Name: Peppermint Oreo Chocolate Pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 15 Peppermint Oreos; 1 box (3.5 Oz Size) Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix; 3 cups Milk; 1 container 8 Ounce Size, Cool Whip

Why it works: Chocolate and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,128 recipes. Both carry gamma-nonanolactone, which smells coconut, sweet. The science ↓

Peppermint Oreo Chocolate Pudding

Serves 4

Prep10 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

15 Peppermint Oreos
1 box (3.5 Oz Size) Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
3 cups Milk
1 container 8 Ounce Size, Cool Whip

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

304Calories

9 gProtein

17 gFat

29 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Peppermint	not in our table	0
Pudding	not in our table	0

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.

Chocolate + milktop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,128 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Peppermint + chocolatetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together448 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Peppermint + milktop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together479 recipes

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

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

Swap the peppermint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, milk):

Cinnamonfits better
Peppermintthe original
Nutmegfits less well
Gingerfits less well

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

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