Apple Streusel Cobbler with Nuts and Oats and Cinnamon

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. Apple + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,598 recipes

   Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

3. Nutmeg + flourtop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together18,623 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

4. Cinnamon + flourtop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together17,341 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

5. Cinnamon + sugartop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together30,779 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Cinnamon and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 30,779 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Eggs

Bind the custard layer and help it set firm when baked.

Sweetened condensed milk

Adds sweetness and creaminess, giving the custard a soft, rich body.

Butter

Adds richness and fat, helping the topping turn crumbly and brown.

Flour

Combines with the butter and sugar to form the crumbly streusel topping.

Brown sugar

Sweetens the topping and adds moisture and a caramel note as it bakes.

Oats

Add chewy texture and body to the streusel topping.

Swap the apple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, condensed milk, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, flour):

1. Raisinfits better
2. Vanillafits better
3. Coconutfits better
4. Applethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, condensed milk, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.