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Peppered Plums with Almond Ice

Plum pudding with almonds and black pepper - a delicious dinner party dessert that's just 20 minutes work - by Gary Rhodes

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Peppered Plums with Almond Ice

Why it works: Almond and plum match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 211 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Peppered Plums with Almond Ice

Serves 6
Prep20 min
Cook15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

293Calories
9 gProtein
9 gFat
47 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

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. Almond + plumtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together211 recipes

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

  2. Sugar + condensed milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together804 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Milk + plumtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together406 recipes

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

  4. Sugar + maple syruptop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,252 recipes

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

  5. Milk + almondtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,800 recipes

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

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

Swap the almond

The recipe marks almond as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, sugar, condensed milk, plum, maple syrup):

  1. Almondthe original
  2. Pecansfits about as well
  3. Hazelnutfits about as well
  4. Walnutfits less well

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