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Diabetic Fruitcakes

A fruitcake made with raisins, applesauce, and a low-sugar sweetener, baked at 350°F for one hour.

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Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Diabetic Fruitcakes

Oven350°F
Time1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the batter

  1. Cook raisins in water until water is gone.

  2. Add the applesauce, eggs, sweetener and oil and mix well.

  3. Blend in the other ingredients, which have been sifted together.

  4. Add vanilla.

Bake

  1. Pour into greased and floured pans, preferably loaf pans.

  2. Bake in 350°F oven for 1 hour.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

744Calories
20 gProtein
21 gFat
115 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Waternot 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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Raisin + flourtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together9,075 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

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

  4. Cinnamon + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

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

  5. Raisin + nutmegtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,377 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-terpineol (lilac, floral).

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

What each ingredient does

Raisins
Provide moisture and natural sweetness as they soften and plump while cooking.
Unsweetened applesauce
Adds moisture and tenderness in place of much of the fat.
Eggs
Bind the batter and add structure as they set during baking.
Cooking oil
Adds fat for a moist, tender crumb.
Cake flour
Forms the structure of the cake as its starches set during baking.
Baking soda
Reacts with the batter to help it rise and lighten.

Swap the vanilla

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (raisin, egg, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg):

  1. Vanillathe original
  2. Figfits about as well
  3. Lemonfits less well
  4. Blueberryfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against raisin, egg, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg. 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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