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Peach & Almond Crunch

One of the quickest desserts we have, and one of our favourites. A simple take on crème brulée

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Peach & Almond Crunch

Why it works: Peach and biscuit share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 58 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓

Peach & Almond Crunch

Serves 4
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

274Calories
4 gProtein
8 gFat
49 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Biscuit1 medium (45g)166
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49

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. Peach + biscuittop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together58 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  2. Biscuit + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,874 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

  3. Peach + sugartop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,308 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 peach

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

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Raisinfits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Peachthe original

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