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Mocha Java Banana Splits Recipe

I created this recipe as an easy, grown up. alternative to the traditional banana split. The combination of mocha java ice cream, bananas and the chopped chocolate...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Cream and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,466 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Mocha Java Banana Splits Recipe

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

362Calories
4 gProtein
20 gFat
45 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 8 ingredients. The other 4 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
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Fudgenot in our table0
Toppingnot in our table0
Coffeenot in our table0
Beannot 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. Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,466 recipes

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

  2. Banana + beanstop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together96 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-methyl-1-butanol acetate (fruity).

  3. Banana + chocolatetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together574 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

  4. Chocolate + beanstop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together304 recipes

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

  5. Banana + creamtop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,180 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (banana, cream, chocolate):

  1. Hazelnutfits better
  2. Peanutfits better
  3. Almondfits better
  4. Beansthe original

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