Name: Caramelized Apple, Yogurt & Granola Parfait Recipe
Ingredients: 2 tbsp unsalted butter; 3 large Golden Delicious apples, cored and thinly sliced; 2 tbsp (packed) brown sugar; 1/4 tsp ground cloves; 2 tbsp apricot preserves; 24 oz. nonfat plain Greek yogurt; 1 1/3 cup granola (your favorite kind)

Why it works: Apple and apricot match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 777 recipes. Both carry gamma-undecalactone, which smells peach, sweet. The science ↓

Caramelized Apple, Yogurt & Granola Parfait Recipe

Ingredients

2 tbsp unsalted butter
3 large Golden Delicious apples, cored and thinly sliced
2 tbsp (packed) brown sugar
1/4 tsp ground cloves
2 tbsp apricot preserves
24 oz. nonfat plain Greek yogurt
1 1/3 cup granola (your favorite kind)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

370Calories

18 gProtein

13 gFat

49 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Apple	1 medium (182g)	95
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Apricot	1 medium (35g)	17
Cloves	1 tsp ground (2g)	7

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By cookincanuck. 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.

Apple + apricottop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together777 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-undecalactone (peach, sweet).
Apple + clovetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,774 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Clove + apricottop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together204 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Butter + yogurttop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,333 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Apple + yogurttop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together502 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

Swap the clove

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

Cinnamonfits better
Gingerfits about as well
Clovethe original
Nutmegfits about as well

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

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