Creamy Pumpkin Soup

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Yields1 Serving
 1 Pumpkin (about 4-pound)
 4 cups vegetable broth
 1 yellow onion, chopped
 4 tbsp olive oil
 4 large garlic, minced
 ½ tsp sea salt
  tsp cloves
 ½ tsp cinnamon, ground
 ½ tsp nutmeg, ground
 Black pepper, ground
 ½ cup heavy cream (or coconut milk)
 2 tbsp maple syrup (or honey)
 Roasted pumpkin seeds
1

Preheat oven to 425° F.

2

Divide pumpkin into quarters. Remove seeds. Brush flesh with olive oil and place on baking sheet, cuts facing down.

3

Roast pumpkin quarters for 35 minutes or until flesh can be pierced with a fork. Set aside to cool. Peel off skin.

4

Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, and salt. Cook until onion is translucent (8 - 10 minutes).

5

Add the pumpkin flesh, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ground black pepper. Break up pumpkin using a spoon.

6

Slowly add vegetable broth. Boil and simmer for 15 minutes.

7

Stir in the heavy cream (or coconut milk) and maple syrup (or honey).

8

Blend soup using a blender to make smooth and creamy mixture. Transfer soup into serving bowl. Adjust taste if necessary.

9

Sprinkle pumpkin seeds on soup. Serve.

Ingredients

 1 Pumpkin (about 4-pound)
 4 cups vegetable broth
 1 yellow onion, chopped
 4 tbsp olive oil
 4 large garlic, minced
 ½ tsp sea salt
  tsp cloves
 ½ tsp cinnamon, ground
 ½ tsp nutmeg, ground
 Black pepper, ground
 ½ cup heavy cream (or coconut milk)
 2 tbsp maple syrup (or honey)
 Roasted pumpkin seeds

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 425° F.

2

Divide pumpkin into quarters. Remove seeds. Brush flesh with olive oil and place on baking sheet, cuts facing down.

3

Roast pumpkin quarters for 35 minutes or until flesh can be pierced with a fork. Set aside to cool. Peel off skin.

4

Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add garlic, onion, and salt. Cook until onion is translucent (8 - 10 minutes).

5

Add the pumpkin flesh, cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ground black pepper. Break up pumpkin using a spoon.

6

Slowly add vegetable broth. Boil and simmer for 15 minutes.

7

Stir in the heavy cream (or coconut milk) and maple syrup (or honey).

8

Blend soup using a blender to make smooth and creamy mixture. Transfer soup into serving bowl. Adjust taste if necessary.

9

Sprinkle pumpkin seeds on soup. Serve.

Creamy Pumpkin Soup