Name: Chocolate Walnut Fudge I
Ingredients: 2 cup icing sugar; 1 cup cocoa; 1 1/2 butter or margarine; 1 1/2 chopped walnuts; walnut halves

Why it works: Butter and walnut are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,832 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Chocolate Walnut Fudge I

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

Sift together icing sugar and cocoa.
Melt butter in a saucepan. Continue cooking until butter is hot and bubbly.
Remove from heat.

Make the fudge

Blend hot butter into cocoa mixture.
Stir in chopped nuts.
Spread in a greased 8-inch square cake pan.
Garnish with walnut halves.

Chill and store

Chill until set.
Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

332Calories

2 gProtein

23 gFat

30 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Walnut	1 walnut half (4g)	26

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.

Butter + walnuttop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,832 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
Cocoa + buttertop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together548 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-undecalactone (coconut, creamy).
Cocoa + walnuttop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Sugar + buttertop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together98,233 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Sugar + walnuttop 26% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together7,147 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

What each ingredient does

Icing sugar: Provides sweetness and a fine, smooth body to the fudge.
Cocoa: Supplies the chocolate flavour and dry bulk that the melted butter binds.
Butter or margarine: Adds fat that makes the fudge rich and helps it set firm when chilled.
Chopped walnuts: Adds crunch and nutty flavour that contrasts with the soft fudge.