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Spicy Apple Crumble

This comforting pud is so good it'll be gone before you can say crumble - and the bonus is it's also low-fat

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Spicy Apple Crumble

Why it works: Almond and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,514 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Spicy Apple Crumble

Serves 4 - 6
Prep15 min
Cook55 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

665Calories
8 gProtein
29 gFat
101 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)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 + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,514 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Almond + sesametop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together203 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetylpyrazine (roast).

  3. Cinnamon + orangetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Cinnamon + appletop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,598 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  5. Almond + orangetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,125 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 sesame

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, almond, cinnamon, butter, honey, apple, orange):

  1. Flaxseedfits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Sesamethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, almond, cinnamon, butter, honey, apple, orange. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.