Name: White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 12 ounces, weight White Chocolate Chips Or Candiquick; 1 can (14 Oz. Size) Sweetened Condensed Milk; 1 pinch Salt; 2 teaspoons Peppermint Extract; 2 drops Red Food Coloring, Or More As Needed; ¼ cups Crushed Candy Canes For Garnish, If Desired

Why it works: Chocolate and condensed milk work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 541 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

White Chocolate Peppermint Fudge

Serves 20

Prep10 min

Ingredients

12 ounces, weight White Chocolate Chips Or Candiquick
1 can (14 Oz. Size) Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 pinch Salt
2 teaspoons Peppermint Extract
2 drops Red Food Coloring, Or More As Needed
¼ cups Crushed Candy Canes For Garnish, If Desired

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

304Calories

9 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

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Peppermint	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.

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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 + condensed milktop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together541 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Chocolate + pepperminttop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together448 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Condensed milk + pepperminttop 29% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together43 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the peppermint

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

Cinnamonfits better
Peppermintthe original
Nutmegfits less well
Gingerfits less well

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

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