Butternut Squash Apple Soup

Kelly Senyei

Posted: November 13, 2013
Updated: September 04, 2017

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Before you dismiss this recipe as “just another squash soup recipe,” allow me to tantalize your taste buds and captivate your appetite with the following: This butternut squash soup is more than just ground up gourds (as appetizing as that sounds). Not only does this recipe include tangy Granny Smith apples, it also stars a secret ingredient. And we all know how I feel about secret ingredients.

But perhaps highest on the list of enticements is that the creaminess of this soup doesn’t have a single thing to do with heavy cream or milk. The velvety texture is all thanks to a quick purée in the blender. In a matter of minutes, sturdy veggies transform into pourable, sippable, slurpable silk. And I’ve partnered with the generous team at KitchenAid to make sure this edible liquid gold makes an appearance on your holiday table.

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Butternut Squash Apple Soup from justataste.com #recipe

Butternut Squash Apple Soup from justataste.com #recipe

Butternut Squash Apple Soup from justataste.com #recipe

Butternut Squash Apple Soup from justataste.com #recipe

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Butternut Squash Apple Soup

Warm up to a comforting bowl of Butternut Squash Apple Soup that's incredibly creamy without any added cream.
Author: Kelly Senyei
5 from 1 vote
Butternut Squash Apple Soup from justataste.com #recipe
Prep Time 30 mins
Cook Time 45 mins
Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
Servings 8 servings
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Ingredients 

  • 1 cup diced pancetta
  • 2 celery ribs, chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, chopped
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 2 medium (about ¾ pound) Yukon Gold potatoes
  • 2 medium Granny Smith apples
  • 1 1/2 pound butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (3 ½ to 4 cups)
  • 2 cups reduced sodium chicken stock
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • Sour cream, for serving

Equipment:

  • blender

Instructions 

  • Cook the pancetta in a 6-quart heavy pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally until crisp, then transfer the pancetta with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 2 tablespoons of fat in the pot. (Add vegetable oil to equal 2 tablespoons if your pancetta is very lean.)
  • Add the celery, carrots and onions to the pot, reduce the heat to low and cover the pot. Cook the vegetables, stirring occasionally, until softened but not brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Add the curry powder and cook, uncovered, stirring for 1 minute.
  • While the vegetables are cooking, peel and coarsely chop the potatoes. Peel, core and coarsely chop one apple.
  • Add the chopped potatoes, apple, butternut squash, stock, 2 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper to the pot. Simmer the mixture, uncovered, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are very tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
  • Purée the soup in four batches in a blender until smooth. Return the puréed soup to the cleaned pot and thin it with an additional ½ cup of water, if necessary. Heat the soup over low heat until warmed throughout then season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Cut the remaining apple into matchsticks then spoon the soup into bowls and garnish with a dollop of sour cream, a few apple matchsticks and the reserved pancetta.
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Nutrition

Calories: 114kcal, Carbohydrates: 24g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 55mg, Potassium: 650mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 10385IU, Vitamin C: 26.6mg, Calcium: 72mg, Iron: 2.3mg

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    1. Hi Fatima! I’m not sure what a good substitution for curry would be as it has a distinct flavor. It will change the flavor, but you could leave it out.

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  2. I love this recipe! I’m definitely going to add this to my list to make over this winter. Also, I’m loving this Apple Butternut Squash Soup recipe as well!

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  14. I would make a smoothie consisting of kale, pears, tart green apples, and coconut milk.
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    I have been a fan of your blog for over two years! I am so happy you have decided to add regular videos to your posts, keep you the great and delicious work! :)

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  21. That looks beautiful! I would use it to make pesto…I love a good pesto, but unfortunately my blender just isn’t up to the task…

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  26. There’s a pea soup I make and it calls for a blender. My current blender leaks, so I have to use an immersion blender that just doesn’t work as well. So, if I won this blender, I’d definitely make that soup.

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  27. I’m actually making butternut squash soup right now to serve for lunch later and using many of the ingredients in this recipe along with a cinnamon stick that I will take out before blending the ingredients. I was looking for garnish ideas and the little apple sticks is a great idea.

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  31. I would make butternut squash soup, carrot soup, potato soup, (sensing a theme), yogurt smoothies, and many other wonderful things that would be possible with such an excellent blender.

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  41. I would make butterscotch, and smoothies, mostly smoothies. This also looks like a great way to hide veggies from the kiddos in other foods. :0)

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  46. Woohoo! Gosh, I’d make so many soups, especially my fall favorites, potato and leek soup and butternut squash soup! Yum!

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  48. I would use it for juicing and for dinner parties. As I have gotten older, I find a lot of value entertaining my friends and family. Therefore, I would use the blender to try out new recipes!

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  51. Since I currently don’t own a blender, I would make up for lost time by making milkshakes, smoothies, protein shakes and salsa’s/dips. Blenders make the best foods :)

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  64. I don’t know if the following are “dishes” but I would make smoothies, applesauce and salsa. Plus I would find dishes to make like your soup…sounds very good.

