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Peanut Butter Cookie Granola

Aka peanut butter heaven! Protein-packed, low-sugar and vegan-friendly!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Peanut Butter Cookie Granola

Why it works: Almond and peanut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 305 recipes. Both carry acetylpyrazine, which smells roast. The science ↓

Peanut Butter Cookie Granola

Serves 9
Prep8 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

374Calories
13 gProtein
17 gFat
45 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

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. Almond + peanuttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together305 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetylpyrazine (roast).

  2. Almond + oatstop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together552 recipes

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

  3. Oats + peanuttop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together368 recipes

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

  4. Oats + maple syruptop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together298 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  5. Almond + buttertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,245 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

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 (almond, oats, maple syrup, butter):

  1. Flaxseedfits better
  2. Pecansfits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Peanutthe original

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