Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Creamy Butternut Soup is for Soup.

Creamy Butternut Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Creamy Butternut Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Creamy Butternut Soup makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for Creamy Butternut Soup are:

1 butternut squash (Need 2 cups, mashed)
1 large apple, (sweet/tart, like an Empire)
1 medium onion
2 1/2 cups vegetable broth, divided
1 tsp freshly grated ginger root
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
3/4 to 1 tsp garam masala (an Indian spice blend)
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 TBS honey
1/2 cup whipped cream cheese

Here is how you make Creamy Butternut Soup:

Bake or roast squash, apple and onion. When tender, measure the squash and place it into a large saucepan with 2 cups of the vegetable broth and the cooked apple and onion. Add the spices and simmer until the vegetables & fruit are very tender. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup until smooth. Add the cream cheese and blend again. Add the rest of the vegetable broth if soup is too thick. Bring to a simmer again and serve.Serving Size: makes 5.25 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PATTIDIME.

The nutritional information for Creamy Butternut Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 142.1

• Total Fat: 5.2 g
• Cholesterol: 16.8 mg
• Sodium: 816.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
• Protein: 2.0 g