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Butterscotch Fudge

"When you need a dessert fast for those forgotten dinner parties, this is the perfect fix."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Butterscotch Fudge

Why it works: Chocolate and rum work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 286 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Butterscotch Fudge

1 - 9x13 inch dish
Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

438Calories
10 gProtein
28 gFat
29 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32

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. Chocolate + rumtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together286 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  2. Condensed milk + chocolatetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together541 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Butter + rumtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,007 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Condensed milk + rumtop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together50 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Chocolate + buttertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,543 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

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