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Pecan-Cinnamon Graham Cracker Crust

A quick and easy pie crust that can be used in any recipe that calls for cooked or uncooked pie crust.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Pecan-Cinnamon Graham Cracker Crust

Why it works: Cinnamon and pecans are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,047 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Pecan-Cinnamon Graham Cracker Crust

Serves 1
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

632Calories
14 gProtein
15 gFat
110 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

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. Cinnamon + pecanstop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Cinnamon + sugartop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together30,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Butter + pecanstop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,416 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Cinnamon + buttertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,784 recipes

    Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).

  5. Butter + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Cinnamon and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 30,779 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 pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cinnamon, butter, sugar):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Pistachiofits about as well
  3. Pecansthe original
  4. Chestnutfits about as well

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