Name: Pecan-crusted Custard with Peaches and Berries
Ingredients: 2¼ cups milk; ⅓ cup pure maple syrup; 1 (4.6-oz) package Jell-O Brand vanilla flavor Cook-and-Serve Pudding & Pie

Why it works: Milk and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Pecan-crusted Custard with Peaches and Berries

Ingredients

2¼ cups milk
⅓ cup pure maple syrup
1 (4.6-oz) package Jell-O Brand vanilla flavor Cook-and-Serve Pudding & Pie

Directions

Stir together milk and ⅓ cup maple syrup in medium saucepan.
Stir in pudding and pie filling.
Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.
Pour mixture into a medium bowl, and let cool 45 minutes.
Meanwhile, peel peaches and cut into slices.
Heat pecans in a skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly 3 minutes or until lightly toasted and fragrant.
Let cool 10 minutes.
Finely chop pecans.
Place 4 tsp chopped pecans in each of 6 (6-oz) ramekins.
Drizzle 1 tsp maple syrup over pecans in each ramekin.
Beat heavy cream at medium speed with electric mixer until stiff peaks form.
Fold into cooled milk mixture.
Spoon custard mixture mixture evenly into ramekins.
Chill 2 hours or until set.
Place brown sugar in a small fine wire mesh strainer.
Using the back of a spoon, press sugar through strainer onto tops of chilled custards.
Arrange ramekins in a shallow roasting or broiler pan filled with ice.
Broil 5 inches from heat 2 – 3 minutes until sugar is melted.
Let stand 5 minutes to allow sugar to harden.
Place ramekins on individual serving plates; arrange peach slices and assorted berries around ramekins.
Sprinkle tops of custards with remaining pecans (about 4 tsp each) garnish, if desired.
Category:Cathy's Recipes
Category:Custard Recipes
Category:Milk and cream Recipes
Category:Maple syrup Recipes
Category:Peach Recipes
Category:Pecan Recipes
Category:Heavy cream Recipes
Category:Berry Recipes

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

213Calories

8 gProtein

8 gFat

26 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 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
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Pudding	not in our table	0
Pie	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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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.

Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Maple syrup + vanillatop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together752 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Milk + maple syruptop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together798 recipes

Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).