Name: Choc-egg Lollies
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: MAKES about 20
Ingredients: 400g brownies or un-iced chocolate sponge; 100g dark chocolate , melted; 200g bar white chocolate , broken into chunks; sprinkles, edible glitter , etc, for decorating; 2kg bag rice - for standing the lollies in while they set; about 20 lolly sticks, skewers or long wooden coffee stirrers, plus cellophane and ribbon if you're wrapping them up

Why it works: Chocolate and coffee are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,497 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells buttery, creamy. The science ↓

Choc-egg Lollies

MAKES about 20

Cook5 min

Ingredients

400g brownies or un-iced chocolate sponge
100g dark chocolate , melted
200g bar white chocolate , broken into chunks
sprinkles, edible glitter , etc, for decorating
2kg bag rice - for standing the lollies in while they set
about 20 lolly sticks, skewers or long wooden coffee stirrers, plus cellophane and ribbon if you're wrapping them up

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

361Calories

6 gProtein

9 gFat

62 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Rice	1 cup cooked (158g) white	206
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Coffee	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 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.

Chocolate + coffeetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,497 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (buttery, creamy).
Rice + coffeetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together181 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Chocolate + ricetop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together509 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).

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