Name: Away From the Holiday Eggnog
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups silken tofu; 2 cups soy milk; 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 3/4 cup sugar; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 1/4 tsp tumeric; 1/2 tsp nutmeg; 1 cup rum or brandy

Why it works: Tofu and soy milk share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 47 recipes. Both carry 2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Away From the Holiday Eggnog

Ingredients

Directions

Blend all ingredients together in a food processor or blender.
Chill the mixture.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

382Calories

16 gProtein

14 gFat

42 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Soy Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Tofu	100g firm	76
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Brandy	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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

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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.

Tofu + soy milktop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together47 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Vanilla + rumtop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together728 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Vanilla + sugartop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together35,032 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Soy milk + vanillatop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together134 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Vanilla + nutmegtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together2,781 recipes

Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

Vanilla and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 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

Silken tofu: Provides a thick, creamy body and smooth texture without dairy.
Soy milk: Adds liquid and a mild, creamy base that carries the other flavours.
Sugar: Adds sweetness and helps balance the alcohol and spices.
Rum or brandy: Adds alcohol flavour and aroma and helps keep the mixture from tasting flat.

Swap the nutmeg

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, soy milk, vanilla, sugar, maple syrup, rum):

Cinnamonfits better
Gingerfits about as well
Nutmegthe original
Clovefits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, soy milk, vanilla, sugar, maple syrup, rum. 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.