Name: Crab Puffs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 1 quart oil for deep frying; 1 pound cooked crabmeat; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 2 teaspoons garlic salt; 2 (16 ounce) packages small won ton wrappers

Why it works: Cream cheese and garlic work together. They rank in the top 22% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 711 recipes. Both carry linalool, which smells floral, citrus. The science ↓

Crab Puffs

16 servings

Prep30 min

Cook15 min

Ingredients

1 quart oil for deep frying
1 pound cooked crabmeat
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 teaspoons garlic salt
2 (16 ounce) packages small won ton wrappers

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

218Calories

2 gProtein

23 gFat

2 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	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.

Cream cheese + garlictop 22% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together711 recipes

Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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