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ChocMousse & SpicedRaspberries

A perfect dessert for winter

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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ChocMousse & SpicedRaspberries

Why it works: Chocolate and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,466 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

ChocMousse & SpicedRaspberries

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

497Calories
18 gProtein
28 gFat
45 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Berrynot 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. Chocolate + creamtop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,466 recipes

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

  2. Chocolate + milktop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,128 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  3. Berry + chocolatetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17 recipes

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

  4. Berry + milktop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together51 recipes

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

  5. Milk + creamtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together29,399 recipes

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

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

Swap the berry

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

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Raspberryfits better
  4. Berrythe original

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