Name: No-Bake Mascarpone Cheesecake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 8 ounces, weight Mascarpone Cheese; 8 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Original; ½ cups Powdered Sugar; 2 Tablespoons Powdered Sugar; 1 Tablespoon Honey; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; 4 ounces, weight Milk Chocolate; ½ cups Whipping Cream; 1 cup Crushed Ghram Crackers

Why it works: Cheese and cream cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 473 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

No-Bake Mascarpone Cheesecake

Serves 5

Prep30 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1267Calories

33 gProtein

56 gFat

157 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 10 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Mascarpone	2 tbsp (28g)	120
Cheese	1 oz (28g) cheddar	113
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Honey	1 tbsp (21g)	64
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12

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.

Cheese + cream cheesetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together473 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,020 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together35,032 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Honey + vanillatop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,262 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

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