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Tiramisu Truffles

Very simple to make with irresistible coffee flavor and creamy texture, tossed in shredded milk chocolate and cocoa powder.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Tiramisu Truffles

Why it works: Chocolate and cocoa work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 165 recipes. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Tiramisu Truffles

Serves 30
Prep15 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

562Calories
18 gProtein
39 gFat
31 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
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Coffeenot 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. Chocolate + cocoatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together165 recipes

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

  2. Cheese + milktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Milk + cocoatop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together643 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Chocolate + milktop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,128 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  5. Wine + cheesetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together651 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the cocoa

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, wine, cheese, milk):

  1. Peanutfits about as well
  2. Cocoathe original
  3. Walnutfits about as well
  4. Hazelnutfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against chocolate, wine, cheese, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.