Go Back
Print

Roasted Pumpkin Soup

This is the perfect cozy fall recipe. It combines a slew of healthy veggies, plus one apple for sweetness, and gets its creaminess from coconut cream. You can store it in the fridge for about a week, or freeze the leftovers for up to a few months!
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword Fall Food, Healthy, Pumpkin
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 3-pound sugar pumpkin, halved, seeded and cut into eigths
  • 2 red bell peppers quartered
  • 1 Granny Smith apple quartered and seeded
  • 6 fresh thyme sprigs plus more for garnish
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 large sweet onion chopped
  • 4 cups vegetable stock
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp maple syrup or honey
  • Dash of nutmeg
  • Red pepper flakes if desired
  • Salt & pepper
  • 6 fresh sage leaves
  • 1/2 coconut cream
  • 3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds or pepitas

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Chop vegetables as instructed in ingredient list.
  2. Place pumpkin, peppers, apple, and onion in a single layer on baking sheet, and coat with about 2 tbs of olive oil. Place springs of thyme on top of veggies, and bake for 45-50 min until everything is fork-tender.
  3. Once veggies are cool enough to handle, remove the skins from the pumpkin and the apples.
  4. Heat 2 tbs of olive oil in a large stockpot, and cook garlic over a medium until tender, for about 3 minutes. Add in the white wine and bring mixture to a boil for about 2 minutes.
  5. Add veggies, vegetable stock, and sage leaves, and bring the mixture to a full boil. Reduce the heat, and let everything simmer for 5-10 minutes.
  6. Puree the mixture with an emersion blender until smooth. Add in coconut cream, and your spices. You can serve the soup immediately, or let it sit at a low heat while you prepare your table.
  7. Serve with thyme leaves, pumpkin seeds or pepitas, red pepper flakes, and a swirl of coconut cream to garrnish.

Modifications

Don't like coconut milk? Use heavy whipping cream instead.
Not into cooking with wine? Substitute 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar