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Mini Ham & Cheese Balls with Pineapple Glaze

Great for a New Year’s Eve party, or anytime you might have leftover ham.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 11 ingredients
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Mini Ham & Cheese Balls with Pineapple Glaze

Why it works: Cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 984 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Mini Ham & Cheese Balls with Pineapple Glaze

Serves 8
Prep11 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1341Calories
82 gProtein
45 gFat
150 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 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
Pork100g cooked242
Ham100g cooked145
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Relishnot 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. Cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Cheese + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,130 recipes

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

  3. Ham + breadtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  4. Pineapple + honeytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together262 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  5. Cheese + honeytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

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

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ham, cheese, cheddar cheese, egg, bread, honey, sugar):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Applefits better
  3. Pineapplethe original
  4. Pearfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against ham, cheese, cheddar cheese, egg, bread, honey, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.