Why it works: Lemon and rice match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 4,283 recipes mention both. Both carry (e,e)-2,4-decadienal, which smells fatty, deep fried. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 12Ingredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Lightly grease a 9x13-inch (23x33 cm) pan using a small amount of the butter, reserving the rest for the marshmallow mixture.
Melt the remaining butter in a large pot over medium-low heat.
Add the mini marshmallows and stir constantly until fully melted and smooth, about 4 minutes.
Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the dry lemon pudding mix until evenly combined.
Add the Rice Krispies cereal and fold gently until every piece is coated.
Press the mixture firmly and evenly into the prepared pan using a buttered spatula or lightly greased hands.
Melt the white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second bursts, stirring until smooth, about 1 to 2 minutes total.
Spread the melted white chocolate over the top of the treats, then chill for 20 minutes until set.
Cut into 12 squares and serve.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Lemon + ricetop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together4,283 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).
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Butter + ricetop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together9,587 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-undecalactone (peach, sweet).
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Butter + lemontop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together41,197 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
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Butter + chocolatetop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together10,480 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Rice + chocolatetop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together509 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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