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Maple Nut Granola

Grain/gluten-free, naturally-sweetened and oh-so-delicious, this granola is sure to get your new year off to a great (and healthy) start!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Maple Nut Granola

Why it works: Coconut and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,294 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Maple Nut Granola

Serves 3
Prep5 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1357Calories
27 gProtein
52 gFat
200 gCarbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Quinoa1 cup cooked (185g)222
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Olive1 large (4g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Nutsnot in our table0
Chia 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. Coconut + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,294 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  2. Almond + quinoatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together62 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Walnut + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together993 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Coconut + almondtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  5. Vanilla + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,961 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the nuts

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (maple syrup, coconut, vanilla, pecans, walnut, almond, quinoa):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Flaxseedfits better
  4. Nutsthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against maple syrup, coconut, vanilla, pecans, walnut, almond, quinoa. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.