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Vanilla Cream Cocktail

A deliciously creamy cocktail that’s perfect for holiday gatherings!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Vanilla Cream Cocktail

Why it works: Vanilla and rum work together. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 728 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Vanilla Cream Cocktail

Serves 1
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

146Calories
1 gProtein
11 gFat
1 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Saucenot in our table0

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. Vanilla + rumtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together728 recipes

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

  2. Cream + saucetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,787 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Vanilla + creamtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together12,301 recipes

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

  4. Rum + creamtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together842 recipes

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

  5. Rum + saucetop 31% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together78 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

Vanilla and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 12,301 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 vanilla

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rum, cream, sauce):

  1. Pineapplefits about as well
  2. Vanillathe original
  3. Strawberryfits about as well
  4. Bananafits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against rum, cream, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.