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Grasshopper Milk Shake

Chill out on hot days with this minty shake. Garnish it with whipped cream and a fresh cherry, then savor an irresistible summertime treat.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Grasshopper Milk Shake

Why it works: Mint and cherry work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 206 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Grasshopper Milk Shake

Serves 1.

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

493Calories
12 gProtein
28 gFat
52 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Syrupnot in our table0

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. Mint + cherrytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together206 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Chocolate + cherrytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together576 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

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

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

  4. Cream + syruptop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,964 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Milk + cherrytop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together851 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

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

Swap the cherry

The recipe marks cherry as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mint, chocolate, cream, syrup, milk):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Raspberryfits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Cherrythe original

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