Celebrate fall with this easy Pumpkin Soup recipe

It’s fall, y’all!

I love grounding and warming foods and I can’t wait to share more during the season.

I finally stepped up and got an instant pot.  I never felt like I needed it, but now that I have it, I can’t imagine not using it. Honestly, I was also kind of scared of it, but it’s not like the old fashioned pressure cookers.

What are your favorite things about fall?
Mine are pumpkin spiced lattes,  pumpkin smoothies, pumpkin soup, pumpkins for decorations, roasted pumpkin seeds.

Just kidding!  I do love all things pumpkin, but I love pretty leaves, fresh air, cooler temps for walking and running, hibernating a little more and I always feel a little rebirth with a new season.

In Florida, we really don’t have a huge transition between seasons, but we do appreciate any cooler weather.

If you are a pumpkin fan, this easy soup will warm you from the inside out.

This recipe would also be amazing with butternut squash.

I used organic pureed canned pumpkin just because it’s easier than using the real pumpkin and sometimes the taste isn’t the same. The canned actually tastes better to me.

Serve this soup with a side salad and gluten free pumpkin bread and it’s a great meal.

Easy Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup

This can also be done on the stove or in a crockpot.

Ingredients:
1 can organic pureed pumpkin

1 cup chopped and peeled carrots

½ white or yellow onion

2 small cloves of garlic

1 tsp chopped fresh ginger (or powdered)

2 cups of vegetable broth

1 cup full fat coconut milk

Salt and pepper to taste (I used a tsp of each)

1 tsp thyme

Possible toppings:

Drizzle of full fat coconut milk

Pumpkin seeds

Cilantro or parsley

Rosemary sprig

Directions:

Saute the garlic, fresh ginger and onion in the instant pot or on the stove. If using powdered ginger, add it in the next step.

Combine all the ingredients and set to manual on the Instant Pot for 8 minutes. 

If doing this on the stove or in the crockpot, cook until the carrots are soft. 

When everything is cooked, I blend in my Ninja blender until smooth. You can use a food processor, but will have to do smaller portions at a time. 

***Please be careful if it is hot.  I let it cool for  a while before blending.

Top with your favorite toppings.

As I always say, make my recipes into your own.  Add, delete and have fun. Cooking should not be stressful and should fit into your life easily.

Enjoy the fall…pumpkins, hay rides, corn mazes and the fresh, cooler temps!

Be well!

XOXO,

Kim

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