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Yes, it's a big claim but this Thermomix pumpkin soup is really the best pumpkin soup ever! It has a lush silky texture, full flavour, and bright orange colour. Perfect for wintery nights!
Pumpkin soup is a really easy dish to prepare in the Thermomix. It's simply a matter of adding all the ingredients to the Thermomix bowl, chopping, cooking, blending, and serving. I'm claiming that my Thermomix pumpkin soup is the best because it includes some secret ingredients that give the soup a lift.
Tips for The Best Pumpkin Soup
Choose the correct pumpkin for soup?
The pumpkin you use will make a big difference to the soup. I like butternut pumpkin for soup for three reasons.
- The flesh is hard and has less moisture than other pumpkins so it won't dilute the soup.
- The butternut pumpkin is a sweeter variety with a strong pumpkin flavour.
- Best of all, this variety doesn't become "stringy" when boiled, so your soup will be smooth.
My first secret ingredient is the butternut pumpkin. Beautifully sweet and dense.
The pumpkin soup needs to be creamy?
Some recipes use cream or milk in the soup to add a creamier texture. I find that using dairy takes away some of the rich pumpkin flavour. I use a little bit of cream as a garnish, but it's really just to make the soup look pretty.
The second secret ingredient is potato. Potato is the key to this recipe's silky texture. When a potato is boiled and blended with the pumpkin it helps give the soup body and a lovely smooth texture.
A bright orange pumpkin soup colour!
The best pumpkin soups have a gorgeous vibrant orange colour. I see people roasting pumpkin to try and achieve an intense colour and flavour but roasting completely changes the flavour of the soup and "dirties" the orange. So please don't roast your pumpkin when you want pumpkin soup. A cleaner, brighter flavour and colour is achieved by simply boiling the soup.
The final secret ingredient is a carrot! Including a carrot keeps the clean, vibrant orange colour. Carrots have a similar sweet flavour, so it helps the soup by adding another element that doesn't compete with the pumpkin flavour.
What to serve with pumpkin soup
There is nothing better than dipping something in your soup. My family loves eating this Thermomix pumpkin soup with bread! A crusty bread roll covered in butter, or a toasted cheese sandwich to dip. Hubby would eat a whole loaf of garlic bread with his soup if the kids would give him the chance.
I prefer not to eat a lot of bread so I have a different approach. I serve my soup with steamed vegetables like broccoli and green beans. If you're trying to save calories this is a great alternative to bread. Plus, the steamed vegetables are delicious dipped in the soup. When you dip the broccoli in the soup it soaks into the florets and is absolutely delicious.
Add the broccoli and beans to the Varoma. Place the Varoma on the Thermomix when you see steam coming out of the MC. Leave them to steam until they're cooked to your liking. I prefer mine to be still crispy.
Thermomix Pumpkin Soup FAQ's
The best thing to do is to microwave some more cubes of pumpkin and blend them into the soup.
It's best not to use the peel in this recipe as it will change the colour and the texture of the recipe.
Yes, this soup will freeze well.
The soup will be fine stored in a sealed container in the fridge for about 4-5 days.
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Amazing Thermomix Pumpkin Soup
Equipment
Ingredients
- 20 g garlic
- 5 black peppercorns
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 700 g butternut pumpkin peeled and cut into 25g cubes
- 220 g carrot cut into 8 pieces
- 220 g potato cut into 8 pieces
- 700 g water
- 1 ½ tablespoon Massel vegetarian chicken stock
Instructions
- Add garlic and peppercorns to TM bowl. Chop 2 sec/Speed 9.20 g garlic, 5 black peppercorns
- Scrape down the bowl.
