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Maple Cinnamon Granola

This homemade Maple Cinnamon Granola is a delicious combination of salty and sweet, and is versatile enough to use in a variety of recipes.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Maple Cinnamon Granola

Why it works: Cinnamon and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,380 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Maple Cinnamon Granola

Serves 6
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

563Calories
8 gProtein
21 gFat
92 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Flax Seed1 tbsp (10g) ground55
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
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. Cinnamon + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,380 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Oats + cinnamontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,394 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Oats + gingertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together309 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Olive + gingertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,725 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Sugar + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together30,779 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Sugar and cinnamon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 30,779 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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, sugar, olive, cinnamon):

  1. Nutmegfits about as well
  2. Gingerthe original
  3. Cardamomfits about as well
  4. Clovefits less well

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