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Cannoli Cream Dessert

"This is my version of an elegant cannoli dessert! It is perfect for a romantic evening!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Vanilla and peach match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 558 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

The recipe

2 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Contains: milk, wheat, tree nuts (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. In a bowl, beat the ricotta, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and almond extract until smooth and creamy.

  2. In a separate small bowl, stir the graham cracker crumbs with the melted butter until evenly moistened.

  3. Divide the buttered crumbs between two serving glasses or small dessert dishes and press them firmly into the bottoms.

  4. Spoon the ricotta mixture over the crumbs in each glass, spreading it level.

  5. Scatter the chopped drained peach slices evenly over the ricotta in both glasses.

  6. Sprinkle the grated semi-sweet chocolate over the top of each dessert.

  7. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes so the crumbs firm up and the cream chills before serving.

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. Vanilla + peachtop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together558 recipes

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

  2. Vanilla + chocolatetop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together10,018 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Sugar + vanillatop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together35,031 recipes

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

  4. Almond + peachtop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together466 recipes

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

  5. Almond + chocolatetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,733 recipes

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

Sugar and vanilla share little aroma chemistry, yet 35,031 recipes mention both: they likely work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Flavor stand-ins for the peach

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

  1. Figbetter flavor fit
  2. Strawberryabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Raspberryabout as good a flavor fit
  4. Peachthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ricotta cheese, sugar, vanilla, almond, butter, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).