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Pumpkin Pear Soup with Maple Cream is for Dinner.

Pumpkin Pear Soup with Maple Cream takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Pumpkin Pear Soup with Maple Cream takes 20 minutes to cook.

Pumpkin Pear Soup with Maple Cream makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Pumpkin Pear Soup with Maple Cream are:

1 Tbsp Butter
1 cup chopped onion
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp groud cumin
5 cups peeled fresh pumpkin (about 2.5 lbs)
3 cups fat free, less-sodium chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups coarsely chopped peeled ripe Bartlett pears (about 2)
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
2 Tbsp maple syrup
Thyme sprigs (optional)

Here is how you make Pumpkin Pear Soup with Maple Cream:

1) Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, brown sugar, and cumin; cook 5 minutes or until onions are tender; stirring occasionally.2) Add pumpkin, broth, and salt; bring to a boil over medium-high. Add pear; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.3) Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Place half of pumpkin mixture in a blender; process unitl smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat prcedure with remaining pumpkin mixture. Return pureed mixture to pan; keep warm.4) Combine sour cream and maple syrup. Ladle soup into serving bowls; drizzle maple cream over each serving. Garnish soup with thyme sprigs, if desired. Yeild: 8 servings (serving size: 1 cup soup and 1 teaspoon maple syrup).Note* if you find this a bit bland like I did feel free to add additional spices. I added some curry powder to taste which was quite nice! Serving Size: makes 8 servings of 1 cup soup and 1 tsp maple creamNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNIFEREG.

The nutritional information for Pumpkin Pear Soup with Maple Cream is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 108.5

• Total Fat: 2.7 g
• Cholesterol: 8.6 mg
• Sodium: 883.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
• Protein: 2.1 g