Pumpkin soup recipe for a slow cooker

[Jennifer13]

Anyone got a great pumpkin soup recipe for a slow cooker?

I'm keen to give it a go. I might also whip up some dough in the breadmaker and home bake bread rolls to go along with it. Looking forward to a cosy dinner with the log fire burning in the background...

Definitely feeling like winter at our house!

[~clover~]

Oh I like that idea! Might have to try it myself
I've not tried it in the slow cooker before.

[Laranna]

Oooh yes I do. Will come back to post as I'm feeding DD atm.

[Laranna]

Ok, this is from my AWW Slow Cooker recipe book. It's delish!

30g butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large leek (500g), sliced thinly
1.8kg piece pumpkin, chopped coarsely
1 large potato (300g), chopped coarsely
3 cups (750ml) chicken stock
3 cups (750ml) water
1/2 cup (125ml) pouring cream
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives

1. Heat butter and oil in large frying pan; cook leek, stirring, until soft.
2. Combine leek, pumpkin, potato, stock, and the water in 4.5 litre slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low, 6 hours.
3. Cool soup 10 minutes. Blend or process soup in small batches, until smooth. Return soup to cooker. Cook, covered, on high, about 20 minutes or until hot. Stir in 1/3 cup cream. Season to taste.
4. Serve soup topped with remaining cream and chives.

[Jennifer13]

Define 'pouring cream'. The rest I'm good - thanks Eluned!

This is next week's 'slow cooker day' meal for sure.

[Junglemum]

pouring cream is just regular old thickened cream. You could use any pumpkin soup recipe in a slow cooker, just whack everything in!

[Jennifer13]

Thanks hun. Do you think you could make a tropical version with coconut cream? I'm still awfully impressed with your new kitchen appliance.

[Laranna]

Yep roasting the pumpkin first gives it a really delicious flavour and butternut pumpkin is the best type to use

[Willow]

Awesome, I was just coming in to ask the same thing!! Do you need to whizz it at the end though or does it break down enough on its own? I don't have a food processor or blender atm.

And Junglemum...der...I've only just worked out who you are

[Junglemum]

hehehehe Willow. that's ok.

Yep Jen, i have recently made one with fresh coconut milk, ginger, onions, garlic and a few other bits and bobs, it was sensational!

[Bumperstump Cummerbund]

Long time in answering huh Willow I tend to wizz mine with a stick blender, just coz I don't like lumps. I would recommend wizzing it, coz the way mine turns out it's too watery to be a chunky soup, but too chunky to be a true liquid soup - not that that makes any sense