Pumpkin Apple Cider Soup Recipes

PUMPKIN APPLE CIDER SOUP

Steps:

• SET a large heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil, and then add the onion, apple, and a pinch of kosher salt. Sauté for about 5 minutes or until the onions are soft and translucent.
• POUR in the chicken stock, cider, thyme, and pepper and bring the mixture to a boil for one minute. Then, add the pumpkin and stir the ingredients together until smooth. Use an immersion blender to puree it until smooth.
• STIR in the cream and sugar until the sugar is completely dissolved. Simmer the soup for about ten minutes, or until heated through. Serve warm.

APPLE CIDER PUMPKIN BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in saucepan on low heat, don't burn the butter!
• Mix in the flour.
• Slowly stir in the milk.
• Stir constantly over medium heat until thickened. (about 15 minutes or so).
• Add pumpkin, mix and heat thoroughly.
• Slowly add the cider and fully incorporate.
• Sprinkle with some nutmeg to serve.
• For some variation ideas, add some cubed butternut squash or pumpkin, golden delicious apples, and/or orzo. It feels a little empty having nothing but bisque.

ROASTED PUMPKIN - CIDER SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut pumpkin in half and scoop out seeds.
• Place in shallow roasting pan, cut sides up.
• Divide butter and brown sugar among cavities.
• Arrange onion, carrots,garlic and apple around pumpkin.
• Sprinkle with rosemary and salt and pepper.
• Pour 2 cups of stock around vegetables and cover pan with foil.
• Roast until vegetables are very soft and caramelized, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Scoop pumpkin out of skin.
• Squeeze garlic out of skin.
• Process in food processor, in batches if necessary, adding enough stock to achieve a smooth puree.
• (Can be made to this point and refrigerated for 2 days).
• Transfer puree to a large saucepan and whisk in cider.
• Add as much of remaining stock as necessary to achieved desired consistency.
• Season with mace and ginger.
• Bring to boil, whisking, and simmer for 10 minutes to blend flavors.
• Re season with salt and pepper if necessary.
• Serve in soup bowls with a dollop of creme fraiche.

APPLE PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute apples and onion in butter for 3-5 minutes or until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually whisk in broth. Stir in the pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Cool slightly. , In a blender, cover and process soup in batches until smooth. Pour into a bowl; cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. , Just before serving, transfer soup to a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 5-10 minutes. Stir in the apple juice, cream, salt and pepper; heat through.

CREAMY PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or other heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onions and rosemary and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly caramelized, about 15 to 20 minutes. If the onions begin browning too quickly, turn the heat to low.
• Add the maple syrup and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions have darkened in color, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the cider and cook, scraping up any bits from the bottom of the pan, until the liquid is reduced by about half.
• Add the broth, pumpkin purée, curry powder, nutmeg, cloves, salt and pepper, stir to combine, and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to medium-low and cook at a full simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally and scraping the bottom of the pot to prevent scorching.
• Working in batches, purée the soup in a blender or food processor and return to the pot (or use an immersion blender). Bring back to a simmer over medium heat, then turn off the heat and stir in the cream. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add more broth if the soup is too thick.
• To make the optional fried sage topping, melt the butter in a small or medium skillet set over medium-high heat. Add the sage leaves and fry until just crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon or a fork, transfer the sage leaves to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving the butter left behind in the pan.
• To serve, spoon the soup into individual bowls. Top each serving with 2 fried sage leaves and a drizzle of the reserved butter (if using), or a swirl of cream and pinch of nutmeg. Serve hot.

PUMPKIN-APPLE CIDER BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
• Combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
• Combine sugar, pumpkin, vegetable oil, eggs, and apple cider in a large mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer until just blended. Add pumpkin mixture to flour mixture; stir until just moistened. Fold in cranberries. Spoon batter into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes.

CURRIED PUMPKIN APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the apples, onion and leek in butter until tender. Add garlic and curry; cook 1 minute longer. Add pumpkin and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in cream; heat through (do not boil)., Remove from the heat; cool slightly. In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Season with salt. If desired, garnish with cilantro.

PUMPKIN-APPLE CIDER MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat 24 muffin cups with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl. Add pumpkin, applesauce, apple cider, eggs, raisins, and walnuts. Stir until thoroughly combined. Divide batter evenly between the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, or the center springs back when touched, 22 to 25 minutes.