It’s winter and it’s cold. I’m feeling discouraged from canned, store bought soup. Yes, they are convenient but where is the flavour?

I’m craving a hearty and tasty, and also soothing soup. Pumpkin comes to my mind.

Ingredients

1 can Pure Pumpkin

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 small cooking onion, chopped finely

4 small apples (I had Royal Gala on hand)

1/2 teaspoon Epicure Caesar dressing mix

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (you can add more if you want spicer)

Freshly Ground pepper (to taste)

1 tablespoon packed brown sugar

4 1/2 tablespoons Epicure Vegetable Broth mix plus 3 cups water

1 cup Apple Cider

3 tablespoons Epicure Coconut Curry Seasoning Mix

1/2 cup whipping cream

Directions

In a large pot, melt butter and sauté onions over medium heat.

Add the diced Apple, spices, brown sugar, salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes.

Add in the pumpkin, vegetable broth and apple cider. Mix well. Bring to a boil then let cook for 20minutes on lower heat. Stir regularity.

Then add whipping cream. Stir well. Keep on low heat for another 10 minutes then serve!

Enjoy!

* if you want a more smooth soup you can always use a blender after it is all cooked. It’s not overly chunky if you choose not to blender the soup and I like the chunks of apple and onion throughout *