Name: Cocobanana
Ingredients: 1 oz white rum; 1 oz creme de bananes; 1/2 oz amaretto almond liqueur; 1/2 oz coconut rum; 3 oz pineapple juice; 1 oz coconut cream; 1/3 mashed banana; 3 tbsp vanilla ice cream

Why it works: Banana and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,430 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Cocobanana

Ingredients

Directions

Blend briefly with half a glassful of crushed ice in a pina colada glass.
Garnish with fruit and add straws.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

572Calories

6 gProtein

34 gFat

60 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Coconut	1/2 cup shredded (40g)	283
Banana	1 medium (118g)	105
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Ice Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Almond	1 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.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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.

Banana + vanillatop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,430 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Coconut + vanillatop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,294 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Pineapple + bananatop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together733 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Pineapple + vanillatop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together911 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Rum + pineappletop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Coconut cream: Adds richness and body, giving the drink a creamy, smooth texture.
Mashed banana: Adds banana flavor and thickness, helping the blended drink feel fuller.
Vanilla ice cream: Adds creaminess and chill, thickening the blend as it melts into the drink.
Pineapple juice: Provides fruity sweetness and acidity that balances the rum and liqueurs.

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rum, coconut, pineapple, cream, banana, vanilla):

Macadamia nutfits about as well
Almondthe original
Chestnutfits less well
Hazelnutfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against rum, coconut, pineapple, cream, banana, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.