Easy Pumpkin Soup
Easy Pumpkin Soup
If you’re looking for a delicious seasonal fall soup, this Easy Pumpkin Soup is it! It’s creamy, flavourful and so good.
Fall was meant for pumpkin in everything!
This time of year I always have pumpkin purée in my fridge, an ingredient leftover from making cookies, pie or bread, and I hate to let it go to waste. So this past weekend after I made my Halloween pumpkin pie, I had some pumpkin purée left, and decided to make a pot of soup with it. Perfect for a chilly fall night.
Creamy + Delicious!
Whenever I can I like to add squash or pumpkin purée to many things, including soups, stews, and sauces like pasta sauce. The squash adds extra delicious flavour, creaminess and a rich texture. So good.
Make this soup on the stovetop or in the slow cooker.
This soup is SO easy to make. It can be made in the slow cooker on low, for about 2 – 3 hours. I like this option when I’m at home because I don’t have to pay attention to it while it cooks. Alternatively, this soup can easily be made on the stove in half the time.
Pumpkin Soup Recipe Tips
- PUMPKIN: You can use either canned or homemade pumpkin purée for this recipe. Here is my recipe for homemade pumpkin purée.
- CREAM: I use Half + Half for this soup. You can also use whole milk.
- BROTH: Use either chicken broth or vegetable broth.
- SOUP THICKNESS: If the soup seems too thick, feel free to add more cream or broth.
- SLOW COOKER OPTION: If you want to make this soup in the slow cooker, cook on low for about 2 – 3 hours. I like this option when I’m at home because I don’t have to babysit it on the stove. But if you wish, you can easily just make it on the stove in half the time.
- MAKE IT CREAMY: When the soup is done cooking, I use a hand blender to purée it so it’s nice and creamy.
- DOUBLE IT: Feel free to double the recipe for more servings.
- SERVING SUGGESTION: Then serve this soup with a green salad and fresh bread. A delicious and comforting meal!
Easy Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients
- 1 small onion minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- dash cinnamon
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- pepper
- 2 cups pumpkin purée
- 1 cup broth chicken or vegetable
- 1 cup cream (half and half)
Garnish:
- sour cream
Instructions
- In a saucepan sauté the onion, garlic and fresh ginger until soft.1 small onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
- Stir in the cumin, dash of cinnamon, brown sugar, salt and pepper.1/2 tsp cumin, dash cinnamon, 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1/4 tsp salt, pepper
- Stir in the pumpkin purée and broth and simmer for about 20 minutes or more, over low-medium heat.2 cups pumpkin purée, 1 cup broth
- After this time stir in the cream and simmer for about 5-10 minutes more.1 cup cream
- Once the soup is done cooking, I like to purée it using a hand blender. It makes the soup nice and creamy.
- If you like add a small scoop of sour cream to each bowl, give it a light swirl then serve immediately and enjoy!sour cream
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Have a delicious day!
Hi.
If I wanted to make the slow cooker version would I add all the ingredients in at once and turn on for 2-3 hours? Thanks.
Hi! Yes, just add everything to your slow cooker, make sure it’s mixed well and let it simmer on LOW for 2-3 hours.