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Pumpkin Pear Soup
Flavors of pumpkin and pear, with hints of caramel and cardamom, make this Pumpkin Pear Soup a special treat. Embellish with a spider web if you’re dining near Halloween!
Servings: 4
Calories: 145 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 cups pear chunks unpeeled is fine.
- 2 cups pumpkin chunks peeled (about half a small pie pumpkin, or squash like Butternut
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- ¼ cup cream
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cardamom
- 2-3 T maple syrup
For Spiderweb (optional)
- ¼ cup (optional) Greek yogurt or sour cream or heavy cream
- 1-2 Tablespoons (optional) milk omit if using heavy cream
Instructions
- Cut the pumpkin and pear into approximately 1-inch pieces. Toss with a Tablespoon of olive oil and roast at 450 (convection if you have it) until turning golden around the edges, about 25-30 minutes.
- Place the pear and pumpkin along with the remaining ingredients into a blender. Puree until smooth.
- Taste and adjust salt and maple syrup to your tastes.
Cup of Yum
To make the spiderweb (optional):
- Mix ¼ cup yogurt or sour cream with 1-2 Tablespoons milk to a “squirtable” consistency. Put into a squirt bottle with a small nozzle, a piping bag with a small tip or a zip loc bag with the corner cut out.
- Pour soup into a soup bowl. Starting from the center of the bowl, draw a spiral with the yogurt mixture.
- Next using a small tipped tool like a thin knife or end of a spoon, draw a line in the soup through the spiral starting at the center and moving toward the bowl edge. Continue around the spiral making more lines until you have a web-like design.
Nutrition Information
Calories
145kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
476mg
(20%)
Potassium
330mg
(9%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
5427IU
(109%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 145
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 145kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 476mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 330mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 5427IU | 109% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.