- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped carrot
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 3 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 3 Bartlett pears, peeled and diced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 5 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup, or to taste
- 1 tablespoon lime juice, or to taste
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- Melt butter in a pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add sweet potatoes, pears, cinnamon stick, and thyme; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Stir chicken broth and paprika into the pot; bring to a boil. Simmer until sweet potatoes are soft, about 15 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick.
- Fill blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour into a pot. Repeat with remaining soup. Return to pot.
- Stir heavy cream, maple syrup, and lime juice into the blended soup. Simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
03/31/2018
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Easy Sweet Potato and Pear Soup, recipe
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455 calories