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Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites

No-bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites loaded with old fashioned oats, peanut butter, protein powder and flax seed.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites

Why it works: Peanut and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,279 recipes. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Chocolate Peanut Butter Energy Bites

Serves 8
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

589Calories
16 gProtein
30 gFat
69 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Flax Seed1 tbsp (10g) ground55
Waternot 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. Peanut + chocolatetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,279 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Peanut + oatstop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together368 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

  3. Oats + honeytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together634 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Butter + oatstop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,939 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Peanut + honeytop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together420 recipes

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

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

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, chocolate, oats, honey, cocoa powder):

  1. Peanutthe original
  2. Almondfits about as well
  3. Pecansfits about as well
  4. Flaxseedfits about as well

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