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Almond Hot Chocolate

Super delicious hot chocolate for two. So wonderful on a chilly evening!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Almond Hot Chocolate

Why it works: Almond and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,733 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Almond Hot Chocolate

Serves 2
Prep3 min
Cook4 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

311Calories
10 gProtein
17 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Syrupnot 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. Almond + chocolatetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Syrup + cocoa powdertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together203 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Milk + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,128 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Chocolate + syruptop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,239 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Almond + milktop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,800 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 almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, chocolate, syrup, cocoa powder):

  1. Hazelnutfits better
  2. Peanutfits better
  3. Cocoafits better
  4. Almondthe original

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