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Beer Dip I

"Creamy beer dip, made to go with pretzels. Can be made with any type of beer, including alcohol-free beer."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Beer Dip I

Why it works: Cream cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Beer Dip I

4 cups
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

328Calories
10 gProtein
27 gFat
6 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Ranch1 tbsp (15g) dressing73
Beer1/4 cup (60ml) for cooking43

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. Cream cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together467 recipes

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

  2. Ranch + cheddar cheesetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together119 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  3. Cheddar cheese + beertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together148 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Cream cheese + ranchtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together63 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).

  5. Cream cheese + beertop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together47 recipes

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

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