Why it works: Cream cheese and mango share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 39 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Make the crepes
Mix milk, oil, eggs and flour until smooth.
Make 12 crepes.
Fill and assemble
Mix cream cheese and mango jam.
Spoon mixture into center of crepe.
Overlap edges and place seam side down on microwave dish.
Drizzle melted butter over crepes.
Sprinkle with brown sugar.
Microwave
Microwave on high for 4 minutes.
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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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Cream cheese + mangotop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together39 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Wheat + milktop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,416 recipes
Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).
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Butter + milktop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together81,222 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
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Cream cheese + buttertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,746 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Cream cheese + milktop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,395 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Eggs
- Bind the batter and help the crepes set firm when cooked.
- Whole wheat flour
- Provides the structure that holds the thin crepe together.
- Cream cheese
- Adds creamy richness and body to the filling.
- Mango jam
- Supplies fruity sweetness and flavor to the filling.
- Butter
- Adds fat and richness that helps the crepes taste golden and savory-sweet.
- Brown sugar
- Adds sweetness and a caramel-like flavor on top of the crepes.
The step that matters
Overlap edges and place seam side down. Seam side down keeps the filling sealed inside while the crepes heat, so it does not leak into the dish during microwaving.
“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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