Butternut squash and apple cider soup is a delicious fall soup and easy to make with few ingredients.
It is also another great way to use your apple pie spice blend on the toasty croutons for a fun and tasty garnish.
You can substitute the apple spice spice blend for the apple cider brown sugar syrup for the cream.
Butternut Squash and Apple Cider Soup
Creamy smooth butternut squash garnished with apple pie, spiced croutons and spices cream.
Ingredients
- 1 2½ pound butternut squash
- 1 shallot roughly chopped
- 3 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1/4 cup apple cider
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1/4 cup sour cream
Optional Croutons for garnish
- 2 cups cubed bread
- 1 tbsp melted butter
- 1½ tsp apple pie spice
Optional spiced cream for garnish
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1½ tbsp brown sugar apple syrup
Brown sugar apple syrup
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 tsp apple pie spice blend
Instructions
Soup
- In a medium soup pot over medium heat, add the 1/4 cup apple cider, shallot, and garlic.
- Let simmer for about 3 minutes; you want to soften the shallot and garlic without getting any color on them.
- Peel and dice the butternut squash into 1-inch cubes. Try to make sure they are uniform size so you will have a uniform cook.
- Add the cubed butternut squash to the pot.
- Add a big pinch of kosher salt and ¼ tsp white pepper.
- Add the chicken stock and apple cider.
- Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and let simmer for 20 minutes.
- You should be able to smash a piece with a fork easily.
- Remove from heat and purée. I like my stick blender, or you can use a food processor or a blender will also work.
- Add in the sour cream and mix again.
- Taste for seasoning.
- Garnish with apple pie spiced croutons, and spiced cream.
croutons
- Toss the bread cubes with the spice blend and butter, lay flat on a baking sheet, and toast in a 350° oven for 5 to 8 minutes until crunchy.
spiced cream
- For the apple cider syrup, in a small, heavy bottom pot, bring the cider, brown sugar, and spice blend to a boil and then simmer for 5 minutes, whisking frequently.
- Whisk 1½ tbsp apple brown sugar syrup with 1/4 cup sour cream.
- Place the spiced cream in a squeeze bottle or pastry bag so you can drizzle on top of the soup.
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