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Toasted Marshmallow Malted

A camp fire treat, but one that will cool you down! Blend nicely toasted marshmallows into a vanilla malted and sip on summer nostalgia.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Vanilla and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 19,175 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 1
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Set the oven rack 6 inches from the broiler and turn the broiler on high, or use a kitchen torch. Place 4 of the marshmallows on a foil-lined tray or skewers.

  2. Broil or torch the marshmallows for 1 to 2 minutes, turning once, until golden brown and slightly puffed. Watch closely so they do not burn, then set aside to cool.

  3. Put the ice cream, whole milk, vanilla extract, malt powder and the remaining 7 marshmallows into a blender.

  4. Blend on high for 30 to 45 seconds until thick and smooth. If it is too thick to pour, add a splash of water and blend briefly.

  5. Pour the malted into a chilled glass, top with the toasted marshmallows, and serve right away with a straw or spoon.

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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Vanilla + milktop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together19,175 recipes

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

  2. Vanilla + malttop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together22 recipes

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

  3. Vanilla + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together12,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  4. Milk + malttop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together82 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  5. Cream + milktop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together29,395 recipes

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

Vanilla and cream share little aroma chemistry, yet 12,294 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