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Banana Split Ice Cream in a Jar

A healthy, all natural banana split made with frozen fruit and topped with natural whipped cream, chocolate syrup and a cherry.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Banana Split Ice Cream in a Jar

Why it works: Banana and pineapple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 733 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Banana Split Ice Cream in a Jar

Serves 2
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

839Calories
22 gProtein
38 gFat
117 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
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 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 + pineappletop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together733 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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

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

  3. Banana + peanuttop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together308 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Banana + milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,470 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  5. Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,466 recipes

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

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

Swap the peanut

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

  1. Peanutthe original
  2. Hazelnutfits about as well
  3. Almondfits about as well
  4. Chestnutfits about as well

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