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Bleu Cheese & Raspberry Dip

Outstanding flavor combination for dipping!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Bleu Cheese & Raspberry Dip

Why it works: Cheese and cream cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Bleu Cheese & Raspberry Dip

Serves 8
Prep10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

381Calories
27 gProtein
21 gFat
24 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5

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. Cheese + cream cheesetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together473 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Cream + cream cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,087 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  3. Cheese + creamtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,655 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Cream cheese + allspicetop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together63 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  5. Cheese + allspicetop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together90 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the allspice

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

  1. Nutmegfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Peppermintfits better
  4. Allspicethe original

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