Name: Frozen Orange Cookies & Cream Pie
Prep time: 8 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 cups Frozen Vanilla Yogurt (softened); 1 container (8 Oz. Size) Cool Whip Topping; 1 can (6 Oz. Size) Mandarin Oranges And Juices; ¼ teaspoons Pure Orange Extract; 1 box (8 Oz. Size) Shortbread Cookies (Crumbled Into Chunks); 1 whole 9" Graham Cracker Pie Crust (Store Bought)

Why it works: Mandarin orange and orange share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 87 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Frozen Orange Cookies & Cream Pie

Serves 6

Prep8 min

Ingredients

2 cups Frozen Vanilla Yogurt (softened)
1 container (8 Oz. Size) Cool Whip Topping
1 can (6 Oz. Size) Mandarin Oranges And Juices
¼ teaspoons Pure Orange Extract
1 box (8 Oz. Size) Shortbread Cookies (Crumbled Into Chunks)
1 whole 9" Graham Cracker Pie Crust (Store Bought)

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe. See the full recipe at the source →

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

302Calories

20 gProtein

3 gFat

48 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cracker	5 saltine crackers (15g)	66
Mandarin Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Topping	not in our table	0
Pie Crust	not in our table	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.

Explore the science

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.

Mandarin orange + orangetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together87 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Vanilla + orangetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,371 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Vanilla + mandarin orangetop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together57 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Vanilla + yogurttop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,191 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Yogurt + mandarin orangetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together45 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the vanilla

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, mandarin orange, orange):

Lemonfits better
Limefits about as well
Pineapplefits about as well
Vanillathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, mandarin orange, orange. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Like knowing why a recipe works?

The free Flavor Lab newsletter: one surprising pairing a week and the molecular reason it works, in 60 seconds. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Prefer an account? Create a free account to save pairings and unlock the full chemistry.