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Maple Mojito Recipe

It's like a sassy twist on the classic Latin combo of fresh mint, lime, and rum. The maple adds depth, pairs well, and tastes great on a hot summer day.Posted...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Mint and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 846 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Maple Mojito Recipe

6-8 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

144Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
30 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
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Peppermintnot 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 chow. 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. Mint + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together846 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Mint + rumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together139 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Lime + rumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together412 recipes

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

  4. Maple syrup + rumtop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together32 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Maple syrup + minttop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (maple syrup, mint, rum):

  1. Pineapplefits better
  2. Raspberryfits about as well
  3. Mangofits about as well
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against maple syrup, mint, rum. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.