Why it works: Pumpkin and yogurt work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and 264 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 2Ingredients
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.
In a small bowl, stir the canned pumpkin with the agave nectar, ground ginger, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg until evenly combined and well spiced.
In a separate bowl, stir the Greek yogurt until smooth and creamy.
Spoon about half the yogurt into the bottom of two serving glasses or cups.
Spoon about half the spiced pumpkin mixture over the yogurt in each glass and spread it gently.
Sprinkle a layer of granola over the pumpkin in each glass.
Repeat with the remaining yogurt, the remaining pumpkin mixture and a final layer of granola on top.
Drizzle with extra agave nectar if desired, then serve right away or chill briefly before serving.
Explore the science
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.
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Pumpkin + yogurttop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together264 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
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Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together11,917 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Ginger + cinnamontop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together6,380 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Ginger + nutmegtop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,324 recipes
Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
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Pumpkin + cinnamontop 3% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together1,744 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the ginger
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pumpkin, agave, cinnamon, nutmeg, yogurt):
- Cardamombetter flavor fit
- Gingerthe original
- Cloveabout as good a flavor fit
- Cuminabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against pumpkin, agave, cinnamon, nutmeg, yogurt. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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