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Double Chocolate Cardamom Pots

A little pot that's as light as a feather but with a taste of chocolate heaven

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Double Chocolate Cardamom Pots

Why it works: Chocolate and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 15,404 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Double Chocolate Cardamom Pots

Makes 4
Prep15 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

288Calories
8 gProtein
14 gFat
32 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6

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 + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,404 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Chocolate + cardamomtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together51 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Sugar + cardamomtop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,044 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

  4. Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together122,807 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Chocolate + eggtop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,448 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).

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

Swap the cardamom

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

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Gingerfits about as well
  4. Cardamomthe original

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