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Tres Leches “Three Milk Custard”

Tres Leches is a rich, creamy, gelatin-like milk flan or custard that’s delicious when paired up with fruit!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Tres Leches “Three Milk Custard”

Why it works: Gelatin and cream match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,628 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓

Tres Leches “Three Milk Custard”

Serves 12
Prep10 min
Cook3 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

328Calories
16 gProtein
23 gFat
16 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Gelatin1 envelope (7g)23
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Waternot 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. Gelatin + creamtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,628 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  2. Gelatin + condensed milktop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Cream + condensed milktop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together416 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Condensed milk + cream cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together164 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).

  5. Cream + cream cheesetop 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 cinnamon

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

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Cinnamonthe original
  3. Peppermintfits about as well
  4. Celeryfits less well

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