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Peanut Butter ‘Crunch’ Banana Bites

A healthy snack that’s ready in 5 minutes. It’s got creamy peanut butter, plenty of “crunch” and some chocolaty sweetness too!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Peanut Butter ‘Crunch’ Banana Bites

Why it works: Peanut and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,279 recipes. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Peanut Butter ‘Crunch’ Banana Bites

Serves 4
Prep4 min
Cook1 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

421Calories
10 gProtein
23 gFat
49 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Banana1 medium (118g)105

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

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

  2. Peanut + bananatop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together308 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Butter + bananatop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,536 recipes

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

  4. Peanut + buttertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,754 recipes

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

  5. Chocolate + bananatop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together574 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (peanut, butter, chocolate):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Bananathe original
  4. Avocadofits less well

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