Name: Bourbon, Maple & Bacon Ice Cream Recipe
Ingredients: 5 strips bacon. I used cinnamon dusted maple smoked bacon from Broadbent's in KY.; 2 tsp. lt. brown sugar + 3/4 C; 2 lg. egg yolks; 2 C. half and half + 1 C. heavy cream, lightly whipped; 1 1/3 C. pure maple syrup, the darker the better; 1/4 C. bourbon, I used Buffalo Trace; 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla, I use Bourbon Barrel Foods vanilla aged in bourbon barrels. They are in Louisville and you can order it from them if you wish.

Why it works: Cinnamon and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,287 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Bourbon, Maple & Bacon Ice Cream Recipe

Ingredients

5 strips bacon. I used cinnamon dusted maple smoked bacon from Broadbent's in KY.
2 tsp. lt. brown sugar + 3/4 C
2 lg. egg yolks
2 C. half and half + 1 C. heavy cream, lightly whipped
1 1/3 C. pure maple syrup, the darker the better
1/4 C. bourbon, I used Buffalo Trace
1/2 tsp. pure vanilla, I use Bourbon Barrel Foods vanilla aged in bourbon barrels. They are in Louisville and you can order it from them if you wish.

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

291Calories

10 gProtein

14 gFat

30 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Bacon	1 slice cooked (8g)	43
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Buffalo	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 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.

Cinnamon + vanillatop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,287 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together35,032 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Cinnamon + sugartop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together30,779 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Maple syrup + vanillatop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together752 recipes

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

Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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