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Banoffee Flapjack

A great way to make the most of your storecupbaord ingredients, a tasty twist on the classic flapjack

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Banoffee Flapjack

Why it works: Syrup and sugar match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,842 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Banoffee Flapjack

Makes 12 pieces

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

576Calories
10 gProtein
22 gFat
89 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 8 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Biscuit1 medium (45g)166
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Syrupnot in our table0
Fudgenot in our table0
Toffeenot 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. Syrup + sugartop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,842 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Oats + bananatop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together288 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).

  3. Oats + biscuittop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together57 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  4. Butter + oatstop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,939 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Butter + bananatop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,536 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, syrup, sugar, oats, biscuit):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Blueberryfits better
  3. Coconutfits about as well
  4. Bananathe original

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