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While you might know traditional combinations like apples with cinnamon or cranberries with oranges, have you tried grapefruit with tarragon or peaches with maple syrup?
Breaking out of a flavor rut is simple, especially with fruit. This chart reveals which flavors pair best with different fruits. Here’s how to make the most of it.
A Guide to Using the Fruit and Flavor Pairings Chart
Leslie Jeon, a professionally trained pastry chef and creator of The Baker’s Almanac, has designed this practical chart to clearly illustrate the best flavor pairings for a wide range of fruits.
Whether you love baking, cooking, or crafting cocktails with fruit, this is a resource you’ll want to save. (A cleaner PDF version is available for download if you join the site’s mailing list.)
The chart organizes fruits alphabetically in the leftmost column, followed by columns for complementary fruits, herbs, spices, nuts, spirits, and other ingredients like syrups, coffee, chocolate, and honey. A search bar at the top right allows you to quickly find specific fruits or flavors.
If a fruit or ingredient isn’t listed, you can leave a comment for Jeon below the chart, and she’ll consider adding it in future updates. (She frequently expands the chart with new fruits and flavors.)
This chart is particularly helpful when you have an abundance of a specific fruit, whether from your own garden, a farmers’ market, or a CSA subscription.
Imagine your backyard trees yield an overwhelming number of pears, and you’ve exhausted all ideas for adding them to salads or eating them plain. While ginger is a familiar pairing, have you considered rosemary, basil, mascarpone with vanilla, or even pistachio and cardamom? Prepare to indulge in a variety of delightful desserts.
