Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Single Cream

Top flavour pairings and single cream recipes, revealed through the hidden methmatics of flavour.

Single cream conjures the embrace of milk and the bracing kiss of butter, yet its initial sweetness is only the opening note. Beneath lies a tapestry of vanilla, whispers of animal fat, and the creamy tanginess of lactic acid. These are the notes that lend it such remarkable, resonant depth. And the culinary wizardry begins when we seek out partners that allow these notes to truly sing.

To chart these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, each deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, pinpointing the notes that best complement this ingredient’s profile. Our exploration reveals, for instance, how the intense, bitter theobromine in dark chocolate can awaken single cream, and how Agen prunes's prunus notes forge a beautiful synergy with its rich creaminess.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. acidic, floral, and nectarous) enhanced by layers of subtle aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim for a mix of core traits to build balance, and select complementary aroma notes to create harmony.

The Art of Flavour Pairing

To understand how flavour notes harmonise, we analysed more than 50,000 popular ingredient combinations. By exploring these pairings, we identified specific flavour notes that frequently occur together, indicating they share a harmonious relationship.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Buttery Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of butter is strongly associated with the flavour of plum. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a plum-like flavour, such as Agen prunes, when pairing with the buttery aroma notes of single cream.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing single cream with Agen prunes.

Harmonious Flavours Of Single Cream

Just as our analysis revealed that butter and plum-like flavours are harmonious, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour accents present in single cream. E.g. the lactic acid notes of single cream are often used with cocoa and hazelnut accents.

The aroma accents complementing the various accents of single cream can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of dark chocolate offers many of the notes complementary to single cream, including cocoa and coffee accents. Because the flavour profile of dark chocolate has many of the of the features that are complementary to single cream, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of dark chocolate across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with single cream.

Recipes That Pair Single Cream With Dark Chocolate

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the accents that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of single cream, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of single cream, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aromas complementary to single cream.

What To Drink With Single Cream

The cocoa notes in chocolate make it a perfect pairing with single cream. Likewise, the blackberry flavours in bobal create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of single cream below.

Which Fruit Go With Single Cream?

Choose fruit that cut through its creaminess or cut through its rich creaminess. Cherry jam and cherry offer vibrant, clean counterpoints, their verdant freshness lifting the palate. Sour cherry add a gentle, oniony brightness, while strawberry jam introduces a sophisticated, anise-tinged elegance.

Alternatively, embrace fruit that harmonise with single cream's tanginess. The addition of blueberry, with its subtle brambly notes, can complement the lactic acid beautifully, while mixed berries lends a juicy aroma.

How Flavonomics Works

We've pioneered a unique, data-driven approach to decode the intricate art of flavour pairing. Our goal is to move beyond intuition and uncover the science of why certain ingredients harmonise beautifully. This rigorous methodology allows us to provide you with insightful and reliable pairing recommendations.

Our analysis begins with over 50,000 carefully selected recipes from acclaimed chefs like Galton Blackiston, Marcello Tully, and Pierre Lambinon. This premium dataset ensures our model distils genuine culinary excellence and creativity.

Each ingredient from these recipes is deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, creating a unique numerical "flavour fingerprint." This quantification allows us to apply advanced analytical methods to identify complex patterns between flavour notes.

We identify popular ingredient combinations that frequently appear in our recipe database. Regression analysis is then performed on these pairings to statistically validate and pinpoint truly harmonious flavours.

These insights drive our predictive model, which allows us to take any ingredient (e.g., Single cream), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.