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Almond Joy Breakfast Smoothie Bowl

A creamy, thick, gluten-free, healthy smoothie made with chocolate, coconut and almonds. It tastes just like an Almond Joy candy bar.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Almond Joy Breakfast Smoothie Bowl

Why it works: Chia and almond share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 68 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Almond Joy Breakfast Smoothie Bowl

Serves 1
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

900Calories
35 gProtein
48 gFat
86 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Chia Seednot in our table0
Toppingnot 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 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. Chia + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together68 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Chia + coconuttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together66 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Oats + chiatop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together65 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Coconut + almondtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  5. Oats + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together552 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

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

Swap the coconut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, chia, yogurt, cocoa powder, almond, maple syrup):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutthe original
  3. Blueberryfits less well
  4. Pumpkinfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, chia, yogurt, cocoa powder, almond, maple syrup. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.