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No-Fail Chocolate Bars!

Looking for an easy, no-fail dessert without added sugar or dairy? This chocolate bar is the perfect treat!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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No-Fail Chocolate Bars!

Why it works: Almond and walnut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 993 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

No-Fail Chocolate Bars!

Serves 8
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

359Calories
4 gProtein
12 gFat
63 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Date1 date (24g) medjool66
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

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. Almond + walnuttop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together993 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Almond + datestop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together217 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Walnut + datestop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together302 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Dates + bananatop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together61 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  5. Almond + bananatop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together377 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

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 (almond, walnut, dates, banana):

  1. Brazil nutfits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Cocoathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against almond, walnut, dates, banana. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.