Name: Triple Chocolate Tart with Boozy Whipped Cream
Yield: Makes 1 (9-inch) tart
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted roasted almonds (see Cooks' Notes); 15 chocolate wafer cookies (such as Famous Chocolate Wafers; 4 ounces); 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar; 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1 cup whole milk; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/2 cup chocolate stout, preferably double chocolate stout (to measure, tilt cup and pour it slowly down side of a liquid measuring cup, then let foam dissipate or skim it off); 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 ounces good-quality bittersweet chocolate (60 - 62% cacao), finely chopped; 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 cup chilled heavy cream; 2 tablespoons bourbon; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 9-inch tart pan (1-inch deep with removable bottom) or 9-inch springform pan; Chocolate shavings or cocoa powder, optional

Why it works: Almond and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,961 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

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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.

Almond + vanillatop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,961 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,020 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together81,283 recipes

Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, sugar, butter, milk, cream, cocoa powder, vanilla):

Almondthe original
Hazelnutfits about as well
Cocoafits about as well
Peanutfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against chocolate, sugar, butter, milk, cream, cocoa powder, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Roasted Almond	1 almond (1.2g)	7

Triple Chocolate Tart with Boozy Whipped Cream