Easy Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
Easy Creamy Sweet Potato Soup is a delicious bowl of comfort for your soul! With or without cream this soup recipe won't disappoint!
Servings: 4
Calories: 240kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled, ¼ inch thick slices approximately
- 1 small onion chopped
- ¼ cup butter
- 4 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon thyme, dried, ground or leaves
- 1 tablespoon light brown sugar packed
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream (35 %) or sour cream or coconut milk if desired
- 1 green onion. thinly sliced
Instructions
- Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add onions and sauté until they are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add broth, increase heat to high, and simmer.
- Remove pot from heat, add sweet potatoes, and let stand covered for 20 minutes.
- Add brown sugar, thyme, vinegar, 1 teaspoons salt, and ½ teaspoon pepper.
- Stir to combine.
- Bring to simmer over high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium low, cover, and cook until potatoes are very soft, about 10 minutes.
- Using an immersion blender or working in batches with a stand mixer, puree soup until smooth. If needed, return soup right back into your pot.
- Bring your pureed soup to a simmer over medium heat.
- Add more broth if necessary to reach your desired consistency.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve with a tablespoon of sour cream of whipping cream and green onions if desired. Enjoy!
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Notes
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- Cook the sweet potatoes until extremely soft so they puree easily.
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- To save time chop the sweet potatoes into small chunks so they cook faster.
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- An immersion blender is your best friend for this and many others
Nutrition
Calories: 240kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 724mg | Potassium: 827mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 32232IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 2mg