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Greek Yogurt and Grapefruit Panna Cotta

A fun way to use fresh citrus. Great for breakfast, a snack or a light dessert.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Greek Yogurt and Grapefruit Panna Cotta

Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Greek Yogurt and Grapefruit Panna Cotta

Serves 4
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

355Calories
25 gProtein
15 gFat
33 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Grapefruit1/2 fruit (123g)52
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Salt1 tsp (6g)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.

  1. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Yogurt + goat cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together36 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Cream + yogurttop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,478 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  4. Cream + goat cheesetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together70 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  5. Sugar + yogurttop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,614 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

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

Swap the grapefruit

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, cream, yogurt, goat cheese):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Strawberryfits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Grapefruitthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, cream, yogurt, goat cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.