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Frozen Cappuccino Cups

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By thepioneerwoman · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Frozen Cappuccino Cups

Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Frozen Cappuccino Cups

Serves 12
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

573Calories
5 gProtein
52 gFat
25 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Coffeenot in our table0
Toppingnot in our table0
Saucenot 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 thepioneerwoman. 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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Chocolate + coffeetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,497 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (buttery, creamy).

  3. Cinnamon + pecanstop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,047 recipes

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

  4. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

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

  5. Chocolate + pecanstop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together804 recipes

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

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

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, butter, coffee, cream, cinnamon, nutmeg, sauce):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Hazelnutfits better
  3. Walnutfits better
  4. Pecansthe original

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