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Cherry and Hazelnut Granola with Clusters

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Cherry and Hazelnut Granola with Clusters

Why it works: Oats and pumpkin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 194 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Cherry and Hazelnut Granola with Clusters

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

880Calories
16 gProtein
49 gFat
101 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 12 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Pepitanot in our table0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Hazelnutnot 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 thevintagemixer. 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. Oats + pumpkintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

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

  2. Pumpkin + maple syruptop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together256 recipes

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

  3. Coconut + hazelnuttop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together36 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Oats + coconuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together522 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Pumpkin + hazelnuttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together40 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

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

Swap the hazelnut

The recipe marks hazelnut as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, pumpkin, coconut, maple syrup, molasses, sugar, egg):

  1. Pecansfits better
  2. Flaxseedfits better
  3. Almondfits better
  4. Hazelnutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, pumpkin, coconut, maple syrup, molasses, sugar, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.