Name: Rum and Coffee Cream Drink
Ingredients: 1 qt. coffee ice cream; 1/2 c. rum (or flavoring); Whipped cream; Chopped Heath bars or Crunch bars, etc.

Why it works: Coffee and rum work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 138 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Rum and Coffee Cream Drink

Ingredients

1 qt. coffee ice cream
1/2 c. rum (or flavoring)
Whipped cream
Chopped Heath bars or Crunch bars, etc.

Directions

Place ice cream and rum in a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Pour mixture into a goblet.
Top with whipped cream and chopped candy bar.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

134Calories

1 gProtein

11 gFat

1 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Ice Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Coffee	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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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.

Coffee + rumtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together138 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Coffee + creamtop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,339 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).
Cream + rumtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together842 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

What each ingredient does

Coffee ice cream: Provides the base body, sweetness and coffee flavor, and its fat gives the blended mixture a smooth, creamy texture.
Rum: Adds aroma and flavor, and its alcohol keeps the blended mixture softer and less icy when frozen.

“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.