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A cup of pumpkin soup topped with foamed Half & Half, sitting on a placemat with a spoon.
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Creamy Spiced Pumpkin Soup - Cappuccino Style (Recipe)

Easy spiced pumpkin soup prepped in 10 minutes or less, with a 30 minute simmer on the stove. Top it, cappuccino style, with frothy, hot cream.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pumpkin soup
Servings: 4
Calories: 166.4kcal
Author: Susan Pridmore

Equipment

  • Chef's knife
  • Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed pot
  • Immersion blender

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup yellow onion slices, or coarsely chopped
  • 2 15-ounce cans pumpkin puree or when measured, 3 cups
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup apple cider
  • 1 ½ tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon ras el hanout spice or pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup Half & Half milk

Instructions

  • Warm the olive oil in a heavy bottomed pot over medium heat, and add the onion. Cover the pot and sweat the onion until very tender, 5 - 10 minutes.
  • Add the pumpkin puree and the remaining ingredients except for the Half & Half. Simmer on low for 10 minutes.
  • Use an immersible blender to blend the onions into the soup, or use a large blender or food processor and puree . If you use a blender or food processor, pour the soup back into the same pot to keep warm after it's puréed.
  • Heat up the Half & Half without bringing it a boil. I use the microwave oven. Pour into a small mixing bowl and beat it with an immersible blender (or hand held mixer) until it becomes super-frothy.
  • Pour the soup into bowls (or large coffee cups for fun) and top with the frothy milk.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 166.4kcal | Carbohydrates: 17.1g | Protein: 1.5g | Fat: 10.6g | Saturated Fat: 3.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6.1g | Cholesterol: 10.6mg | Sodium: 317mg | Potassium: 182.3mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13.2g | Vitamin A: 194.8IU | Vitamin C: 3.8mg | Calcium: 64.6mg | Iron: 0.4mg