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Maple Crunch Ice Cream

A super-simple ice cream which goes gorgeously with warm puddings and cake

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Maple Crunch Ice Cream

Why it works: Vanilla and maple syrup work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 752 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Maple Crunch Ice Cream

Prep10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

264Calories
8 gProtein
13 gFat
26 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12

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 + maple syruptop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together752 recipes

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

  2. Condensed milk + creamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together416 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Vanilla + creamtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together12,301 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  4. Vanilla + condensed milktop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together647 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Cream + maple syruptop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together607 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

Vanilla and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 12,301 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the vanilla

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (condensed milk, cream, maple syrup):

  1. Vanillathe original
  2. Coconutfits about as well
  3. Pumpkinfits less well
  4. Strawberryfits less well

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