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How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Soup - from a Real Pumpkin or Canned Pumpkin!

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Looking for a simple, illustrated recipe for pumpkins soup? You found the right page! Maybe you've never had pumpkin soup?  it's really quite good - even kids like it!  It's one of those foods like carrot cake that sounds bad, but tastes great! I haven't met anyone yet who hasn't liked this recipe!

Directions for Making Pumpkin Soup from Scratch

Ingredients and Equipment

Recipe and Directions

Step 1 - Cooked pumpkin

Yes, you can used canned pumpkin.. .but how do you know what it even is?  It looks nasty (no insult meant to Libby's).  But look at the fresh, bright color of fresh cooked pumpkin (there is NOTHING added to it, that's its natural color). It's easy to make your own from a fresh pumpkin - just click here for directions to prepare from a fresh pumpkin!

Step 2 - Gather the other ingredients

1 pint of half-and-half (I use the fat free type to keep this healthy)

• 1 large onion
• 4 tablespoons parsley
  (fresh is better, but not necessary)
• 6 fresh carrots (chopped)
• 1 Tablespoons minced garlic
• 2 teaspoons thyme
• 2 stalks of celery (not 2 bunches!)

Step 3 - chop the onion and celery

I use an electric copper or food processor until the pieces are about 1/8 in size.

Step 4 - Sauté the onion and celery

Sauté the onion and celery in butter until tender

Step 5 - Add the rest of the ingredients

Add remaining ingredients except half-and-half. Cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 6 - Add the half and half and serve!

Add half-and-half, and heat through. Serve warm. Makes 6-8 small servings.

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This page was updated on 23-Nov-2007