Name: Chocolate & Peppermint Marshmallow Pops
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Morsels, Melted; ½ cups Crushed Peppermint Sticks; 1 bag (16 Oz. Size) Large Whole Marshmallows

Why it works: Chocolate and peppermint work together. They rank in the top 14% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 448 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Chocolate & Peppermint Marshmallow Pops

Serves 8

Prep5 min

Cook2 min

Ingredients

1 cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Morsels, Melted
½ cups Crushed Peppermint Sticks
1 bag (16 Oz. Size) Large Whole Marshmallows

Directions

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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.

Chocolate + pepperminttop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together448 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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