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Chocolate Surprise Truffles

These truffles make great gifts – just wrap them in little sweet tins or boxes tied with ribbon. The surprise comes from adding a tiny pinch of chilli to the last bit of mix. You'll end up with a few spicy truffles hidden away amongst the rest! A spicy lucky dip.

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Chocolate Surprise Truffles

Why it works: Chocolate and hazelnut work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 350 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓

Chocolate Surprise Truffles

Makes 40

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

308Calories
2 gProtein
26 gFat
17 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Hazelnutnot 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 jamieoliver. 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. Chocolate + hazelnuttop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together350 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  2. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  3. Hazelnut + cocoa powdertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together93 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

  4. Chocolate + cocoatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together165 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Cocoa + cocoa powdertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together171 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

Swap the cocoa

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, cream, butter, hazelnut, cocoa powder):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Peanutfits better
  4. Cocoathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chocolate, cream, butter, hazelnut, cocoa powder. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.