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Peanut Butter Cup Milk Shake

Chocolate meets peanut butter in this heavenly shake that kids and adults will love. Whip one up in no time using our milk shake maker.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Peanut Butter Cup Milk Shake

Why it works: Chocolate and peanut are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,279 recipes. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Peanut Butter Cup Milk Shake

Serves 1.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

616Calories
18 gProtein
42 gFat
46 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49

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.

  1. Chocolate + peanuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,279 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

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

  3. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Chocolate + creamtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,466 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Chocolate + milktop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,128 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, cream, butter, milk):

  1. Almondfits about as well
  2. Peanutthe original
  3. Pecansfits about as well
  4. Cocoafits about as well

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