Looking for a Spiced Pumpkin Soup Recipe? I suddenly realised the other day that our Halloween pumpkin was still kicking around the kitchen. Not literally of course — we haven’t been using it as an indoor football — but it was still sitting on the window-ledge; unloved and unused.
We’d bought two for All Hallows’ Eve, from the pumpkin farm, and only carved one of them, so the other was patiently waiting for something exciting to happen to it.
Which, in the fullness of time, it did.
We used it to make the most delicious Spiced Pumpkin Soup.
This spicy pumpkin soup recipe is one that I’ve had for YEARS.
I’ve no idea where it first came from — as my mum wrote it out for me when I went to university — and I’ve still got it, written on the same scrappy old piece of paper.
Now very much worse for wear with curled edges and soup splodges.
This is the perfect soup for this kind of year. Wholesome, hearty and the perfect way to use up those poor, leftover, Halloween pumpkins!
Here’s how to make it:
Spiced Pumpkin Soup Recipe
- 3-3.5lb of chopped, peeled pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 850ml of veg or chicken stock
- 425ml of milk — I usually use semi-skimmed
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg
- A tiny sprinkling of cayenne pepper to give it a little kick (or more if you like some heat)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Sea salt to taste
- Cream to serve (this isn’t 100% necessary but it looks nice and tastes delicious)
The method
Super simple. Just cook off the onion and the garlic in the oil, until they’re translucent, then add the spices and the pumpkin.
Next, give it all a stir, then add the stock. Bring to the boil then simmer until the pumpkin is soft — I usually wait around 20 minutes or so — then add the milk.
A Little Tip
Don’t get hung up about the brown scum that forms on the top at this stage — this is a combination of the spices and the milk — it looks pretty vile but it will soon go when the soup is blitzed up.
After the milk has come to the boil, simmer for a couple more minutes, then use a hand blender to whizz it all together. Be careful — the soup is like hot lava at this stage and I’ve been splashed a couple of times (NB – it probably would be prudent to leave it to cool before blitzing but I’m generally too hungry and don’t have the patience to wait)!
Then when the soup is all silky and smooth — and you’ve blended all the ingredients together — season to taste, then ladle into bowls.
Serve with a dash of double cream and some lovely crusty bread.
The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread!
I would say that this old Spiced Pumpkin Soup recipe is one of the best things since sliced bread. Pretty hard to beat, although when it’s served in pretty bowls with sliced bread like this it’s a real winner.
Another soup we love is the lentil and bacon one — made in the pressure cooker. Both super simple but this pumpkin one just has the edge for me.
Happy eating!
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Spiced Pumpkin Soup
This is the perfect soup. Wholesome, hearty and the perfect way to use up those poor, leftover, Halloween pumpkins!
Ingredients
- 3-3.5lb of chopped, peeled pumpkin
- 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, peeled and chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 850ml of veg or chicken stock
- 425ml of milk — I usually use semi-skimmed
- ½ teaspoon each of: ground cinnamon, ground ginger and ground nutmeg
- A tiny sprinkling of cayenne pepper to give it a little kick (or more if you like some heat)
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Sea salt to taste
- Cream to serve (this isn't 100% necessary but it looks nice and tastes delicious)
Instructions
- Cook off the onion and the garlic in the oil, until they're translucent, then add the spices and the pumpkin.
- Give it all a stir, then add the stock.
- Bring to the boil then simmer until the pumpkin is soft — I usually wait around 20 minutes or so — then add the milk.
- Don't get hung up about the brown scum that forms on the top at this stage — this is a combination of the spices and the milk — it looks pretty vile but it will soon go when the soup is blitzed up.
- After the milk has come to the boil, simmer for a couple more minutes, then use a hand blender to whizz it all together.
- When the soup is all silky and smooth — and you've blended all the ingredients together — season to taste, then ladle into bowls.
- Serve with a dash of double cream (if you like) and some lovely crusty bread.
Notes
Be careful when you're blending the soup. It's like hot lava at this stage and I've been splashed a couple of times (NB - it probably would be prudent to leave it to cool before blitzing but I'm generally too hungry and don't have the patience to wait)!
Nutrition Information
Yield
8Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 219Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 3gCholesterol 10mgSodium 174mgCarbohydrates 40gFiber 9gSugar 15gProtein 9g
Calculations was calculated by Nutritionix and is approximate
This looks and sounds tasty. I love pumpkin soup! Have pinned to my Soup board on pinterest :)
It’s SO good Angela!! A definite fave in our house!! :)
lovely bowls. I’ve not made soup for ages! I will have to give this a try xx
Ooh they feel so lovely and chunky! The perfect bowl for hearty soups :)
I love a soup recipe and this sounds lovely. Really like the bowls too – especially as one has the same name as my daughter! xx
Haha!! I wondered if you’d pick up on that!! YES! Homeware named after your daughter! You should invest in some ;)
I think I’m in love with your breadboard… Looks delish and I heart the duck egg blue spots xx
Aah it’s beautiful isn’t it? A lovely big chunk of genuine tree wood! ;) xx
Can’t beat soup on these dark, winter days and it looks perfect in those bowls. Love the colour. #homeetc
Totally agree!!! So easy to make too — my favourite :)
Lovely photos and it does sound easy to make but no no no, pumpkin soup is just wrong. I can’t like it whatever people do to it!!
I can’t BELIEVE you don’t like it?!! Aaah I absolutely LOVE the stuff!! Pumpkin soup, pie, coffee!!! ;) YUM!
I really love olive wood. The textures and shapes are beautiful. Also have a huge thing for pumpkin soup. Really, really hearty and warming xx
We have an olive wood pestle and mortar which we’ve had for years — it *feels* so lovely the wood is so lovely and smooth! Loving my new bread board! :)
Gorgeous photo’s and what a yummy soup this looks! I am back into making soups again and love the bowls too :) Thanks for hosting with me – superb co-host!! :) Jess xx
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Aaah the bowls are SO gorgeous aren’t they?! Makes a change for us to ave something with a colour — al of our plates and bowls are plain white!! :)
Sounds a fab soup, lovely to have on a scrap of paper. Looks like great crockery too – and such a fab name, very say-able! Thanks for hosting #homeetc xx
Aah it’s a LOVELY name isn’t it?! Totally agree that it rolls off the tongue very nicely!! :)
Oh I love the crokery it is beautiful and just my colour and I love, love, love pumpkin soup. My aim after to christmas is to make healthy soups x
I’m a soup fiend!! One of my fave things to make — and eat!! Especially when it’s served in bowls as lovely as these!! :)
I love the crockery, Caro. The colour is divine. But the soup?! You may need to come round and cook it for me. I’ve never gotten to grips with pumpkin recipes. I don’t like the raw smell so have always been reluctant to try it.
Hahaha!! I would LOVE to convert you!!! I’m obsessed with it — PLUS you can roast the seeds in the oven with some oil and salt. They’re delicious.
We tried pumpkin pie for the first time this year, it would be great in a soup! Loving the duck egg table cloth! I really want a table cloth, need to get myself a few different ones for each season x
I absolutely LOVE pumpkin pie!! SO delicious — and fab in soup as well!! A great way of using those Halloween pumpkins up! :)
Oh I am loving soup so much at the moment, such great comfort food! This looks delicious and the bowls are gorgeous too. Thank you for hosting xx
Soup is one of my very fave things!! Not only id it a doddle to make, it’s good for you and cheap as chips!! Winner all round! The bowls are really lovely — perfect for soup :)
I love it – you’ve just taken your mum’s secret recipe global! That is so cool that you’ve still got the original scrap of paper. I’ve never made homemade soup, but you’ve just tempted me. Love the bowls too – it’s so true, what it’s served in does make it taste nicer! x #HomeEtc
Hahahaha!!! I hadn’t thought of that!! I’m sure she won’t mind though — it’s nice to share!! ;)
Pumpkin soup and curried parsnip soup are two favourites in our house at this time of year – so warming and creamy. Your recipe sounds lovely too.
That crockery is so pretty! Presentation makes all the difference, doesn’t it?
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I have never tried curried parsnip! I have a recipe for spicy parsnip which is lovey!! I wonder what curried PUMPKIN would be like?! Might try it next time I make some!! ;)
Yum, I love pumpkin soup. I’ll definitely be trying this out. #HomeEtc
Aah do — it’s SUCH an easy recipe!! And delicious too :)
Looks delicous, you have really made me want soup for lunch now. x
It’s a firm favourite in our house!! Even the twins like soup! I don’t think I’d even eaten soup when I was two!! :)
Lovely soup, and lovely bowls too! Alex has decided to go vegan so I’ve been keeping my eye out for new recipes to try – I reckon with a dairy-free milk (and maybe a swirl of cream just for me!) this would be great, the perfect winter warmer :) #HomeEtc xx
Thanks pet! The bowls feel really lovely! They have a lovely chunky feel — perfect for soup! I think this would work really well with a non-dairy alternative. Maybe even coconut milk would be nice! Might have to try that myself! :)
Gorgeous pics and the soup sounds delish. I, like you, always risk blending the soup while still at boiling point (even though my blender says – in capital letters – do not blend hot liquids) because I’m too darned impatient :)
Aah thanks Robyn!! Yep — I never make soup when I have a full stomach!! I’m always making it when I’m ravenous and end up sploshing it all over myself!! Glad it’s not just me!! ;)