Apple and Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

**jennielynn1970** · 11-05-2011, 05:15 AM

Per Karen's Request on FaceBook, here is the recipe. It sounds funny, but is totally delicious!!!

Apple and Butternut Squash Soup

3-4lbs butternut squash
6 apples, peeled and diced (Macintosh work best, or another that breaks down easily)
1 large onion, diced
2 Tbsp veg. oil
6 cups chicken broth
1-2 Tbsp cinnamon
1/2 - 1 tsp allspice
1 tsp white pepper
1/3 to 1/2 c. maple syrup
1 tsp salt
3/4 c. heavy cream

Prick squash with a fork all over, then wrap in plastic
wrap and microwave about 5-6 minutes to get skin
tender enough to take skin off with a knife. Cut up
squash into small pieces, and take out the seeds and
nuke until very soft.

In a large pot, heat oil. Add onions and cook till
transparent. Add apples and cook until soft. Add
squash and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat
and simmer for 45 minutes. Add spices and adjust
seasonings with maple syrup and salt. Cool completely.
Puree in an emulsion blender or a large food processor, adding
the heavy cream to give a silky smooth consistency.

**I was told that tofu can be substituted for the cream. Never tried it, but they say that it gets just as creamy in soups, but has less fat and calories.

**Karen** · 11-07-2011, 01:55 PM

I'll have to try this some time, as apples and butternut squash are both on on list of things I am NOT allergic to! And I can sometimes find a chicken stock that does NOT have celery and carrots in it, it just takes some careful shopping!

**caseysmom** · 11-07-2011, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Karen

I'll have to try this some time, as apples and butternut squash are both on on list of things I am NOT allergic to! And I can sometimes find a chicken stock that does NOT have celery and carrots in it, it just takes some careful shopping!

Make your own chicken broth....its way better anyway.

**jennielynn1970** · 11-10-2011, 07:51 PM

I agree.... make your own broth. That's what I do. Just take chicken, add water, bake it, and you get your broth. You could also cook it, but I think it's better baked. More flavor that way. If you're not allergic to herbs, you could also add some of them to the chicken and have some herb flavored broth.

I just finished all the soup I made. I want to make some more, but have to wait until next week until I get paid to buy more butternut squash, as my dad's squash in his garden were all rotted by the heavy rains we got this year. I ate the last of it tonight with a boneless pork chop, it was a yummy combo.

**Karen** · 11-10-2011, 08:45 PM

I've never made chicken broth without adding carrots, onions and celery and boiling it, so that would be an experiment (as I am now allergic to both carrots and celery).