Abadoo's Granola

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 + sesametop 2% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together203 recipes

   Shared aroma: acetylpyrazine (roast).

2. Coconut + almondtop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together1,093 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

3. Coconut + sesametop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together194 recipes

   Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

4. Sesame + wheattop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together86 recipes

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

5. Oats + almondtop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together552 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

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

What each ingredient does

Rolled oats

Form the bulk and chewy base of the granola.

Honey

Adds sweetness and binds the oats into clusters as it sets.

Cooking oil

Adds fat that helps the granola toast and turn crisp.

Molasses

Adds sweetness, deeper flavor, and browning to the mixture.

Currants or raisins

Add chewy texture and concentrated sweetness to the finished granola.

The step that matters

Swap the coconut

The recipe marks coconut as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, almond, sesame, wheat, honey, currant, dates):

1. Figfits better
2. Coconutthe original
3. Vanillafits about as well
4. Cherryfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, almond, sesame, wheat, honey, currant, dates. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.