Name: Cannoli
Ingredients: Cannoli shells (store-bought or homemade); 2 tablespoons ricotta cheese; 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar; 1 tablespoon whipped cream; 1 tablespoon chocolate chips; ½ tablespoon icing

Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Cannoli

Ingredients

Cannoli shells (store-bought or homemade)
2 tablespoons ricotta cheese
1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
1 tablespoon whipped cream
1 tablespoon chocolate chips
½ tablespoon icing

Directions

Prepare

Prepare the cannoli shells if you are making them yourself.

Make the filling

Combine the ricotta and sugar.
Fold in the whipped cream and chocolate chips.

Fill and serve

Fill shells with the ricotta mixture.
Use a piping bag for filling.
Cool cannoli in the fridge before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

429Calories

13 gProtein

24 gFat

36 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Ricotta Cheese	1/2 cup (124g) part-skim	174
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Icing	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 Wikibooks Cookbook.

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.

Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,466 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Sugar + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,404 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Ricotta cheese + chocolatetop 28% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together76 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Ricotta cheese + creamtop 29% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together124 recipes

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

What each ingredient does

Ricotta cheese: Provides the thick, creamy body of the filling.
Whipped cream: Lightens the ricotta filling and adds moisture for a smoother texture.
Granulated white sugar: Sweetens the ricotta filling and helps it taste balanced.
Chocolate chips: Add pockets of melted sweetness and contrast in 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.