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The Best Hot Chocolate

Not only is this hot chocolate a party for your tastebuds, it’s also dangerously easy to make! Top with whipped cream and enjoy!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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The Best Hot Chocolate

Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

The Best Hot Chocolate

Serves 1
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

456Calories
10 gProtein
18 gFat
64 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cloves1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Clove + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8,686 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Ginger + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,380 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  5. Ginger + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,038 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, cocoa powder, cinnamon, vanilla, clove, nutmeg, honey):

  1. Cardamomfits better
  2. Allspicefits better
  3. Gingerthe original
  4. Peppermintfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against milk, cocoa powder, cinnamon, vanilla, clove, nutmeg, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.