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Chocolate Pecan Peanut Butter Squares

A twist on peanut butter squares with added pecans.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Chocolate Pecan Peanut Butter Squares

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 ↓

Chocolate Pecan Peanut Butter Squares

Serves 25
Prep10 min
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1267Calories
32 gProtein
64 gFat
145 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49

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

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

  3. Peanut + pecanstop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together92 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  4. Pecans + chocolatetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together804 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  5. Butter + pecanstop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,416 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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 (sugar, butter, pecans, milk, chocolate):

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

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