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Cherry Pie with Whipped Topping

A cherry pie with a whipped topping made from instant dry milk, water, lemon juice, sugar, and vanilla.

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Why it works: Cherry and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 890 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Cherry Pie with Whipped Topping

Ingredients

Directions

Make the cherry filling

  1. Drain cherries well, reserving 1 cup of liquid.

  2. Set cherries aside and combine 1 cup of liquid with cornstarch.

  3. Cook and stir over moderate heat until thickened, transparent, and the starchy taste is gone.

  4. Remove from heat and add sugar substitute, almond flavoring, and cherries.

  5. Taste and add more sweetener if desired.

  6. Cool to room temperature.

Assemble the pie

  1. Spread filling evenly in the prebaked single pie crust.

  2. Let set for at least 15 minutes.

Make the whipped topping

  1. Combine instant dry milk and cold water, refrigerate for 30 minutes.

  2. Beat at high speed for 4 minutes.

  3. Add lemon juice to the whipped milk and beat at high speed for 4 minutes.

  4. Stir in the sugar and sugar substitute while it is being beaten.

  5. Add vanilla to the whipped topping and refrigerate until use.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

820Calories
23 gProtein
10 gFat
159 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 12 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Sugar Substitute1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Pienot in our table0
Pie Crustnot in our table0
Toppingnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0

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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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. Cherry + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together890 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Almond + vanillatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,961 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Cherry + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together672 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  5. Sugar substitute + sugartop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together79 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Cherries
Provide the fruit flavor and bulk of the pie filling.
Cornstarch
Thickens the cherry juice into a glossy filling that holds its shape when sliced.
Instant dry milk
Whips with cold water to form a light, stable topping.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the sweet topping and helps it hold its whipped structure.

The step that matters

Cook the filling until fully thickened. Cornstarch only thickens fully when it reaches a boil and is stirred, and undercooked starch leaves a raw, starchy taste and a runny filling that will not set when cooled.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cherry, almond, sugar substitute, milk, sugar, vanilla):

  1. Peachfits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cherry, almond, sugar substitute, milk, sugar, 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.

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