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Chocolate Vegan Waffles

Delicious low-sugar chocolate vegan waffles that taste delicious without being overly sweet. Simple to make and they freeze great for leftovers.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Chocolate Vegan Waffles

Why it works: Flaxseed and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 101 recipes. Both carry 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, which smells cocoa, roasted. The science ↓

Chocolate Vegan Waffles

Serves 6
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1113Calories
31 gProtein
46 gFat
143 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Almond Milk1 cup (240ml) unsweetened30
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Flaxseednot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Dairynot 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. Flaxseed + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together101 recipes

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

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

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Vanilla + sugartop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Vanilla and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the flaxseed

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, almond, vanilla, flour, sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate):

  1. Hazelnutfits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Flaxseedthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, almond, vanilla, flour, sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.