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Chocolate-Cherry Bombs

"Creamy, chocolate-cherry snacks are served with maraschino cherry 'handles.'"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Chocolate-Cherry Bombs

Why it works: Gelatin and evaporated milk work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 28 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Chocolate-Cherry Bombs

14 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

414Calories
17 gProtein
17 gFat
51 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Gelatin1 envelope (7g)23
Waternot in our table0

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

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Gelatin + evaporated milktop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together28 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Cherry + chocolatetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together576 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  3. Evaporated milk + chocolatetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together269 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Gelatin + chocolatetop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together228 recipes

    Shared aroma: maltol (caramel, sweet).

  5. Cherry + gelatintop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together67 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Swap the cherry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (gelatin, evaporated milk, chocolate):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Pumpkinfits about as well
  4. Cherrythe original

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