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Apricots with Mascarpone Cream

"Fresh ripe apricots stuffed with a slightly sweetened mascarpone cheese drizzled with a sweet honey balsamic sauce. You can use a piping bag for the cream to make this look extra fancy"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Apricots with Mascarpone Cream

Why it works: Apricot and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 608 recipes. Both carry 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, which smells sweet, anise. The science ↓

Apricots with Mascarpone Cream

16 stuffed apricot halves
Prep30 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

435Calories
10 gProtein
28 gFat
37 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Apricot1 medium (35g)17
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Apricot + vanillatop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together608 recipes

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

  2. Vanilla + cardamomtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together237 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Apricot + cardamomtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together47 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together35,032 recipes

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

  5. Vanilla + honeytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,262 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.

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

Swap the cardamom

The recipe marks cardamom as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, sugar, cheese, apricot, vanilla, honey, vinegar):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Peppermintfits about as well
  3. Cardamomthe original
  4. Gingerfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, sugar, cheese, apricot, vanilla, honey, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.