Why it works: Chocolate and pumpkin work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and 230 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Prepare CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUST.
Increase oven temperature to 400°F.
Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and pumpkin pie spice in large bowl until well blended.
Add pumpkin and eggs; beat until well blended.
Stir in small chocolate chips; pour batter into prepared crust.
Bake 10 minutes.
Reduce oven temperature to 250°F; continue baking 60 minutes or until almost set.
Remove from oven to wire rack.
With knife, loosen cake from side of pan.
Cool completely; remove side of pan.
Refrigerate about 5 hours before serving.
Prepare and garnish with CHOCOLATE LEAVES, if desired.
Cover; refrigerate leftover cheesecake.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Chocolate + pumpkintop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together230 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Chocolate + sugartop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together15,399 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Chocolate + cream cheesetop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together895 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Flour + eggtop 8% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together104,138 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Cream cheese + pumpkintop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together284 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Flour and egg share little aroma chemistry, yet 104,138 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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