Love a pumpkin soup recipe? Me too! This crockpot butternut squash soup contains buttery butternut squash cooked to perfection with a combination of warmth, spices, and extra luscious cream in your kitchen staple crockpot/slow cooker.
Pumpkins can take a while to cook, so cooking them in your crockpot can significantly reduce your time in the kitchen. Ripe pumpkin pieces are mixed with complementary ingredients from potatoes to dried ginger and fresh cream to create your next hearty meal.
What Is Crockpot Butternut Squash Soup?
Crockpot butternut squash is essentially a cream of vegetable soup or, in this case, a cream of butternut squash soup.
This dish comprises butternut squash pumpkin cooked in vegetable stock, seasoned with onion, garlic, seasoning, and then pureed with fresh cream.
This is an ideal crockpot recipe in the fall or as a hearty recipe for dinner. By using this cookware, all ingredients are cooked at a low temperature in a certain period. All you need to do is set and walk away!
Tools
Crockpot soup recipes are the best because the tools do all the hard work for you! To recreate this crockpot butternut squash soup, use the following:
Ingredients
Here are the main ingredients to make your crockpot butternut squash soup mouth-watering.
Ingredient Substitutions: you can substitute half the amount of butternut squash with carrots if you want to include other vegetables in your soup. Butternut squash carrot soup is an excellent variation that delivers soothing warmth on chilly days.
Ingredient Substitutions: Need hints of coconut flavor in your soup? Feel free to swap cream with coconut milk.
How To Make Crockpot Butternut Squash Soup
Making this easy crockpot butternut squash soup recipe is so simple! Just follow these four basic steps, and youβll be enjoying your pumpkin soup in no time!
Step 1: Prepare Your Butternut Squash and Vegetables
On a chopping board, use a sharp knife to remove the waxy skin on your butternut squash. Cut the squash in half just above the rounded end, then cut the round end in half and scoop out the seeds with a metal spoon.
Cut the squash into Β½-inch chunks. Dice the rest of your vegetables; potatoes, onions, and garlic.
Step 2: Set Up Your Crockpot / Slow Cooker
Set up your crockpot appliance on a kitchen counter as per instructions.
Step 3: Add Your Butternut Squash Soup Ingredients And Cook
Add all your ingredients, including spices, to the crockpot but withhold the cream, this will be added once the soup is ready to be blended. Cook your soup on a low setting for 4 hours or a high setting for approximately 8 hours.
Step 4: Pour Cream and Then Puree Your Soup
Once all the ingredients in your soup have cooked, pour cream into the soup, and use an hand blending stick to puree your soup. Ladle into your favorite bowl and enjoy while itβs still hot! Garnish with some freshly ground black pepper and toasted pumpkin seeds.
Tips And Serving Suggestions
This recipe is super simple to follow, and the pumpkin soup tastes amazing! But just in case you want to go the extra mile, some of my tips and serving suggestions will really take this soup to the next level.
Tips for Perfect Crockpot Butternut Squash Soup
Hereβs my go-to list of tips for making this crockpot butternut squash soup!
What To Serve With My Crockpot Butternut Squash Soup?
This soup is so full of flavor, and there are so many delicious additions that go well with it! If you need an idea for fall side dish, you should make this soup.
Storing and Reheating Recommendations
If you already know different ways to keep your butter squash fresh, then storing this soup will be a piece of cake. Remember to let it completely cool down before storing it in the fridge or freezer.
In The Fridge
If you want to store the leftover for further use, place the remaining soup in an airtight container and in the fridge. It can last about 5 days.
In The Freezer
Butternut squash soup will last even longer when freezing, with a shelf life of up to 3 months. For freezing, you will need to place the soup into a freezer-safe bag and defrost it for a night before reheating.
How To Reheat
You can reheat the soup with the microwave or the stove. If you are in a hurry, the microwave is a good option. Make sure to place the soup in the microwave-safe bowl and gently reheat it until it becomes warm.
On the stove, reheat the soup under medium-low heat until thoroughly warmed. If you find that the soup is too thick, you can add a little amount of broth.
Crockpot Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 cups fresh butternut squash
- 2 medium potatoes (approximately 2 cups)
- 3.5 cup vegetable stock
- 1 medium onion, diced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 3 – 4 garlic cloves, diced
- 0.25 teaspoon nutmeg powder
- 0.25 teaspoon ginger powder
- 0.25 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 cup fresh cream
- 1 – 2 teaspoons pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Place a chopping board on a countertop, then use a sharp knife to remove the pumpkin’s skin. Cut pumpkin in half, deseed, then cut into Β½-inch pieces.
- Roughly chop the potatoes, onions, and garlic on your chopping board.
- On a hard flat elevated surface, plug in your crockpot and set up as per your appliance instructions.
- Next, scoop the chopped vegetables, vegetable stock, and spices into the crockpot but withhold the cream.
- Cook your soup on a high setting for 4 hours or low setting for approximately 8 hours.
- Turn off your crockpot when all the vegetables are cooked through.
- Add fresh cream, and then blend your soup using a handheld stick blender. Serve hot! Enjoy.
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Notes
- You can adjust the consistency of the soup to your liking by turning the crockpot on without a lid to make it thicker or adding more cream to thin out the soup. Keep in mind that soup tends to thicken as it cools.
- Pumpkin soup freezes extremely well. To freeze, pour into an airtight container, and store in a freezer for up to 2 – 3 months.
Nutrition
Crockpot Butternut Squash Soup – Classic, Yet Tasty
This soup is the most luscious pumpkin soup you will make! When the cooked pumpkin is pureed till it becomes velvety, this is then combined with a little cooked potato, aromatics in the form of onion and garlic, flavorful spices ginger, smoked paprika, and nutmeg.
After that, itβs topped off with indulgent fresh cream. Serving pumpkin soup for dinner is so versatile for adding different components from crusty garlic bread to your many different soup toppings.
Have you ever tried this delicious crockpot butternut squash soup recipe? Do you know other variations of this cozy dish? Feel free to comment below with any serving suggestions youβve tried, and please share this post with your loved ones. Have a nice day and stay safe.
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Paige Gilmore is a versatile content creator from Auckland, with a focus on culinary arts and a distinctive foundation in science and analytics. Her varied skills enrich her cooking, enabling her to combine precise techniques with imaginative style in the kitchen.