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Summer Sundaes

These healthy sundaes are packed with oats, yoghurt and fruit. Try them as a quick summer dessert.

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Oats and pumpkin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 194 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Summer Sundaes

Serves 2
Prep30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

486Calories
13 gProtein
17 gFat
76 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Pumpkinnot 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 bbcfood. 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 + pumpkintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

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

  2. Orange + bananatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,118 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  3. Oats + sunflowertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together142 recipes

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

  4. Oats + bananatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together288 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

  5. Sunflower + pumpkintop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together166 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, sunflower, pumpkin, banana):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Orangethe original

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