Creamy Spiced Pumpkin Soup

This creamy pumpkin soup is made with fresh pumpkin and is so easy to make! Ultimate comfort food for those cold winter nights!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 346 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ cup sour cream
• ½ cup heavy cream
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• ½ cup seasoned croutons
• ½ teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• ½ apple, peeled and diced
• 3 cups Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Broth
• 2 cups fresh pumpkin puree

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the apple, garlic, ginger, and thyme and saute until garlic and ginger are fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in salt, pepper, cinnamon, cloves. Pour in Swanson® Unsalted Chicken Broth and pumpkin puree; mix thoroughly. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and gently simmer until flavors have blended and apples are very soft, 30 minutes.

Step 2

Remove pot from heat. Puree the soup with an immersion blender until soup is smooth. Return pot to stove; bring soup back to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer for an additional 30 minutes.

Step 3

Remove pot from heat; stir in cream. Serve with your choice of garnishes including crumbled bacon, chopped green onions, sour cream, seasoned croutons.