Sweet Potato Soup

Happy Monday all! Today marks the first day of Soup(er) Week! Today I will be sharing a new recipe I tried over the weekend: Sweet Potato Soup! I’m not the biggest fan of soup and broth but I had to eat soup because of my wisdom teeth being removed. This one is quite delicious as well; hope you enjoy it, Kirstin.

 Sweet Potato Soup

·         1 TBS flour

·         1 TBS butter

·         1 ½ cups chicken broth

·         1 TBS brown sugar

·         1 ½ cups cooked sweet potatoes (I used 2 medium sized sweet potatoes)

·         ¼ of an onion

·         2 TBS apple sauce

·         ¼ tsp. ground ginger

·         1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon

·         1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg

·         1 cup milk or cream

·         Salt (to taste)

What to Do:

1.    In a large pot, over medium heat, mix the flour and the butter. Stirring constantly until roux is a light caramel brown.

2.   Add the chicken broth and the brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Then lower to a simmer.

3.   With a beater, beat the sweet potatoes. Add them to the broth along with the remainder of the purple ingredients.  Bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minuets.

4.   In a blender puree the soup.

5.   Put the pureed soup back into the pot and add the milk or cream, add salt to taste.

6.   Serve warm (add a couple marshmallows on top if you like) and enjoy!