5 from 6 votes
Roasted Pumpkin Soup
The easiest pumpkin soup (ever) made completely from scratch with sugar pumpkins! Thick, creamy, cozy, and so so good.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 (3-pound) sugar pumpkin halved, seeded and quartered
- 2 bell pepper quartered, red
- 1 apple quartered and seeded, Granny Smith
- 6 prigs thyme fresh
- 4 tablespoons olive oil divided
- salt Kosher salt and freshly ground
- black pepper Kosher salt and freshly ground
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 sweet onion chopped, large
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 6 sage fresh leaves
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons Pepitas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a baking sheet or coat with nonstick spray.
- Place pumpkin, bell peppers, apple and thyme in a single layer onto the prepared baking sheet. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Gently toss to combine.
- Place into oven and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until pumpkin is fork-tender, stirring at halftime; let cool, then remove skins.*
- Heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in pumpkin, bell peppers, apple, vegetable stock and sage.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 5-10 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender. Stir in heavy cream; season with salt and pepper, to taste. If the soup is too thick, add more vegetable stock as needed until desired consistency is reached.
- Serve immediately, garnished with pepitas, if desired.
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Notes
- *Baking time may need to be adjusted depending on the size of the pumpkin.