Easy Sweet Potato and Pear Soup

Fabulous holiday or winter soup. The addition of pears adds a different slant. When serving, garnish with a swirl of cream. Can be made up to two days ahead of time.

• Preparation Time: 35 mins
• Cooking Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 278 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cinnamon stick
• ¼ cup chopped celery
• 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
• ¼ cup chopped carrot
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon lime juice, or to taste
• ½ teaspoon thyme
• 3 Bartlett pears, peeled and diced
• 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add sweet potatoes, pears, cinnamon stick, and thyme; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Step 2

Stir chicken broth and paprika into the pot; bring to a boil. Simmer until sweet potatoes are soft, about 15 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick.

Step 3

Fill blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour into a pot. Repeat with remaining soup. Return to pot.

Step 4

Stir heavy cream, maple syrup, and lime juice into the blended soup. Simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.