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Cherries Glace American

A frozen dessert made with vanilla ice cream, cherry ice, whipped cream, fresh cherries, crushed macaroons, almonds, and optional Grand Marnier.

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Why it works: Vanilla and cherry 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 ↓

Cherries Glace American

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine softened ice cream and cherry or raspberry ice.

  2. Add whipped cream and stir well.

  3. Add pitted cherries, crushed macaroons, and chopped almonds.

  4. Mix well and add Grand Marnier (optional).

  5. Stir again and serve mounded in a decorative bowl garnished with unpitted, stemmed cherries.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

272Calories
4 gProtein
12 gFat
39 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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. Vanilla + cherrytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together890 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Vanilla + almondtop 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. Vanilla + creamtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together12,301 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  5. Cream + almondtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,130 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

Vanilla and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 12,301 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Vanilla ice cream
Provides the creamy, smooth base that the other ingredients are folded into.
Heavy cream
Whipped in, it adds airy lightness and a rich, creamy texture.
Fresh cherries
Supply the main fruit flavour and juicy pieces throughout the dessert.
Crushed macaroons
Add a crisp, chewy texture and an almond-like sweetness.

The step that matters

Stir in the whipped cream gently. Whipped cream holds air that gives the glace its lightness. Vigorous stirring knocks that air out, leaving a dense, heavy texture.

Swap the cherry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vanilla, cream, almond):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Cherrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against vanilla, cream, almond. 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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