pinch of salt; 3 cups coarsely crushed Maria cookies, or graham crackers

Why it works: Condensed milk and lime work together. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 122 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Paletas De Pay De Limón

Makes 8 to 10

Ingredients

1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 cup half-and-half
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice (about 4 large limes)
2 teaspoons lime zest
Pinch of salt
3 cups coarsely crushed Maria cookies, or graham crackers

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

615Calories

21 gProtein

9 gFat

111 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

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.

Condensed milk + limetop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together122 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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