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Nectarine & Strawberry Pots

Based on a traditional Russian dessert with sweet mascarpone and finshed with a naughty warm chocolate sauce

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Nectarine & Strawberry Pots

Why it works: Vanilla and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,961 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Nectarine & Strawberry Pots

Serves 4
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

720Calories
13 gProtein
49 gFat
59 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Nectarinenot 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 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. Vanilla + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,961 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Vanilla + cocoatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together357 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Vanilla + chocolatetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Orange + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,125 recipes

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

  5. Vanilla + orangetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,371 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 cocoa

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, vanilla, orange, sugar, almond, chocolate, cream):

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

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