What goes well with semi sweet chocolate?
We analyzed over 500,000 recipes to figure out which ingredients makes semi sweet chocolate better. On average, recipes with semi sweet chocolate gets 4.49⭐ review scores. But in some combinations, review scores get a lot better. Like with baking chocolate. And sometimes worse. Like with bourbon.
Here comes the combinations we found:
Significant high scores:
yogurt,
nutmeg,
nuts,
shortening,
white sugar,
nutella,
walnuts,
flour,
almonds,
sugar,
kahlua
Better than not:
almond flour,
semisweet chocolate,
pistachios,
instant espresso powder,
crispy rice cereal,
maraschino cherries,
pretzels,
chocolate shavings,
oil,
zucchini,
quick oats,
candy canes,
lemon juice,
allspice,
hazelnuts,
dark rum,
confectioners sugar,
oreo cookies,
wheat flour,
table salt,
cream cheese,
rolled oats,
baileys irish cream,
cream of tartar,
ginger,
corn syrup,
almond butter,
peppermint,
gelatin,
chocolate ice cream,
evaporated milk,
chocolate,
apple cider vinegar,
wheat germ,
egg yolk,
peanuts,
toffee bits
🤷♀️ Shrug:
oatmeal,
cranberry,
sour cream,
strawberry,
pecans,
butterscotch,
raisins,
cherries,
cinnamon,
vanilla instant pudding,
condensed milk,
baking soda,
cashew nuts,
coconut flakes,
sprinkles,
white granulated sugar,
white wheat flour
Scores poorly:
water,
marshmallows,
coconut,
milk,
peanut butter,
milk chocolate,
vanilla,
vegetable oil,
cherry pie filling,
pie crust,
baking powder,
cocoa powder
Pay attention:
mexican food,
heavy whipping cream,
pumpkin,
cornflour,
flaky sea salt,
molasses,
orange juice,
maple syrup,
instant coffee,
egg whites,
vanilla wafers,
powdered sugar,
almond milk,
rum,
vanilla ice cream,
old fashioned oats,
greek yogurt,
whipped topping,
coffee,
cake flour,
instant vanilla pudding,
coconut oil,
buttermilk,
pretzel twists,
cream,
ricotta cheese,
dutched cocoa,
pumpkin puré,
pumpkin pie spice,
orange zest,
bittersweet chocolate,
caramels,
appleauce,
espresso powder,
bread flour,
dulce de leche
Makes everything worse: butter, egg, salt, brown sugar, all purpose flour, apple, rack of pork, dark brown sugar, granulated sugar, salted butter, banana, kosher salt, heavy cream, american food, honey, canola oil, sea salt, dark chocolate, bourbon
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Remember this is how people score them online. A bad combination might not be a bad combination. It might be hard to cook or people make poor substitutions. If you think it makes sense to use something, just pay extra attention.
Here are some great recipes I found with semi sweet chocolate: