Curried Pumpkin Apple Soup

A uniquely spiced soup that’s perfect for fall, Curried Pumpkin Apple Soup is a warm and cozy bowl of comfort to be enjoyed on chilly nights. (Vegan, gluten-free)

Hasn’t pumpkin season been glorious? I can’t remember a year when I’ve enjoyed cooking and baking with pumpkin more. From desserts to breakfast … to soup (of course) … I’ve taken every advantage of pumpkin-filled goodies.

I’ve tried hard, though, not to bombard this blog with pumpkin dishes, but as we transition from the initial glut of comfort food and autumn vegetable dishes over to holiday cooking — Thanksgiving is less than a month away now! — I have just one more to share: curried pumpkin and apple soup. Indian cuisine-leaning, with curry spices and coconut milk, this is a warming soup full of fall harvest’s favorite produce.

Part of the enjoyment credit, I think, goes to Pinterest. I fired up a new all-things-pumpkin board to keep track of the deliciousness flowing through my feed. Have you seen it? It’s positively pumpkin food art — the creativity and skill of food bloggers’ really shone through this year. I wish there were enough days in autumn to cook my way through them all.

We’ve had a little taste this month of the winter weather to come — several frosty mornings and blustery Saturdays too cold to rake the leaves without a hat and gloves.

The Farmers’ Almanac is predicting a bitterly cold winter here in the Midwest, and folks all over have been spotting woolly worms wearing the tell-tale signs of cold weather to come (narrow brown bands instead of wide).

So, I’m bracing for a soup-filled season. If there’s anything good to be said about winter, it’s soup!

More Pumpkin Soups:

• Thai Pumpkin Soup
• Creamy Pumpkin Soup
• Panera Autumn Squash Soup

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Curried Pumpkin and Apple Soup

A uniquely spiced soup that’s perfect for fall, Curried Pumpkin
Apple Soup is a warm and cozy bowl of comfort to be enjoyed on chilly
nights.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Total Time35 minutes mins

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pumpkin apple soup, pumpkin soup

Servings: 4

Calories: 256kcal

Author: Karen Gibson

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium sweet-tart apple such as Honeycrisp or Granny Smith, peeled, cored, and chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped onion about 1/2 of a medium onion
• 1 large leek sliced, white and light green parts only
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 teaspoon curry powder use hot or mild, your preference
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 can pumpkin puree not pie filling
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup coconut milk be sure to shake the can well
• pepitas toasted, for garnish

Instructions

• Heat the oil in a 4 or 5 quart Dutch oven or stock pot until shimmering. Add the apple, onions, and leeks, and saute until the onions and leeks are soft and the apples have taken on a golden hue (about 5-7 minutes). Add the garlic, curry powder, and garam masala and stir to mix with the apples and onions, about 30 seconds.
• Add the pumpkin and chicken stock, and increase the heat to medium-high. Bring the soup to a light boil, and then reduce to medium-low, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Taste, and add salt as needed.
• To smooth out the soup, run and immersion blender through the soup (or use a traditional blender, pureeing the soup in batches). Stir in the coconut milk, and taste again, adding more salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into bowls, and garnish with toasted pepitas. If desired, scrape a little bit of the thick coconut cream out of the can, and dollop in the center.

Nutrition

Calories: 256kcal

Nutritional information, if shown, is provided as a courtesy only, and is not to be taken as medical information or advice. The nutritional values of your preparation of this recipe are impacted by several factors, including, but not limited to, the ingredient brands you use, any substitutions or measurement changes you make, and measuring accuracy.