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Raisin Pudding Pie

A no-bake pie made with raisins, vanilla pudding, milk, Cool Whip, lemon juice, and cinnamon.

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Why it works: Raisin and cinnamon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,390 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓

Raisin Pudding Pie

serves 6
Time3 hours

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the raisins

  1. Pour boiling water over the raisins to cover.

  2. Let them stand for 5 minutes.

  3. Drain the raisins well.

Make the filling

  1. Prepare the pie filling mix by using 2 cups of milk.

  2. Chill the mixture thoroughly.

  3. Fold in Cool Whip, lemon juice, cinnamon, and the raisins.

  4. Spoon the mixture into the pie shell.

  5. Chill the pie for 3 hours.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

241Calories
9 gProtein
8 gFat
34 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Puddingnot in our table0
Pienot in our table0

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.

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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.

  1. Raisin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  2. Vanilla + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  3. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  4. Lemon + cinnamontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together7,950 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Milk + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,655 recipes

    Shared aroma: cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin).

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

What each ingredient does

Raisins
Add chewy texture and natural sweetness to the creamy filling.
Vanilla pudding mix
Thickens the milk into a set, sliceable custard-like filling.
Milk
Hydrates the pudding mix so it can thicken into the filling.
Cool whip
Adds airiness and a light, fluffy texture to the filling.
Lemon juice
Adds a touch of acidity that brightens the sweet filling.

The step that matters

Chill the mixture thoroughly. The pudding must chill fully before the Cool Whip and raisins are folded in, so the filling sets firm enough to slice cleanly rather than running out of the pie.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (raisin, vanilla, milk, cinnamon):

  1. Figfits better
  2. Peachfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against raisin, vanilla, milk, cinnamon. 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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