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Creamy Rice Pudding with Broiled Plums Recipe

Short-grain Arborio rice makes this rice pudding extra-creamy. When paired with slightly sour broiled plums, it's a comforting treat.What to buy: We recommend...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Creamy Rice Pudding with Broiled Plums Recipe

Why it works: Vanilla and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,287 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Creamy Rice Pudding with Broiled Plums Recipe

4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

514Calories
14 gProtein
9 gFat
95 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
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 chow. 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. Vanilla + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,287 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Orange + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Plum + vanillatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together171 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Cinnamon + ricetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,137 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  5. Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

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

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (plum, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, milk, rice):

  1. Peachfits better
  2. Figfits better
  3. Pearfits better
  4. Orangethe original

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