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Maple Almond Quinoa Granola

Maple Almond Quinoa Granola: It’s high in protein and gluten-free

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Maple Almond Quinoa Granola

Why it works: Coconut and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,294 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Maple Almond Quinoa Granola

Serves 8
Prep20 min
Cook2 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1031Calories
24 gProtein
32 gFat
158 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
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. Coconut + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  2. Quinoa + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together62 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Almond + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

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

  4. Almond + vanillatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,961 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Almond + flourtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,673 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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 (quinoa, almond, flour, maple syrup, vanilla):

  1. Blueberryfits about as well
  2. Avocadofits about as well
  3. Coconutthe original
  4. Cherryfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against quinoa, almond, flour, maple syrup, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.