Name: Cherries and Chocolate Fudge
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 min
Yield: 60 pieces
Ingredients: 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk; 1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup chopped almonds; 1/2 cup chopped candied cherries; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1/4 cup pecan halves; 1/4 cup candied cherries, halved

Why it works: Chocolate and almond 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 ↓

Cherries and Chocolate Fudge

60 pieces

Prep10 min

Cook3 min

Ingredients

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup chopped candied cherries
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup pecan halves
1/4 cup candied cherries, halved

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

418Calories

12 gProtein

20 gFat

52 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Pecan	1 half (4g)	20
Almond	1 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.

Chocolate + almondtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,733 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Condensed milk + chocolatetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together541 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Condensed milk + almondtop 22% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together121 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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 (condensed milk, chocolate):

Peanutfits better
Hazelnutfits about as well
Almondthe original
Pecansfits about as well

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

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