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Herdez® Ellen's Chocolate Chipotle Ice Cream

"When I told my cousin, Ellen, about my chipotle cooking sauce, she suggested I use it to make chocolate ice cream. Over the phone, she helped me put the recipe together, coached me along and--here it is--chocolate chipotle ice cream! And it's dairy free."

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Herdez® Ellen's Chocolate Chipotle Ice Cream

Why it works: Chocolate and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 10,020 recipes mention both. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Herdez® Ellen's Chocolate Chipotle Ice Cream

2 servings
Prep20 min
Cook30 min

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  2. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Cocoa powder + vanillatop 10% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together2,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Sugar + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together15,404 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Sugar + saucetop 13% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together5,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Sugar and vanilla share little aroma chemistry, yet 35,032 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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