Prairie Grass Cafe is sharing their recipe with us for ‘Three Sisters Garden Heirloom Luxury Pie Pumpkin Soup”. They get their Heirloom Pumpkins from their local Three Sisters Garden. Heirloom Luxury Pie Pumpkins are a lovely golden fruit with white netting, typically in the 6 pound range and perfect for pie making. In fact, this is one of the best tasting pie pumpkins you can use; with very sweet and smooth flesh, it’s a favorite of all who use it,” according to SeedSavers.org. Making heirloom pumpkin soup with fresh pumpkins is the best way to go for flavor! You are sure to love the smooth silky texture and intense pumpkin flavor of this fresh pumpkin soup recipe! This is one of my favorite heirloom pumpkin recipes.
Fresh Heirloom Pumpkin Soup Recipe- Healthy & Delicious
Pumpkin Soup photo by Anna Williams
Heirloom Luxury Pie Pumpkin Soup Ingredients:
3 cups pie pumpkin, peeled, seeds removed and cut into 2″ chunks
½ cup onion, peeled and chopped
2 Tablespoons olive oil
3 sprigs fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
Salt
8 cups chicken stock
½ cup heavy cream
Savory Spices For Pumpkin Soup: The thyme and bay leaves give this soup a delicious savory flavor and compliment the natural sweetness of the fresh pumpkin very well.
How To Make Heirloom Luxury Pie Pumpkin Soup
In a large soup pot sauté the pumpkin in the olive oil with the onions, thyme, bay leaves and salt.
Cook over medium heat until the onions are transparent.
Add the chicken stock and simmer for 30 minutes or until the pumpkin is tender and the liquid reduces by about a ¼ of it’s original volume.
Add the cream and simmer another 5 minutes.
Remove from the stove. Take the thyme and bay leaves out of the soup. Blend well.
Serve hot the fresh pumpkin soup with toasted pumpkin seeds and popcorn.
I hope you enjoy this festive recipe for Pumpkin Soup made with fresh pumpkin and it puts you in the fall mood.
I don’t know if you know this already but pumpkins are really healthy for you! Pumpkin is rich in fiber and with three grams per one-cup serving and only 49 calories, it can keep you feeling full for longer on fewer calories. A fiber-rich diet seems to help people eat less, and thereby shed pounds. Plus pumpkins are packed full of vitamins and nutrients! A cup of cooked, mashed pumpkin contains more than 200 percent of your recommended daily intake of vitamin A, which aids vision. Pumpkins are also high in the antioxidant beta-carotene, which may play a role in cancer prevention, according to the National Cancer Institute. So you can enjoy this savory fresh pumpkin soup recipe without any guilt!
Printable Fresh Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Heirloom Luxury Pie Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients
- 3 cups pie pumpkin, peeled, seeds removed and cut into 2" chunks
- ½ cup onion, peeled and chopped
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- Salt
- 8 cups chicken stock
- ½ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- In a large soup pot sauté the pumpkin in the olive oil with the onions, thyme, bay leaves and salt.
- Cook over medium heat until the onions are transparent.
- Add the chicken stock and simmer for 30 minutes or until the pumpkin is tender and the liquid reduces by about a ¼ of it’s original volume.
- Add the cream and simmer another 5 minutes.
- Remove from the stove. Take the thyme and bay leaves out of the soup. Blend well.
- Serve hot the Heirloom Luxury Pie Pumpkin Soup with toasted pumpkin seeds and popcorn.
Nutrition Facts
Heirloom Luxury Pie Pumpkin Soup
Serves: 10
| Amount Per Serving: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 147.58 kcal | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 9.47 g | 13.8% | |
| Saturated Fat 3.76 g | 15% | |
| Trans Fat | ||
| Cholesterol 22.06 mg | 7.3% | |
| Sodium 582.35 mg | 24.3% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 10.43 g | 3.3% | |
| Dietary Fiber 0.47 g | 0% | |
| Sugars 4.67 g | ||
| Protein 5.58 g | ||
| Vitamin A 22.4 % | Vitamin C 6.31 % | |
| Calcium 2.75 % | Iron 5.16 % | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Family Focus Blog
Thanks again to the Prairie Grass Cafe for sharing this fresh pumpkin soup recipe with us! If you make it, tag us @familyfocusblog and let us know how you like it.
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