Slow-Cooker Maple Butternut Squash Soup
Slow-Cooker Maple Butternut Squash Soup is a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian soup. One serving contains 135 calories, 4g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. Head to the store and pick up half-and-half, salt, chives, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 7 hours and 40 minutes.
Instructions
Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In cooker, mix squash, apple, onion, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Pour broth over vegetable mixture.
Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours (or on High heat setting 3 hours 30 minutes to 4 hours).
Pour about 3 cups of the soup mixture into blender. Cover; blend until smooth.
Pour into 8-cup measuring cup or heat-proof pitcher. Blend remaining soup mixture in 2 more batches; pour into measuring cup.
Pour pureed soup back into slow cooker. Stir in half-and-half and syrup.
If needed, increase heat setting to High; cover and cook about 15 minutes longer or unto hot. Top each serving with yogurt; sprinkle with chives.