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Chocolate Oat Crumble

I have learned over the years that people have strong opinions about the combination of chocolate and fruit. I don’t judge, I mean, I have strong opinions about pretty much everything, such as the combination of pumpkin and chocolate (no), sea salt-flecked cookie lids (delicious but , only with a light hand), syrup on pancakes (only if the pancakes aren’t sweet), and how many episodes in a row it’s acceptable to consume of when you’re sick for the fourth day in a row (all of them, what kind of question is that?). What I’m saying is, pretty much the only thing I don’t have rigid views on is the combination of chocolate and fruit.

By smittenkitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Chocolate Oat Crumble

Why it works: Oats and maple syrup work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 298 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Chocolate Oat Crumble

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

677Calories
9 gProtein
24 gFat
112 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Pear1 medium (178g)101
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
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 smittenkitchen. 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. Oats + maple syruptop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together298 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Oats + buttertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,939 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Chocolate + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,404 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Oats + peartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Chocolate + maple syruptop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together258 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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

Swap the pear

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, oats, maple syrup, butter, sugar):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Pumpkinfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Pearthe original

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