This simple pumpkin soup recipe is a quick and easy way to get your pumpkin fix with no hassle. With just 7 plant based ingredients, it’s hard to go wrong with this healthy plant based food!
It’s great on its own when you don’t feel like eating anything too heavy or complicated. Or, it pairs nicely with a veggie wrap or a hearty salad. The ingredients are all easy to find in your kitchen pantry and it takes less than 15 minutes from start to finish! Plus, there is no chopping involved which means this would be great for any busy person who doesn’t have much time on their hands. Happy cooking!
Pumpkin health facts…..
Pumpkin is high in Beta Carotene, which protects cells from free radical damage which can cause cancer. Carotenoids convert into Vitamin A in your body turns into vitamin A. Vitamin A is good for your eyesight — it can help you see better at night when driving or walking around the house in the dark! Vitamin A also helps maintain healthy skin and mucus membranes.
Vitamin C in pumpkin boosts the body’s immunity to infection, therefore combating colds and flu symptoms. Vitamin C , also slows skin aging, increases absorption of iron (women who take multivitamins with vitamin E and C together absorb twice as much iron), reduces risk of stroke, helps wounds heal faster and boosts the health of gums and teeth.
Pumpkins are also a great source of Potassium which helps maintain normal blood pressure, muscle function, and helps maintain other systems in the body.
Pumpkin is a good source of plant based fiber, too, when you are looking to get some fiber diversity in your day.
Fiber + phytonutrients = WIN-WIN.
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This simple pumpkin soup recipe is a quick and easy way to get your pumpkin fix with no hassle.
- Author: Kathy Levin
- Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
2 cups Organic Vegetable Broth (low sodium, divided)
1/2 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk or other plant based milk
1 tsp Ginger (ground)
1 tsp Sage (ground)
1 1/2 T. Date Syrup
1/4 tsp. Black Pepper (ground)
Instructions
- In a stock pot, heat 2 T. veggie broth over medium heat.
- Whisk in pureed pumpkin & remaining veggie broth.
- Slowly, whisk in remaining ingredients one at a time until thoroughly combined.
- Simmer for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Divide the pumpkin soup into bowls. Add your favorite toppings. Enjoy!
Notes
LEFTOVERS
Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to four days. Freeze up to 6 months in an air-tight container. If storing in mason jars, use wide-mouth jars and leave at least 1 inch of space at the top to allow the fluid to expand.
TOPPINGS
* Pumpkin seeds * Dried cranberries * Chopped parsley * Plant based parmesan * Nutritional yeast * Kale chips
ADD A FUN TWIST
Make a fun spider web or snow flake version of the soup by putting a little coconut milk in a squeeze bottle (or using a baggie with the tip cut off) and drawing a spiral in the bowl. Using toothpick, draw straight lines from the center of the spiral to the outer edge of the bowl. To make the spider, cut a black olive in half for the body and cut small slices for the legs. Leave the “spider” out for a snow flake version.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 80
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 92mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 0g