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Apple Pumpkin Desserts

"All the flavors of your favorite autumn desserts are packed into these individual size treats topped with a sprinkling of gingersnap crumbs and butter."

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Why it works: Apple and pumpkin work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 280 recipes mention both. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

The recipe

8 servings
Prep10 min
Cook25 min

Ingredients

Contains: egg, milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)

Directions

Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and set out an 8-inch square baking dish.

  2. Spread the apple pie filling evenly in the bottom of the dish.

  3. In a bowl, whisk the pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg and salt until smooth.

  4. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the apple filling and spread it evenly.

  5. In a small bowl, stir the gingersnap crumbs with the melted butter or margarine until evenly moistened.

  6. Scatter the crumb mixture evenly over the top of the pumpkin layer.

  7. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the topping is golden and the center is set and reaches 160°F (71°C) on an instant-read thermometer.

  8. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes, then serve warm or chill until ready to serve.

By allrecipes. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Apple + pumpkintop 8% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together280 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Apple + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together5,586 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  4. Pumpkin + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together1,744 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  5. Apple + buttertop 6% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together8,692 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-undecalactone (peach, sweet).

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