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Why it works: Banana and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,430 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

The recipe

(4 servings)
Prep20 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, soy (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.

  1. Grind the flax seed in a clean coffee grinder until it forms a fine meal.

  2. Pour the skim milk into a small saucepan and warm over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, stirring, until steaming but not boiling.

  3. Remove from the heat and whisk in the ground flax, chia seeds, honey and vanilla extract until no clumps remain.

  4. Mash the ripe banana in a small bowl until smooth, then stir it into the milk mixture.

  5. Divide the pudding among 4 small glasses or bowls and cover.

  6. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, until the seeds have swollen and the pudding is thick.

  7. Just before serving, spoon fresh berries over each portion.

By backtoherroots. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Banana + vanillatop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Milk + vanillatop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together19,175 recipes

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

  3. Banana + honeytop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together395 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  4. Honey + vanillatop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,262 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Milk + honeytop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,333 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the chia

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, coffee, banana, honey, vanilla):

  1. Cinnamonbetter flavor fit
  2. Peppermintbetter flavor fit
  3. Clovebetter flavor fit
  4. Chiathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against milk, coffee, banana, honey, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).