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Peanut Butter and Jelly Bacon Cheeseburger

A twist on a classic bacon cheeseburger by adding peanut butter and jelly. Talk about sweet and savory, this is the one!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Bacon Cheeseburger

Why it works: Butter and cheddar cheese are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,436 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Peanut Butter and Jelly Bacon Cheeseburger

Serves 1
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

731Calories
44 gProtein
53 gFat
21 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Beef100g cooked250
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
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. Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

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

  2. Peanut + grapetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together264 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

  3. Butter + grapetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,028 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  4. Butter + peanuttop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,754 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  5. Cheddar cheese + grapetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together71 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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 (butter, cheddar cheese, grape):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Pecansfits better
  3. Walnutfits better
  4. Peanutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, cheddar cheese, grape. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.