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Cranberry Parfait Pie

"Many years ago, I dreamed up this recipe for a contest. My family loves it as an alternative to the traditional Thanksgiving desserts. Frozen whipped topping may be substituted for the ice cream and topping, if desired. Frozen strawberries may be substituted for the cranberry sauce."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Cranberry Parfait Pie

Why it works: Strawberry and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,385 recipes. Both carry p-vinylguaiacol, which smells spicy, fruity. The science ↓

Cranberry Parfait Pie

1 - 9 inch pie
Prep30 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

324Calories
3 gProtein
13 gFat
49 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 9 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cracker5 saltine crackers (15g)66
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Strawberry1 cup (152g)49
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Berrynot in our table0
Saucenot 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. Strawberry + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,385 recipes

    Shared aroma: p-vinylguaiacol (spicy, fruity).

  2. Cranberry + berrytop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68 recipes

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

  3. Berry + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together50 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  4. Cranberry + vanillatop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together67 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  5. Cranberry + strawberrytop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together60 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

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 (strawberry, berry, sauce, vanilla, cream, sugar):

  1. Blueberryfits better
  2. Raspberryfits better
  3. Peachfits better
  4. Cranberrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against strawberry, berry, sauce, vanilla, cream, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.