Name: Snicker Bar Brownies
Ingredients: 1 German chocolate cake mix; ¾ cup melted butter; 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk; 1 large bag snickers or milky way bars

Why it works: Chocolate and condensed milk work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 541 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Snicker Bar Brownies

Oven350°F

Time30 minutes

Ingredients

1 German chocolate cake mix
¾ cup melted butter
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 large bag snickers or milky way bars

Directions

Make the base

Mix cake mix with melted butter and condensed milk.
Spread half of the mixture into a 9x13-inch pan.
Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.

Add the topping and bake

Slice candy bars into small pieces.
Lay the sliced bars on top of the baked crust.
Put the pan back into the oven and bake at 350°F for 20 minutes.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

406Calories

10 gProtein

28 gFat

29 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cake	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.

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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.

Chocolate + condensed milktop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together541 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Chocolate + buttertop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together10,543 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Butter + condensed milktop 27% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together711 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

German chocolate cake mix: Forms the brownie base and provides the chocolate flavour and sweetness.
Melted butter: Adds fat and moisture, helping the base bind and turn rich and tender.
Sweetened condensed milk: Adds sweetness and moisture, helping the base stay soft and chewy.
Snickers or milky way bars: Melt over the baked base to form a gooey, caramel-and-nougat topping.

“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.