Name: Triple Mint Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe
Yield: 1 (9 inch) pie
Ingredients: 1 (9 inch deep dish) 1 Graham cracker pie crust; 8 ounces chocolate coated mint candies, each cut in half; 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature; 1/3 cup sugar; 8 ounces sour cream; 1 tablespoon crème de menthe (or 1 teaspoon mint extract and 2 teaspoons milk); 2 tablespoons fresh mint, minced (plus extra for garnish); 8 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed; 4 hard mint (red and white) candies, crushed

Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Triple Mint Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe

1 (9 inch) pie

Ingredients

1 (9 inch deep dish) 1 Graham cracker pie crust
8 ounces chocolate coated mint candies, each cut in half
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1/3 cup sugar
8 ounces sour cream
1 tablespoon crème de menthe (or 1 teaspoon mint extract and 2 teaspoons milk)
2 tablespoons fresh mint, minced (plus extra for garnish)
8 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed
4 hard mint (red and white) candies, crushed

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

618Calories

29 gProtein

29 gFat

60 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 9 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Cracker	5 saltine crackers (15g)	66
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Pie Crust	not in our table	0
Peppermint	not in our table	0
Topping	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. 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.

Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Chocolate + creamtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,466 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Chocolate + sugartop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,404 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Cream cheese + creamtop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together1,087 recipes

Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
Chocolate + cream cheesetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together894 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the mint

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

Cinnamonfits better
Nutmegfits better
Peppermintfits better
Mintthe original

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

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