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Cranberry Chocolate Biscotti

This recipe for cranberry chocolate biscotti is made with high protein almond flour, a Paleo/primal ingredient, making a very nutritious gluten free cookie.

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Cranberry Chocolate Biscotti

Why it works: Agave and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 198 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Cranberry Chocolate Biscotti

Makes 24 biscotti

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

874Calories
22 gProtein
18 gFat
152 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Agave1 tsp (7g)21
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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

By elanaspantry. 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. Agave + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together198 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Agave + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together248 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Vanilla + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,961 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Agave + flourtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together234 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  5. Almond + flourtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,673 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (agave, egg, vanilla, almond, flour, chocolate):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Hazelnutfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against agave, egg, vanilla, almond, flour, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.