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Raspberry Cranachan Trifle

A twist on the Scottish classic, with crunchy flapjack-style toasted oats

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 12 ingredients
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Raspberry Cranachan Trifle

Why it works: Hazelnut and flour match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 464 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Raspberry Cranachan Trifle

Serves 10
Prep20 min
Cook22 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1059Calories
22 gProtein
34 gFat
168 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Whiskynot in our table0
Hazelnutnot in our table0

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. Hazelnut + flourtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together464 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

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

  4. Whisky + honeytop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together80 recipes

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

  5. Oats + hazelnuttop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together58 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the hazelnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, sugar, whisky, butter, honey, oats, flour):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Flaxseedfits about as well
  3. Pecansfits about as well
  4. Hazelnutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, sugar, whisky, butter, honey, oats, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.