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Blueberry Lime Buttermilk Sherbet

A surprisingly refreshing blueberry sherbet with buttermilk and lime. Simple and beautiful, too.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Blueberry Lime Buttermilk Sherbet

Why it works: Sugar and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Blueberry Lime Buttermilk Sherbet

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

305Calories
9 gProtein
9 gFat
50 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Blueberry1 cup (148g)84
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

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. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

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

  2. Sugar + buttermilktop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,973 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Lime + vanillatop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together295 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Buttermilk + vanillatop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,039 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Buttermilk + limetop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together62 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, buttermilk, vanilla):

  1. Blueberryfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Peachfits better
  4. Limethe original

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