On Halloween I had my heart set on making pumpkin soup with what I had on hand but as I browsed through several recipes I couldn’t find one with the ingredients I wanted to use. So I whipped up my own concoction and will humbly say this is the best pumpkin soup I’ve ever tasted — not to mention, the simplest! No need to bake a pumpkin or put anything into a food processor. I know the days of autumn are coming to an end, but I will be enjoying this warm, comforting soup all winter long and have hopes that you will too!
This recipes makes about 6 cups, with one cup counting as a fat and carbohydrate, which makes for a perfect bedtime snack. Or you can stir in a scoop of protein powder for a perfect PFC (protein, fat and carbohydrate) balanced morning or afternoon snack.
Ingredients:
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- 1 29-ounce can of pumpkin (or 3 1/2 cups pumpkin purée)
- 1 12-ounce can coconut milk
- 2 1/4 cups water
- 4 T. butter
- 2 T. brown sugar or maple syrup (optional)
- 1 T. garlic
- 2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- Garnishings (optional): heavy cream, pumpkin seeds, pistachios, parsley
Directions:
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- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat.
- Cook and store the garlic into the melted butter until softened.
- Stir the water and let it heat up for 1-2 minutes before adding in the rest of the ingredients.
- Stir the pumpkin puree, coconut milk, pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar or maple syrup (if desired) and cook until heated through, about 5-6 minutes.
- Let simmer on the stove on low heat until read to eat.
- Garnish with a touch of heavy cream, pumpkin seeds, pistachios and/or a sprig of parsley. Refrigerate or freeze extras for easy to reheat sides or snacks.
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Yum that looks so good!! I shared that recipe. It inspired me to finally write down my butternut squash soup recipe I made a couple of weeks ago: http://www.nutritiontofruition.com/butternut-squash-leek-soup/
Love how easy this is to make!
The fat in this soup is healthy fat and healthy fat won’t make you fat. It adds calories, but it’s not all about calories (and I HATE CALORIES: http://www.dietitiancassie.com/i-hate-calories-part-1/)….
This looks so good, and yes, it is still pumpkin soup season! Soup is the smoothie of winter.
Cassie….can you help me calculate carbs per serving. Thanks.