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Oatmeal Banana Nut Muffin

My favorite oatmeal banana muffin.

By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 17 ingredients
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Oatmeal Banana Nut Muffin

Why it works: Banana and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,430 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Oatmeal Banana Nut Muffin

Serves 12
Prep10 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1095Calories
43 gProtein
26 gFat
170 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Toppingnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By naturallyella. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Banana + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Vanilla + wheattop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together496 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Canola oil + wheattop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together113 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,373 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Banana + wheattop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together127 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (canola oil, maple syrup, egg, vanilla, cream, wheat, flour):

  1. Blueberryfits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Pumpkinfits about as well
  4. Bananathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against canola oil, maple syrup, egg, vanilla, cream, wheat, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.