Why it works: Safflower and coconut share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and 13 recipes mention both. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓
The recipe
(1 pie)Ingredients
Contains: egg, milk, wheat, peanut (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Heat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Grind the whole unsalted peanuts into a coarse meal in a food processor.
Whisk the flour, sugar, kosher salt, baking powder and ground peanuts in a bowl. Add the nonfat milk, egg yolk, apple cider vinegar, oil and half the vanilla extract, and stir until a soft dough forms.
Press the dough evenly into a 9-inch pie pan, prick the bottom with a fork, and bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden and set. Cool completely.
Peel the bananas and blend them with the cocoa, coconut milk, peanut butter and remaining vanilla until smooth. Add the honey only if the bananas are not ripe, and blend again.
Spoon the banana filling into the cooled crust and smooth the top with a spatula.
Sprinkle the chopped peanuts and chopped dark chocolate over the filling, then freeze for at least 4 hours until firm.
Let the pie sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before slicing so it softens slightly.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Safflower + coconuttop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together13 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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Peanut + chocolatetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,279 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Bread + buttertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together27,145 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Coconut + bananatop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together549 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Peanut + coconuttop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together434 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).
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