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Skinny Frozen Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

A simple, 4-ingredient sweet frozen treat.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Skinny Frozen Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

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 ↓

Skinny Frozen Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Serves 6
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

731Calories
35 gProtein
32 gFat
80 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Frozen Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

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

  3. Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Peanut + chocolatetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,279 recipes

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

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

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

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 (banana, vanilla, yogurt, butter, sugar, milk, chocolate):

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

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