Nothing says fall like pumpkin or butternut squash soup. I must say after making pumpkin soup I don’t know if I will go back to making butternut squash soup! I like it so much better. I made this soup with the leftover pumpkin puree from my Thanksgiving pumpkin pie! I baked a medium sized sugar pie pumpkin and got exactly 4 cups of puree. I used 2 cups for the pie and 2 cups for the soup!
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Recipe:
(Serves 4)
2 cups pumpkin puree
2 cups water (can sub in 1 cup coconut milk for a creamier/heavier soup)
1 vegetable bouillon cube
6 sage leaves
3-4 thyme sprigs
1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg
1 teaspoon Himalayan pink salt (unless your bouillon already has salt)
Place the pumpkin puree in a medium saucepan and heat on medium high. Add the water and bouillon cube, salt, and nutmeg. In a blender, add the sage and thyme with a little of the pumpkin puree, then pour into the saucepan. Heat to desired temperature and serve with a thyme garnish.