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Vegan Chocolate Chili Pepper Mousse Recipe

This vegan chocolate mousse is a beacon of hope for even the most self respecting 1000 calorie mousse devotee. Everything comes to the party to create the perfect...

By chow · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Agave and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 248 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Vegan Chocolate Chili Pepper Mousse Recipe

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Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

446Calories
18 gProtein
29 gFat
32 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Tofu100g firm76
Agave1 tsp (7g)21
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By chow. 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. Agave + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together248 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Cocoa + vanillatop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together357 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Tofu + peanuttop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together98 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  4. Agave + peanuttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together35 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Vanilla + peanuttop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,176 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

Swap the cocoa

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, agave, vanilla, peanut, pepper):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Sesamefits better
  3. Beansfits better
  4. Cocoathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, agave, vanilla, peanut, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.