Name: Coffeechino No Bakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 20 no-bake cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 1 1/2 cups white sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1/4 cup instant cappuccino mix; 1/4 cup instant coffee granules; 3 1/2 cups rolled oats; 1/2 cup mocha cappuccino hazelnut spread; 2 tablespoons quick-hardening caramel-flavored ice cream topping (such as Smucker's® Magic Shell®), or to taste

Why it works: Butter and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41,516 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Coffeechino No Bakes

20 no-bake cookies

Prep10 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup instant cappuccino mix
1/4 cup instant coffee granules
3 1/2 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup mocha cappuccino hazelnut spread
2 tablespoons quick-hardening caramel-flavored ice cream topping (such as Smucker's® Magic Shell®), or to taste

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

356Calories

6 gProtein

20 gFat

40 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 9 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Oat	1/2 cup dry (40g)	154
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Ice Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Water	not in our table	0
Coffee	not in our table	0
Hazelnut	not in our table	0
Spread	not in our table	0
Topping	not in our table	0

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.

Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together41,516 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Spread + creamtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together96 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
Coffee + hazelnuttop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together86 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, earthy).
Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Sugar + spreadtop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together260 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the hazelnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, sugar, coffee, oats, spread, cream):

Almondfits about as well
Hazelnutthe original
Pecansfits less well
Walnutfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, sugar, coffee, oats, spread, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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