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Extra Chocolaty Hot Chocolate

This is the nicest hot chocolate I've ever tasted. It's chocolaty, sweet and delicious.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Extra Chocolaty Hot Chocolate

Why it works: Cream and cocoa powder work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 826 recipes. Both carry acetic acid, which smells sour, vinegar. The science ↓

Extra Chocolaty Hot Chocolate

Serves 3

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

355Calories
10 gProtein
22 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Marshmallownot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Cream + cocoa powdertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together826 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  2. Chocolate + creamtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,466 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Milk + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,128 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  4. Milk + creamtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,399 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Milk + cocoa powdertop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,427 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

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