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Fruit & Nut Granola

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Why it works: Sesame and dates work together. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and 9 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

The recipe

14 servings
Prep10 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, tree nuts, sesame (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. Heat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Lightly oil a large rimmed baking sheet with a little of the vegetable oil.

  2. In a small saucepan over low heat, warm the honey, maple syrup and remaining vegetable oil until runny, about 3 minutes, stirring to combine.

  3. In a large bowl, toss the jumbo rolled oats, flaked almonds, pine nuts and sesame seeds. Pour over the warm honey mixture and stir until every piece is coated.

  4. Spread the mixture evenly on the baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, stirring once halfway through, until golden and fragrant.

  5. Leave the granola on the sheet to cool completely, stirring occasionally so it forms clusters. It crisps as it cools.

  6. Once cool, add the puffed rice, sultanas, raisins, dried cranberries, dried cherries, chopped dates, chopped apricots and dried coconut shavings. Stir to mix evenly.

  7. Store the granola in an airtight container. To serve, spoon portions into bowls, top with Greek yogurt and scatter raspberries over the top.

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

  1. Sesame + datestop 23% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together9 recipes

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

  2. Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together643 recipes

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

  3. Almond + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together203 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetylpyrazine (roast).

  4. Almond + pinetop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together176 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  5. Oats + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together552 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the sesame

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (honey, maple syrup, oats, almond, pine, nuts, rice):

  1. Peanutbetter flavor fit
  2. Walnutbetter flavor fit
  3. Pecansbetter flavor fit
  4. Sesamethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against honey, maple syrup, oats, almond, pine, nuts, rice. 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).