Name: Caramel Sundae with Cinnamon-Sugar Chips Recipe
Cook time: 4 h 30 min
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients: Ice; 2 cups heavy cream; 1 cup half-and-half; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, scraped, and seeds reserved; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup water; 6 large egg yolks; 1/2 teaspoon fine salt; 3 tablespoons granulated sugar; 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 cups vegetable oil; 10 (8-inch) flour tortillas, each cut into 8 wedges; 3/4 cup heavy cream; 1/2 cup whole milk; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 tablespoons corn syrup; 1/4 teaspoon fine salt; 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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 ↓

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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.

Vanilla + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,287 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
Vanilla + milktop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together19,187 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Vanilla + sugartop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together35,032 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Cinnamon + flourtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,341 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

Vanilla and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 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

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Bean	not in our table	0
Seed	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0
Syrup	not in our table	0

Caramel Sundae with Cinnamon-Sugar Chips Recipe