Name: Mocha Shake
Ingredients: ½ cup skim milk; 3 pack Equal; 3 ice cubes; 1½ tsp instant coffee; 1 tsp cocoa; 1 tsp brandy extract

Why it works: Coffee and cocoa work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 91 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Mocha Shake

Ingredients

Directions

Combine all ingredients in blender.
Blend at high speed until smooth.
Serve immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

304Calories

9 gProtein

17 gFat

29 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Coffee	not in our table	0
Brandy	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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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.

Coffee + cocoatop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together91 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Milk + coffeetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,202 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-heptenal (creamy, biscuit).
Milk + cocoatop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together643 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Milk + brandytop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together3,738 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).
Cocoa + brandytop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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

What each ingredient does

Skim milk: Provides the liquid base and creamy body for the shake.
Instant coffee: Supplies the coffee flavour that gives the drink its mocha character.
Cocoa: Adds chocolate flavour and a deeper, slightly bitter note.
Ice cubes: Chill the shake and, as they break down, thin its texture.

“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.