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Fruit & Nut Chocolate Chequers

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Fruit & Nut Chocolate Chequers

Why it works: Almond and raisin are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,781 recipes. Both carry 2-nonanone, which smells fruity, floral. The science ↓

Fruit & Nut Chocolate Chequers

Makes 8 of each flavour
Prep40 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

465Calories
9 gProtein
25 gFat
57 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cashew1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts)157
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

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. Almond + raisintop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,781 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  2. Raspberry + almondtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together552 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

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

  4. Chocolate + almondtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,733 recipes

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

  5. Chocolate + raspberrytop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together457 recipes

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

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, raspberry, almond, raisin):

  1. Pistachiofits better
  2. Hazelnutfits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Cocoathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chocolate, raspberry, almond, raisin. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.