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Dulce De Leche Ice Cream

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By smittenkitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Dulce De Leche Ice Cream

Why it works: Milk and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Dulce De Leche Ice Cream

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

408Calories
11 gProtein
34 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12

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

By smittenkitchen. 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. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  2. Vanilla + pecanstop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,691 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Cream + vanillatop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together12,301 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  4. Milk + pecanstop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,137 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  5. Milk + creamtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,399 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

Cream and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 12,301 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

Swap the pecans

The recipe marks pecans as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, cream, vanilla):

  1. Cocoafits better
  2. Almondfits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against milk, cream, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.