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Peanut Butter and Jelly Oatmeal Muffins

A healthy and easy gluten-free muffin that is perfect for busy mornings on the go, or a snack at any time of the day.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Oatmeal Muffins

Why it works: Banana and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,430 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Peanut Butter and Jelly Oatmeal Muffins

Serves 12
Prep10 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

714Calories
30 gProtein
35 gFat
75 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
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Flax Seed1 tbsp (10g) ground55
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Fruitnot 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. Banana + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

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

  3. Vanilla + oatstop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,532 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Peanut + oatstop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together368 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  5. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

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

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (banana, butter, egg, vanilla, milk, oats):

  1. Pecansfits better
  2. Almondfits better
  3. Flaxseedfits about as well
  4. Peanutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against banana, butter, egg, vanilla, milk, oats. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.