Name: Chocolate Banana Malt
Ingredients: 1 cup milk; 1 banana; 1 packet Classic Chocolate Malt NESTLÉ® CARNATION® INSTANT BREAKFAST; 1/2 cup ice cubes

Why it works: Chocolate and malt work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 32 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Chocolate Banana Malt

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1 banana
1 packet Classic Chocolate Malt NESTLÉ® CARNATION® INSTANT BREAKFAST
1/2 cup ice cubes

Directions

Place milk, banana, Carnation Instant Breakfast, and ice cubes in blender; cover.
Blend until smooth.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

409Calories

11 gProtein

17 gFat

56 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 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
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Banana	1 medium (118g)	105
Malt	not in our table	0
Carnation	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).

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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.

Chocolate + malttop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together32 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Milk + bananatop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,470 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Milk + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together9,128 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Banana + chocolatetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together574 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).
Banana + malttop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together13 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

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

What each ingredient does

Milk: Provides the liquid base that lets the blender turn everything into a smooth drink.
Banana: Adds natural sweetness, body and creaminess to the milkshake.
Classic chocolate malt carnation instant breakfast: Supplies the chocolate malt flavour and sweetness that define the shake.
Ice cubes: Chill the shake and, when blended, give it a thick, frosty texture.