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Cannoli Pie

"A light pie with lots of cannoli flavor. A big success at holiday parties. More or less cherries, almonds or chips maybe used according to taste."

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Cannoli Pie

Why it works: Almond and chocolate are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,733 recipes. Both carry 2,3-pentanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Cannoli Pie

8 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

538Calories
15 gProtein
21 gFat
69 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ricotta Cheese1/2 cup (124g) part-skim174
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Cracker5 saltine crackers (15g)66
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

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. Almond + chocolatetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,733 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  2. Sugar + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,404 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Sugar + almondtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,679 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

  4. Ricotta cheese + almondtop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together64 recipes

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

  5. Ricotta cheese + chocolatetop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together76 recipes

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

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

Swap the almond

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, ricotta cheese, chocolate):

  1. Hazelnutfits about as well
  2. Almondthe original
  3. Walnutfits about as well
  4. Pecansfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, ricotta cheese, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.