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Toasted Coconut & Pecan Dark Chocolate Banana Pops

A healthier and all natural alternative to ice cream and popsicles this summer. Frozen bananas are dipped into dark chocolate and rolled in crunchy toasted pecans and coconut for a tasty warm weather treat!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Toasted Coconut & Pecan Dark Chocolate Banana Pops

Why it works: Banana and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,430 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Toasted Coconut & Pecan Dark Chocolate Banana Pops

Serves 9
Prep1 hr
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

751Calories
8 gProtein
56 gFat
58 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Cakenot 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 tastykitchen. 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. Banana + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Coconut + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  3. Banana + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together549 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  4. Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Pecans + coconuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together394 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (banana, coconut, chocolate, vanilla):

  1. Macadamia nutfits better
  2. Hazelnutfits better
  3. Peanutfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against banana, coconut, chocolate, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.