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Roasted pumpkin soup in a white bowl on a blue napkin.

Roasted Pumpkin Soup

A warm & comforting soup featuring roasted pumpkin, savory onions & garlic, & finished with a swirl of cream.
5 from 10 votes
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Prep Time 50 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Appetizer, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 8

Equipment

  • 1 Large stock pot

Ingredients
  

  • 2.20 lbs (1 kg) pumpkin
  • 3 tbsp (45ml) olive oil (divided)
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 cups (473ml) chicken stock
  • 1 tsp (5g) ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp (5g) ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 cup (59ml) cream or milk
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 425F.
  • Cut pumpkin into 2" pieces & coat with 1 tbsp (15ml) olive oil. Sprinkle with 1 tbsp (18g) salt. Using a cookie sheet, roast the pumpkin in the oven for at least 35 minutes until tender & easily pierced with a knife. Allow to cool to room temperature. When cool use a spoon to remove the skin from the pumpkin & reserve in a bowl.
    Pieces of pumpkin on a baking tray
  • Heat a large stock pot over medium heat and add 2 tbsp (30ml) olive oil.
  • Saute chopped onion until soft & translucent.
    Onions sauteing in a large blue stock pot.
  • Add chopped garlic & cook for 2 minutes more.
  • Add peeled pumpkin & cook for 5 minutes while roughly mashing pumpkin.
    Chopped pumpkin cooking in a blue pot.
  • Add broth, cinnamon & nutmeg & bring the mixture to a boil.
    Someone adding cinnamon & nutmeg to pumpkin soup mixture on the stove.
  • Remove the pot from the heat & using an immersion blender, puree the soup until it's very smooth. Alternatively, puree the soup in batches in a blender & return to the pot.
    Someone using an immersion blender to puree pumpkin soup.
  • Add cream & stir well. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
    Someone adding cream to pumpkin soup on a stove.
  • Serve with a drizzle of yogurt & pumpkin seeds as desired.

Notes

See the “How To Make This” & “Tips For Success” sections above the recipe for more detailed information on the process. 
Keyword Easy, gluten-free, low carb, low-calorie