- Add butter to the TM bowl. Cook 5min/Varoma/Speed 1 (MC OUT)2 tablespoon butter
- Add carrot, potato, pumpkin, water and chicken stock to the bowl.700 g butternut pumpkin, 220 g carrot, 220 g potato, 700 g water, 1 ½ tablespoon Massel vegetarian chicken stock
- Cook 20 min/Varoma/Speed 2
- Remove the MC. Cook 20 min/Varoma/Speed 1 (add the splatter gaurd or internal steam basket to the lid to prevent splatters.)
- Return the MC to the lid.
- Blend the soup 1min/speed 5 slowly turn the selector to increase the speed until speed 9 is reached.
- Serve the soup with a swirl of cream if desired or some garlic croutons.
Notes
Nutrition
Thermomix Soup to try
There is nothing like a hot bowl of soup in the winter. There are so many other delicious soups on the website. Take a look at these suggestions.
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j xx
Marion says
love this recipe, sauteeing the peppercorns is a game changer!
Brett Carlyle says
Hi Marion
Thank you for your fabulous comment!
We're so pleased you enjoyed the recipe.
Happy Cooking
Gloria says
It was delicious. I added some cauliflower as my potato was a bit small.
Moimoi says
This is the best pumpkin soup I've ever made in the Thermomix! Thanks so much for such a perfect recipe. I think I'll have to make a double or triple batch of it on the stovetop next time as I have a lot of mouths to feed.
Ann Thomas says
Best pumpkin soup ever. Very yummy every one loves it. Have made multiple time.
Thank you for sharing
Ann
Sarah says
Love this recipe so much, but tonight I decided to double the recipe and it didn’t fit in my thermomix
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Sarah
Thank you for your message.
I am so pleased that you enjoy my recipe, it means a lot to me. Unfortunately some recipes won't fit in the Thermomix when doubled. The recipe card allows the serving size to be changed because the software isn't written for Thermomix's.
Sorry.
Happy Cooking
Julie
Peter says
WOW!!! This soup is restaurant quality phenomenal!
Thank you for the awesome recipe!
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Peter
Thank you so much for such a lovely compliment. I’m really pleased you loved the recipe.
Have a wonderful weekend, you’ve made my day 🙂
Julie xx
Dory says
Made for my mother in law and she says best ever.. her words “restaurant quality, smooth and flavoursome” she is a way better cook than me so a good judge! I used the everyday cookbook vegetable stock paste… Thankyou
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Dory
WOW! What a huge compliment! I am absolutely thrilled that your mother-in-law also enjoyed the pumpkin soup! Restaurant quality is a such a lovely comment 🙂
Although your beautiful vegetable stock would have made a fabulous base for the soup 🙂 xx
Thank you for making my day.
Julie xx
Tina says
This soup is delicious, the whole family loves it and we’ve made it multiple times since we discovered this recipe! This is now my go to for pumpkin soup!
Trisha Naitoko says
Made this soup last week and it is Amazing. A huge hit with my family; we agree whole hearted with your claim that this is the best Pumpkin Soup recipe. Making another batch now and definitely going to keep this in my recipe favourites. Thanks Julie for sharing your recipe with us.
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Trisha
Thank you so much for coming back and leaving a comment🥰 I’m absolutely thrilled that you enjoyed the recipe.
Thank you
J
Emily says
I need to serve 10-12…could I double this in a TM5 or would I need to make 2 batches and reheat on the stove?
Julie Carlyle says
HI Emily
The recipe fills most of the TM bowl so I wouldn't double it, you might get an overflow. Just make 2 batches and keep the first batch in the Thermoserver while you make the second. It will still be piping hot 🙂
Happy Cooking
j
Jennifer says
Made this last night and it was fantastic, thank you for posting this.
Julie Carlyle says
Hi Jennifer
I'm so pleased you enjoyed the recipe.
Thank you for coming back and leaving a comment.
Happy Cooking
Julie
Juliette says
What does MC mean
Brett Carlyle says
Hi Juliette
MC is measuring cup which is the removable part
In the lid. It is a funny name and abbreviation but you will come across it a lot 🙂
Happy Cooking