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Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe

http://croce-delizia.blogspot.com/2010/12/preparato-per-cioccolata-calda.html

By chow · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Sugar and chocolate 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 ↓

Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

365Calories
6 gProtein
9 gFat
67 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49

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. Sugar + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,404 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Sugar + cocoa powdertop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,920 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Potato + chocolatetop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together220 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  4. Potato + cocoa powdertop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together37 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  5. Potato + sugartop 30% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3,032 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the potato

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

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Beetrootfits better
  3. Arrowrootfits better
  4. Potatothe original

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