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Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread

In essence this is just homemade Nutella, very indulgent and would make a superb present for any chocoholic. Makes 2 x 300ml jars.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Hazelnut and chocolate work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 350 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓

Chocolate and Hazelnut Spread

Makes 2 jars

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

423Calories
9 gProtein
30 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
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 + chocolatetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together350 recipes

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

  2. Chocolate + condensed milktop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together541 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Milk + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,128 recipes

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

  4. Hazelnut + milktop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together231 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  5. Hazelnut + condensed milktop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together14 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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 (milk, chocolate, condensed milk):

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

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