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  65. P.S. I bet this soup is really good because it is very similar to a vegan curry apple butternut squash soup that I’ve been making for the past three years.

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  70. I haven’t made a proper smoothie since my blender broke years ago, so that’s probably the first thing I’d do. I have several recipes that call for a blender, so I substitute my food processor, but it’s not quite the same!

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  71. Definitely some juices and smoothies for breakfast and some delicious soup for lunch and dinner (I have my eye on a chipotle sweet potato bisque I’d like to try!) Thanks!

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  79. I would make smoothies with my new Kitchen Aid blender. I’m eager to try green smoothies and this looks perfect for making one.

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  86. I would love to replace my old clunker blender. It sounds like it’s going to give out on my everytime I try to blend anything!

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  98. Hmmmm… looks like so many delicious things could be made with this Kitchen Aide blender! But I’d probably use it most often to make my family’s morning smoothies :)
    Thanks for always having such awesome giveaways!

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  121. I would LOVE to use the blender to make smoothies and soup but my latest passion is making homemade peanut butter and almond butter! :)

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  122. BUTTERNUT SQUASH APPLE SOUP – I have a mental list of things I would like to try but… your soup would be the first.

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  128. That Blender screams for smoothies and Slushies (and a few alcoholic drinks come to mind.. a nice pina colada sounds VERY good right now)

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  129. Enter me in the KitchenAid contest.
    I would use the blender, i.a., when making Chef Joshua Gayer’s Wild Mushroom Lavender Soup.
    GOOGLE the dish and see the Jackson Hole newspaper’s article.
    Lloyd

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  134. I’ll be making this soup (I have all of the ingredients) and lots of other soups over the winter. In the Spring I will make my fresh pea, spinach, scape soup. My 20 year old blender is starting to sound creaky, but it still works.

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  144. I’ve never made any kind of gourd soup, but with a super duper KA blender I would definitely give it a “whirl”, HA! I may even see if my little blender will do the trick. Thanks for such great recipes!

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  160. Like everyone else here, I would make smoothies. I also saw someone had commented about frozen banana ice cream. That sounds awesome. I would do that, too. :)

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  188. Our old blender fizzed out suddenly, so we have a lot of blending to catch up on.

    I’d start the day by making high-protein banana-strawberry smoothies for breakfast. For lunch, a nice, cold gazpacho. And for dessert, chocolate-peanut butter shakes. And then daquiris later that night!

    Like I said, we were hit kinda hard by the loss of our last blender, so we have quite a bit of mixing to catch up on. :)

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  211. Wow! What a blog! Absolutely love everything about it! With my blender I would make strawberry and nuttlella milkshakes….a great treat that tastes just like a crepe! Yum

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  230. I have two beautiful butternut squash sitting in my pantry waiting for the perfect soup recipe. So I would definitely start with this recipe!

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  231. Kelly, this soup looks delicious! Great idea to use pancetta.

    If I won the mixer I would make this soup, closely followed by my favorite creamy cauliflower soup. Yum!

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  241. Love this recipe! I love the idea of butternut squash and apples together…sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing.

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  242. Soups, smoothies, salsa, dips, puddings, sauces, ice cream, sunshine muffins, crepes….the “yum in the tum” list is endless!!! Thanks for the awesome recipe!!

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  247. I would use it to make one of my cupcakes & the frosting. I feel it could eliminate all of my lesser quality appliances!

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  274. I’d probably make my favorite soup first– Japanese Pumpkin (Kabocha) & Leek soup. (Your butternut squash soup looks amazing, too!)

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  295. This looks delicious! I have been looking for a Pumpkin Curry soup recipe! I can’t wait to make it.Thank you, Kelly!

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  296. What WOULDN’T I make with it? Certainly my breakfast smoothies, but also soups and crepe batter. And a peanut butter chocolate milkshake….a lot.

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  300. lov this would use it to make butternut squash soup an other soups perfect on cool days an u want soup,would also make smoothies all kinds,these would help me get rid of all other tools that I have to use save me time.thank u!!!

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  331. In the winer, I’m obsessed with soups. Now, I have been cooking with a single serve blender that is messy and so hard to use. I would love to make some butternut squash soups, and other squash soups. I am a soup junkie and this would be a lifesaver in the kitchen.

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  377. Oh, if I had one of these, I would be making a lot of alternative sorts of sauces, such as cauliflower “alfredo” sauce or red pepper “tomato” sauce.

    Probably would make a few smoothies too ;)

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  379. I have always wanted to try making butternut squash soup and your recipe sounds delicious! so I would definitely give it a try!

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  383. I would make smoothies!!! and my family, including an 8 yr old and a 4 yr old, love butternut squash soup! so, your butternut apple soup would be on the top of the list too!

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