This Butternut Squash Soup with Caramelized Apples and Maple Cider Cream is made with butternut squash and apple cider perfect for fall.
There are only a few of you who aren’t getting soup weather (I’m looking at you Phoenix).
But where I’m at we are in full on chilly weather.
Which means spaniel snuggles, sweatshirts (and pants let’s be honest), blankets, hot chocolate, and soup!
I love butternut squash soup but everywhere I go they seem to put curry in it…and I don’t like curry.
Even this Butternut Squash Soup with Caramelized Apples that this is adapted from is a curried butternut squash soup.
So non-curry lovers who also like butternut squash soup unite! 🙂
I have made a soup for us.
This does run on the sweet side but you can throw in a dash of cayenne to cut that if you like.
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Butternut Squash Soup with Caramelized Apples and Maple Cider Cream
Ingredients
- For the Butternut Squash Soup:
- 4 pounds butternut squash (about 2 medium), cubed…I bought mine pre-cut and weighed them out
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 2 tsp. sea salt
- 2 TBSP unsalted butter
- 1 large sweet onion
- 1 TBSP minced fresh ginger
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup apple cider (juice)
- Salt and pepper to taste
- For the Apple Topping:
- 1 large apple, I used Gala
- 1 TBSP unsalted butter
- 1 TBSP brown sugar
- Pinch of salt
- For the Maple Cider Cream:
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 TBSP apple cider
- Pinch of cayenne if you like a touch of heat
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F.
Place the cubed squash in a large bowl and coat with oil and then 2 tsp. salt.
Place on a baking sheet with parchment paper and roast until tender. I had larger pieces so it took about 50 minutes. Just watch it.
The last 20 minutes of the squash cooking start to prepare the soup.
Add the 2 TBSP butter, onions, and ginger to a large, heavy stockpot.
Cook over medium heat until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.When squash is cool, put into the stock pot and mash with a potato masher. If you don’t get it all don’t worry it’s going to be blended later.
Add the broth, apple cider vinegar, and apple juice and stir well.
Continue to cook on medium to bring soup up to a simmer, then reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cook for another 30 minutes.
While the soup is cooking make the cider cream and apples.
For the Apple Topping:
Peel, core, and dice the apple into uniform ¼ inch cubes (do your best).
Melt butter in a sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the apples, stirring often, until the apples start to caramelize, about 3 minutes.
Add the brown sugar and salt and cook until the sugar melts and coats the apples.
Remove from pan and set aside.
For the cream:
Whisk together in a small bowl the sour cream, maple syrup, cider vinegar, and cayenne (if using) until fully combined.Set aside in the fridge until ready to use. I out mine in a squeeze bottle for decoration purposes on the soup.
To finish the soup:
When the soup is done cooking, use an immersion blender to puree it smooth. If you don’t own one like me then you can use a blender and very carefully puree in batches before returning to the pot. Just be careful because of it being so hot.
Stir in the apple cider and season with salt and pepper to your liking.If the soup is too thick you can thin with more stock or apple juice.
Ladle into bowls and garnish with maple cider cream and caramelized apples.
Jocelyn (Grandbaby cakes) says
This soup is sensational. I want a bowl right now!
Alice says
Looks delicious! …and I just double-checked me email, super bummed that I don’t have one from you.
Katrina says
This soup is such a beauty! I love those apples on top. Yum!
Megan P. says
I’m so glad I’m not alone in my dislike of curry! I’ve honestly tried several times to like it, but I just don’t. Thank you for making me feel like I’m not that weird (at least when it comes to food) :).
Jason says
I actually make a similar soup with pumpkin and carrot. Unlike most recipes that want to cut the sweetness with curry, I cut it with a little red pepper (cayenne, marisol and smoked paprika), cinnamon and nutmeg. It does not take much, but it really does help to round it out and bring back the savory elements.
Trisha says
I am confused because you mention apple juice in description, but not ingredients. Then you list apple cider vinegar once, but the description tells you to use it 2 times, once for the maple cream and once to finish the soup. I would love to make this, but can you clarify the recipe please. Thanks!
Peabody says
The apple cider and apple juice are the same thing. The apple cider in the cream is not apple cider vinegar. Sorry for the confusion.
bridget says
i see the apple cider vinegar in the ingredients list for the soup, but dont see it in the directions to add to the soup.
Peabody says
It goes in when the cider does.