Name: Sugar-free Chocolate Yogurt Pops
Ingredients: 8 ounces plain non-fat yogurt; ¼ cup sugar-free cocoa mix; 4 x 6-ounce paper cups

Why it works: Yogurt and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 20% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,614 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Sugar-free Chocolate Yogurt Pops

Ingredients

8 ounces plain non-fat yogurt
¼ cup sugar-free cocoa mix
4 x 6-ounce paper cups

Directions

Prepare

Combine yogurt and cocoa mix in a bowl.
Spoon mixture into paper cups.
Place the cups in a muffin tin.
Insert a wooden popsicle stick in the middle of each cup.

Freeze and serve

Freeze until solid.
Peel away the paper cup.
Eat immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

255Calories

18 gProtein

9 gFat

23 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100

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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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.

Yogurt + sugartop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4,614 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Sugar + cocoatop 27% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together956 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Yogurt + cocoatop 34% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together4 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

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

What each ingredient does

Plain non-fat yogurt: Provides the creamy base and tangy flavour that the popsicle is built on.
Sugar-free cocoa mix: Supplies the chocolate flavour and colour to the yogurt base.