Pumpkin Pear Soup with Maple Cream
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 Tbsp Butter1 cup chopped onion1 Tbsp brown sugar1/2 tsp groud cumin5 cups peeled fresh pumpkin (about 2.5 lbs)3 cups fat free, less-sodium chicken broth1/2 tsp salt2 cups coarsely chopped peeled ripe Bartlett pears (about 2)1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream2 Tbsp maple syrupThyme sprigs (optional)
1) Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, brown sugar, and cumin; cook 5 minutes or until onions are tender; stirring occasionally.
2) Add pumpkin, broth, and salt; bring to a boil over medium-high. Add pear; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.
3) Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Place half of pumpkin mixture in a blender; process unitl smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat prcedure with remaining pumpkin mixture. Return pureed mixture to pan; keep warm.
4) Combine sour cream and maple syrup. Ladle soup into serving bowls; drizzle maple cream over each serving. Garnish soup with thyme sprigs, if desired.
Yeild: 8 servings (serving size: 1 cup soup and 1 teaspoon maple syrup).
Note* if you find this a bit bland like I did feel free to add additional spices. I added some curry powder to taste which was quite nice!
Serving Size: makes 8 servings of 1 cup soup and 1 tsp maple cream
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNIFEREG.
2) Add pumpkin, broth, and salt; bring to a boil over medium-high. Add pear; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until pumpkin is tender.
3) Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Place half of pumpkin mixture in a blender; process unitl smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat prcedure with remaining pumpkin mixture. Return pureed mixture to pan; keep warm.
4) Combine sour cream and maple syrup. Ladle soup into serving bowls; drizzle maple cream over each serving. Garnish soup with thyme sprigs, if desired.
Yeild: 8 servings (serving size: 1 cup soup and 1 teaspoon maple syrup).
Note* if you find this a bit bland like I did feel free to add additional spices. I added some curry powder to taste which was quite nice!
Serving Size: makes 8 servings of 1 cup soup and 1 tsp maple cream
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JENNIFEREG.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 108.5
- Total Fat: 2.7 g
- Cholesterol: 8.6 mg
- Sodium: 883.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 21.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
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