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Plums & Blackberries in Rosemary Syrup

This seasonal dessert is can be prepared in advance with any leftovers perfect for breakfast

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Plums & Blackberries in Rosemary Syrup

Why it works: Lemon and rosemary match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 845 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Plums & Blackberries in Rosemary Syrup

Serves 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

220Calories
4 gProtein
7 gFat
39 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Blackberry1 cup (144g)62
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4

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. Lemon + rosemarytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together845 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Plum + vanillatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together171 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  3. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

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

  4. Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

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

  5. Rosemary + plumtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together106 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl decanoate (grape, waxy).

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 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 rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, lemon, plum, vanilla, cream):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Peppermintfits better
  3. Nutmegfits better
  4. Rosemarythe original

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