Name: Spring Snack Mix
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 8 cups Popcorn (popped); 3 cups Pretzels; 10 ounces, weight White Chocolate Wafers (I Used Ghirardelli Brand) Or White Chocolate Chips; 1 cup White Chocolate M&Ms; 1 cup Peanut M&Ms; 1 cup Jelly Beans; 2 cups Mini Golden Oreos

Why it works: Peanut and beans match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 190 recipes. Both carry 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells green bell pepper, earthy. The science ↓

Spring Snack Mix

Serves 10

Prep10 min

Ingredients

8 cups Popcorn (popped)
3 cups Pretzels
10 ounces, weight White Chocolate Wafers (I Used Ghirardelli Brand) Or White Chocolate Chips
1 cup White Chocolate M&Ms
1 cup Peanut M&Ms
1 cup Jelly Beans
2 cups Mini Golden Oreos

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

316Calories

9 gProtein

23 gFat

22 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Peanut	1 oz (28g)	161
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Popcorn	not in our table	0
Bean	not in our table	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.

Peanut + beanstop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together190 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
Chocolate + peanuttop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,279 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
Chocolate + beanstop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together304 recipes

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

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

Swap the beans

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

Sesamefits better
Hazelnutfits better
Almondfits better
Beansthe original

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

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