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Coconut Pecan Apricot Bars

I was looking for a recipe that incorporated some of my favorite flavors; coconut, pecans, and apricot. Not finding anything that appealed to me, I created this recipe. I think it is a winner because my husband ate half the pan that afternoon.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Coconut Pecan Apricot Bars

Why it works: Oats and pecans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 289 recipes. Both carry 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine, which smells cocoa, roasted. The science ↓

Coconut Pecan Apricot Bars

Serves 15
Prep20 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1080Calories
22 gProtein
44 gFat
149 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Apricot1 medium (35g)17
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Oats + pecanstop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together289 recipes

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

  2. Coconut + pecanstop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together394 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  3. Oats + coconuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together522 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Coconut + apricottop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together100 recipes

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

  5. Butter + pecanstop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,416 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 apricot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, flour, oats, coconut, pecans):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Apricotthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, sugar, flour, oats, coconut, pecans. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.