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Acorn Squash Apple Muffins

These moist muffins are made from in-season acorn squash and apples. The tartness from the apple chunks complements the sweetness from the squash and spices. These are probably the first gluten-free, vegan, and no-sugar-added muffins you’ll want to master and luckily they are also one of the easiest. Bake some today and enjoy them with a hot cup of coffee or tea.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 18 ingredients
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Acorn Squash Apple Muffins

Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Acorn Squash Apple Muffins

Serves 12
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1131Calories
25 gProtein
18 gFat
222 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 14 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Milletnot in our table0
Flaxseednot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
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 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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Millet + flaxseedtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  3. Cinnamon + flaxseedtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together128 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Millet + nutmegtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together33 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Rice + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,137 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the flaxseed

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (millet, flour, rice, corn, cinnamon, nutmeg, olive):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Cashew nutfits better
  3. Beansfits about as well
  4. Flaxseedthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against millet, flour, rice, corn, cinnamon, nutmeg, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.