Name: Homemade Trail Mix ~ Valentine Snack
Prep time: 5 min
Yield: 34 - 1/2 cup servings
Ingredients: 4 cups miniature pretzels; 4 cups Strawberry Yogurt Cherrios (or favorite cereal); 3 cups (1 box) Chocolate Teddy Grahams; 2 cups dried cherries or cranberries; 2 cups yogurt covered raisins; 2 cups Valentine M&Ms

Why it works: Strawberry and yogurt work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 509 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Homemade Trail Mix ~ Valentine Snack

34 - 1/2 cup servings

Prep5 min

Ingredients

4 cups miniature pretzels
4 cups Strawberry Yogurt Cherrios (or favorite cereal)
3 cups (1 box) Chocolate Teddy Grahams
2 cups dried cherries or cranberries
2 cups yogurt covered raisins
2 cups Valentine M&Ms

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

453Calories

22 gProtein

10 gFat

73 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49

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

By aspicyperspective. 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.

Strawberry + yogurttop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together509 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Chocolate + yogurttop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together702 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Strawberry + chocolatetop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together447 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Yogurt + raisintop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together255 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Strawberry + raisintop 22% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together39 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (strawberry, chocolate, yogurt):

Vanillafits better
Raspberryfits better
Pineapplefits better
Raisinthe original

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

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