Name: Peanut Butter Butterfinger Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened; 14 ounces, fluid Sweetened, Condensed Milk; 1 cup Sour Cream; ¾ cups Smooth And Creamy Peanut Butter; 3 whole Butterfinger Candy Bars, 2 Ounce Size, Unwrapped; 1 whole Pie Crust, Baked And Cooled According To Package Directions; 2 cups Cool Whip, Plus Extra For Topping If Desired

Why it works: Cream and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Peanut Butter Butterfinger Pie

Serves 6

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Ingredients

8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
14 ounces, fluid Sweetened, Condensed Milk
1 cup Sour Cream
¾ cups Smooth And Creamy Peanut Butter
3 whole Butterfinger Candy Bars, 2 Ounce Size, Unwrapped
1 whole Pie Crust, Baked And Cooled According To Package Directions
2 cups Cool Whip, Plus Extra For Topping If Desired

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

509Calories

34 gProtein

33 gFat

24 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 7 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Peanut	1 oz (28g)	161
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Candy Bar	not in our table	0
Pie Crust	not in our table	0
Topping	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.

Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Cream cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,747 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Condensed milk + creamtop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together416 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Cream cheese + condensed milktop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together164 recipes

Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).
Cream cheese + creamtop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together1,087 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

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

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, condensed milk, cream, butter):

Pecansfits better
Almondfits about as well
Walnutfits about as well
Peanutthe original

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

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