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Iced Berry Pud

This pudding is so simple, you almost feel you've cheated - it looks like a Christmas pud but is altogether different

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Iced Berry Pud

Why it works: Rum and grape work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 197 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Iced Berry Pud

Serves 6 - 8

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

429Calories
4 gProtein
7 gFat
88 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Blueberry1 cup (148g)84
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Green Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2

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. Rum + grapetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together197 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  2. Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

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

  3. Sugar + raisintop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,481 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Sugar + rumtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,908 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Rum + raisintop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together153 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, sugar, rum, grape):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Pineapplefits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

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