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Yuzu and Tofu Cheesecakes Recipe

These cheesecakes should be made using empty small jam jars. Protein packed tofu and the sunny yuzu fruit add an extra tang for an original and moreish dessert.

By lovefood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Gelatin and cream match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,628 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓

Yuzu and Tofu Cheesecakes Recipe

5 people
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

592Calories
25 gProtein
38 gFat
38 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 12 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Biscuit1 medium (45g)166
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Tofu100g firm76
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Gelatin1 envelope (7g)23
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Yuzunot in our table0
Citrusnot in our table0
Toppingnot in our table0
Seednot 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 lovefood. 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. Gelatin + creamtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,628 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  2. Gelatin + sugartop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,778 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  4. Butter + cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,962 recipes

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

  5. Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

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

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

Swap the yuzu

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (biscuit, butter, gelatin, tofu, cheese, cream, sugar):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Yuzuthe original

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