Island-Style Pumpkin Soup

Island-Style Pumpkin Soup

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Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Serves 6 Servings

Difficulty Moderate

Ingredients

  • 5 C. peeled, cubed cooking pumpkin, calabaza squash, acorn squash, butternut squash or sweet potato
  • 1/4 C. firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 C. Crisco® Pure Corn Oil OR Crisco®Pure Canola Oil
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 C. coarsely chopped onion
  • 1 Tbsp. minced fresh garlic
  • 1 Tbsp. minced fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp. dried thyme leaves
  • 1/2 tsp. minced habanero pepper with seeds or 1 jalepeno pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1/4 tsp. pepper
  • 4 C. chicken broth
  • 1 C. heavy cream
  • 2 Tbsps. green pepitas, salted and roasted

Directions

  1. HEAT oven to 350ºF. Mix pumpkin, brown sugar and 2 Tbsp. oil in roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt. Cover and bake 45 minutes or until fork-tender.
  2. HEAT remaining 2 Tbsp. oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook 4 to 5 minutes or until softened. Stir in thyme, habanero pepper, pumpkin pie spice and pepper. Cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in chicken broth and roasted pumpkin with pan juices. Simmer 10 minutes. Stir in cream.
  3. TRANSFER mixture to blender or food processor, working in batches, if necessary. Cover and process until smooth. Return soup to Dutch oven and heat through. Garnish individual servings with pepitas.