Slow Cooker Pumpkin Soup Recipes

SMASHING PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain and let cool.
• Cut pumpkin in half and scoop out pulp and seeds. Wash and dry seeds. Place pumpkin halves cut-side down in a baking pan. Mix seeds with butter and salt and black pepper; spread in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake pumpkin halves on the top rack of the preheated oven until liquid starts to collect in the pan, about 1 hour. Bake pumpkin seeds on the bottom rack until toasted, about 45 minutes.
• Cool pumpkin halves for 10 minutes. Peel off and discard skin. Let cool completely, about 15 minutes more.
• Combine potatoes, pumpkin, tomatoes, parsley, Himalayan salt, thyme, and white pepper in a large bowl; mash together.
• Puree potato mixture in a blender in small batches, pouring each batch into a slow cooker and letting blender cool between batches.
• Stir coconut milk and milk into the slow cooker. Cook on Low until flavors combine, 4 to 6 hours. Serve toasted pumpkin sides on the side.

LENTIL PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3- or 4-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cook, covered, on low for 7-9 hours or until potatoes and lentils are tender.

SLOW COOKER PUMPKIN PUREE

Steps:

• Wash the outside of the pumpkins and squash, remove stems, and cut into quarters. Scrape out the seeds and stringy membranes.
• Line the bottom of a slow cooker with the sugar pumpkin pieces, skin-side up. Layer kuri and kabocha pieces in between the other pieces.
• Cover and cook on Low for 3 1/2 hours.
• Remove pumpkin and squash skins and blend with an immersion blender on low speed until the pulp is smooth. Mix to combine and either use right away or allow to cool before freezing.

SLOW COOKER PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Place pumpkin, potatoes, onion, curry powder, and stock in a large slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper and cook for 3 to 4 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Turn off the heat and allow to cool. Using a food processor or a stick blender, process until smooth.
• Put it in a saucepan and stir through the cream and chilli powder (if using). Warm the soup through again and season with salt and pepper to taste and serve. If soup is too thick for your taste, add a little more stock or water. (If too thin, simmer to reduce a little.).

SLOW-COOKER CURRIED PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 10 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 5-1/2 to 6-1/2 hours or until vegetables are tender. , In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return all to slow cooker. Stir in milk and cream. Cook on high for 30 minutes or until heated through. If desired, garnish with additional heavy cream, pepitas and crushed red pepper flakes.

SLOW COOKER PUMPKIN VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Place the onions and garlic in skillet with olive oil. Saute until slightly browned. Add to other ingredients in slow cooker and simmer on low heat for 5 hours. If you want, you can add a 15 ounce can of beans. Broccoli can be substituted for the green beans.