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Apple Cranberry Crisp

"A great combination of apples and cranberries with a crispy topping. A favorite at Thanksgiving instead of plain cranberries."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Apple Cranberry Crisp

Why it works: Cinnamon and cranberry match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 116 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Apple Cranberry Crisp

1 - 8x8 inch dish
Prep30 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

907Calories
20 gProtein
16 gFat
174 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Waternot in our table0
Berrynot in our table0
Saucenot 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.

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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. Cinnamon + cranberrytop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together116 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  2. Berry + cranberrytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  3. Oats + cinnamontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,394 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  4. Cinnamon + berrytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together34 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Flour + cinnamontop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,341 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the berry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon, butter, cranberry, sauce):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Raisinfits better
  3. Blueberryfits about as well
  4. Berrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon, butter, cranberry, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.