Butternut squash soup is one of those winter soups that I just can’t get enough of! Warm, creamy, and rich…it just makes me want to sit in front of a fire and watch Netflix. You feel me, right?
How can I make this butternut squash soup creamy without using cream?
Usually a soup like this calls for heavy cream to make it, well…creamy. But since I’m a no-dairy zone these days (Check out the story about it here and here), I needed to find a way to get it just as creamy. The secret to this soup is that it isn’t just butternut squash loaded in there. Nope…another vegetable plays silent partner in this dish.
I started with a whole butternut squash and roasted it in the oven with a little olive oil and salt. Then I cooked an entire bag of frozen carrots (a 12 oz. bag works fine) and tossed them in a soup pot with the roasted butternut squash. Now it was time for the creamy part to start happening.
I poured an entire can of coconut cream into the mix as well as another cup of almond-coconut blend (I love the Silk brand). Mash the vegetables quickly with a fork just to break them up. Here’s where the immersion blender makes things super easy…I just love this thing! Blend all the ingredients together until the soup is thick and creamy. (If you don’t have an immersion blender, a regular blender or food processor works too.)
Once all the ingredients were blended into a thick soup, I added a little almond-coconut blend at a time until the soup reached a consistency that I like. This part is really personal preference. I liked my soup thick and not-so-slidey (is that word?) when I picked up my spoon.
Then comes the spices.
I used about 2 tablespoons of cinnamon and 1/2 tablespoon of nutmeg. Mix the spices in with the rest of the soup and add more SLOWLY if you want to make the spices stand out a little more. It’s important to keep tasting the soup after you add spices just to make sure you don’t over season it.
This soup keeps really well for a week and a half in the fridge, but you can also freeze it in smaller portions for a great, last-minute dinner at home. Yum!
Do you have some yummy soup recipes I should try? Let me know in the comments below. Until next time ya’ll!