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Vegan Pumpkin Carob Chip Muffins Recipe

Muffins are a great way to make orange vegetables attractive to a child who might otherwise dislike them. Filled with nutritious whole wheat, flaxseed, pumpkin...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 15 ingredients
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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 ↓

Vegan Pumpkin Carob Chip Muffins Recipe

12 muffins

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

673Calories
14 gProtein
18 gFat
112 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 15 ingredients. The other 7 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Pie Fillingnot in our table0
Waternot in our table0
Flaxseednot in our table0
Wheatnot in our table0
Pastrynot in our table0
Carobnot 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 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. Flaxseed + cinnamontop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together128 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Flaxseed + wheattop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together68 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  4. Pumpkin + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,744 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Wheat + cinnamontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together537 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

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

Swap the pumpkin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (canola oil, flaxseed, vanilla, wheat, flour, sugar, cinnamon):

  1. Blueberryfits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Cherryfits about as well
  4. Pumpkinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against canola oil, flaxseed, vanilla, wheat, flour, sugar, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.