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Cranberry Brandy Slush

"This slushy drink is perfect for summer entertaining."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Cranberry Brandy Slush

Why it works: Lemon and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,289 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Cranberry Brandy Slush

24 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

195Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
49 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cherry Brandy1 cup (138g)87
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46

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.

  1. Lemon + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,289 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Orange + cranberrytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together230 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Cranberry + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together100 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the cranberry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cherry brandy, orange, lemon, lime):

  1. Cherryfits about as well
  2. Cranberrythe original
  3. Pineapplefits less well
  4. Mangofits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against cherry brandy, orange, lemon, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.