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Pumpkin Spice Marshmallow Puffs

A crescent roll filled with sugared pumpkin spice marshmallows and drizzled with maple glaze.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Pumpkin and maple syrup work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 256 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

The recipe

Serves 8
Prep20 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat (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. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. In a small bowl, stir together the granulated sugar, flour and pumpkin pie spice.

  3. Unroll the crescent dough and separate it into 8 triangles, pressing any perforations together gently.

  4. Brush each triangle with some of the melted butter, sprinkle with the sugar mixture, then place 2 marshmallows on the wide end.

  5. Roll each triangle up around the marshmallows, pinch the seams closed, and place seam side down on the prepared sheet, spacing them apart.

  6. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the puffs are puffed and golden brown.

  7. While the puffs bake, whisk the powdered sugar, maple syrup and milk until smooth.

  8. Let the puffs cool for 5 minutes, then drizzle with the glaze and serve warm.

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. Pumpkin + maple syruptop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together256 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Butter + milktop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together81,222 recipes

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

  3. Sugar + maple syruptop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,252 recipes

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

  4. Flour + buttertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together122,858 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Pumpkin + milktop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together1,399 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

Flour and butter share little aroma chemistry, yet 122,858 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