This pumpkin soup makes a simple autumn dinner or a first course for a weekend get-together, using ingredients that are easy to keep on hand.

Creamy Pumpkin Soup With Apple and Sage: original illustrated autumn feature image

Ingredients and directions

  1. Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 small chopped onion, 1 peeled diced apple, 2 minced garlic cloves, 2 cups unsweetened pumpkin puree, 3 cups low-sodium vegetable broth, 1/2 teaspoon dried sage, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, salt, pepper and 1/3 cup cream or unsweetened coconut milk.
  2. Warm oil in a pot and soften onion and apple for 6-8 minutes; add garlic for 30 seconds.
  3. Stir in pumpkin, broth and seasonings. Simmer gently for about 15 minutes.
  4. Blend carefully with an immersion blender until smooth; stir in cream or coconut milk and warm through without a hard boil.
  5. Taste, adjust salt and serve with toasted bread or pumpkin seeds.

Serving and storage tips

Yield: approximately four servings. Keep hot soup hot and refrigerate leftovers promptly. Use pure pumpkin puree rather than pumpkin pie mix.

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