Rich and savory with just a hint of sweetness, this creamy Curried Butternut Squash Soup will satisfy all your fall soup cravings.
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This recipe started out as a copycat for Panera's Autumn Squash Soup, but I'm totally addicted to curry, so I bumped up the spices slightly, added a little extra half-and-half and... Boom!
Rich and savory with just a hint of sweetness, this creamy Curried Butternut Squash Soup will satisfy all your fall soup cravings.
The most difficult thing about making this Curried Butternut Squash Soup is cutting up the squash. Check out this great tutorial I found for safely and efficiently cutting a butternut squash.
Curried Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon fresh nutmeg
- 1 small butternut squash seeded & cut into large chunks*
- 1 small sugar pie pumpkin or kuri squash seeded & cut into large chunks*
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup vegetable broth
- ¾ cup apple cider
- 1 ½ cups half-and-half
- 1-2 tablespoons honey
- ¼ cup pepitas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450° [230°].
- In a small bowl, mix salt, curry powder, cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg.
- Arrange squash chunks on parchment-lined baking tray, flesh side up. Drizzle with olive oil and season with half of the spice mixture. Set the rest of the spice mix aside for later.
- Roast seasoned squashes in oven for 25-30 minutes, or until flesh is very tender. Let cool.
- Scoop cooked squash off of skin and into a large blender pitcher. Pour in cider and broth and blend until very smooth. Discard squash skins.
- Pour blended squash mixture into a large, heavy saucepan and heat over medium-low until mixture reaches a low simmer. Add remaining spices, one tablespoon of honey and half-and-half.
- Taste and season, adding more honey if desired.
- Serve warm. Garnish with roasted pumpkin seeds - they give it a nice crunch!
Notes
Nutrition
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Do you love butternut squash? Be sure to try our Roasted Butternut with Bacon, Leeks & Goat Cheese and our Easy Butternut Samosas!
Looking for a tasty garnish for this Curried Butternut Squash Soup? Check out these delicious sweet and savory Pumpkin Seed recipes!
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i need to make this asap. it looks positively delicious
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I'm making this tonight. Or maybe tomorrow. Whenever I get to the store. YUM.
I love the idea of using apple cider in the soup!
I'm in the "need to make this soup ASAP" camp. And just as I have been reading about some of the medicinal qualities of Turmeric!
Looks delicious! Butternut is probably my favorite winter squash. It's so hearty and flavorful. Kuri is good too. We eat mostly Paleo, so this squash is a staple in our house. Thanks for the recipe!
Perfectly beautiful soup, I love the simple side garnish!
I love curried butternut squash soup! Yum. Beautiful job on the styling it too. I know it's not easy to do that. 🙂
As I'm sitting here laid up from surgery, I am craving all kinds of soup. I can't wait to get back in the kitchen and try this one. Some of my favorite flavors all in one bowl +1 for the pepitas. Nice addition.
Love squash soup! I'm excited to try your recipe!
This looks so good! I will try making it some Sunday afternoon and serve it Monday.
This looks like something I would definitely like to try out. I really like butternut squash dishes.