Pumpkin Soup

A splash of orange in your bowl and this soup will warm you right up

Yield: 6 servings

Preparation Time: 10 minutes; Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons butter

2 Tablespoons chopped onion

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1 Tablespoon all purpose flour

2 cups pumpkin, canned solid pack pumpkin or cooked

1 Tablespoon brown sugar

2 cups vegetable broth

1 1/2 cups (12 ounce can) evaporated milk

1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 cup half and half

Add To

Directions:

Melt butter in large soup pot over medium heat. Saute onion until tender. Add ginger and stir to combine. Stir in flour. Add pumpkin and brown sugar; stir and cook 5 minutes.

While stirring, slowly add broth and evaporated milk and continue to stir until smooth. At this point, an immersion blender can be used to puree the pumpkin mixture, if desired.

Stir in thyme, salt and pepper; reduce heat to medium low and cook for 5 minutes.

Add half and half and continue to warm over medium low heat.

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