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Home / Recipes / Dinner / Soups & Stews / Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

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5 from 27 votes
Jump to Recipe 10/08/20 | Updated: 10/08/20 | by Nora
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This Butternut Squash Soup is creamy, dreamy and full of flavor from roasting the vegetables. A great fall meal!

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I do love a good butternut squash soup. I have tried making it in any which way, but my preferred method will always be this one: Roasting the vegetables in the oven first, then simmering them in broth before blending them with cream to turn into a dreamy bowl of soup.

If you wanted to go for a lighter soup, you can always leave out the cream – or use just a teaspoon on each individual bowl.

Ingredients you’ll need

Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities!

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Ingredients in Roasted Butternut Squash Soup: Onion, garlic, potatoes, carrots, butternut squash, cumin, thyme, salt, pepper, oil, broth, butter and heavy cream.

Ingredient notes

  • Butternut squash: I always pick a squash weighing between 3-4 pounds when I make this recipe. If you’re going for pre-peeled and cubed squash, you’ll want to use around 2-2.5 pounds.
  • Potatoes: Feel free to leave these out for a lower carb count, or replace them with a sweet potato if you prefer to skip white potatoes. They do add nice creaminess and thickness to the soup, so that’s why I add them.
  • Ground cumin: You can leave this out if you don’t have any. It does add a nice depth of flavor to the soup though.
  • Chicken broth: Feel free to use vegetable broth instead to keep the soup vegetarian.

Step by step photos

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How to make Roasted Butternut Squash Soup: 1) Toss the vegetables with oil, salt and pepper on a rimmed baking sheet and 2) roast in the oven until tender. 3) Roast the spices in a little butter, then add roasted vegetables and broth. 5) Simmer, then 6) blend and 7) add cream to taste. 8) finish simmering for a few minutes.
ladle of butternut squash soup over full pot

Recipe tips

  • Don’t be afraid to roast the vegetables until they have some color; this is what adds a lot of delicious flavor to your soup!
  • Toast the thyme and cumin until fragrant to pull the most flavor from them.
  • How creamy the soup ends up depends a lot on the quality and power of your blender. If you don’t have a great immersion blender, check the manual of your stand mixer – you can follow the instructions for hot liquids and blend the soup this way instead. I 100% prefer using an immersion blender for hot soups, so that’s what I always do.

How to serve Butternut Squash Soup

I love this soup as a light lunch or dinner – just with a slice of homemade bread on the side.

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If you want to feel fancy, sprinkle some crispy fried bacon on top!

This soup is also great as a starter for a special holiday dinner – it gores so well with the hearty fall and winter comfort foods you’d see on a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table.

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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

This Butternut Squash Soup is creamy, dreamy and full of flavor from roasting the vegetables. A great fall meal!
Recipe by Nora from Savory Nothings
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Recipe details

Prep 15 minutes mins
Cook 45 minutes mins
Total 1 hour hr
Servings 6 servings
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients
 

  • 1 large butternut squash peeled and cubed (seeds removed) (about 3-4 pounds before peeling)
  • 1 onion peeled and chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic peeled
  • 2 potatoes peeled and chopped
  • 2 carrots peeled and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 quart low-sodium chicken broth OR vegetable broth
  • heavy cream to taste

Instructions
 

  • Roast vegetables: Heat oven to 400º. On a large rimmed baking sheet, toss all vegetables with oil, salt and pepper. Roast in the hot oven until tender, about 25-30 minutes.
  • Prepare soup: Once vegetables are done, melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add cumin and thyme and cook for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant. Add roasted vegetables, then add chicken broth. Simmer for 10 minutes on low heat.
  • Finish: Blend soup until creamy using an immersion blender. Add cream to taste, then simmer for another few minutes. Adjust seasoning and cream to taste before serving.
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Notes

I calculated the nutrition estimate using 3 pounds of butternut squash and ½ cup of heavy cream.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 248kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 7gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 92mgPotassium: 1272mgFiber: 7gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 27564IUVitamin C: 62mgCalcium: 137mgIron: 3mg
Nutrition is an estimate.

More recipe information

Suitable for: Gluten Free
Course: Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American

Nora Rusev from Savory Nothings
About Nora 
When I got married to my professional chef husband, I realized I had to step up my game in the kitchen. Now I share my favorite foolproof family recipes here on Savory Nothings: Chef-approved, kid-vetted and easy enough for everyday home cooks like you and me!   Learn more.

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Comments

  1. haylee jade says

    November 15, 2023 at 5:54 am

    5 stars
    great recipe! i used curry powder instead of cumin and added a little bit of miso paste to my chicken stock. served with a drizzle of garlic oil, fresh thyme, and some toasted baguette. it was wonderful!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      November 19, 2023 at 8:23 pm

      Thanks for sharing your tips, Haylee! Glad to hear you liked the soup.

      Reply
  2. Steph V. says

    November 02, 2023 at 4:17 am

    5 stars
    Super easy and very flavorful. Husband loved it too, it’s now our favorite soup. I don’t comment on blogs often (or ever?) so that should tell you how much this one stood out to us!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      November 20, 2023 at 4:20 pm

      Steph, I appreciate your lovely comment so much! Thank you for trusting in my recipe, and thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

      Reply
  3. Melinda says

    November 02, 2023 at 3:51 am

    5 stars
    I generally don’t like butternut squash soup because it’s usually sweet. I loved this recipe precisely because it isn’t. This was delicious, and I will certainly make it again.

    Reply
    • Nora says

      November 20, 2023 at 4:20 pm

      Melinda – I agree! I don’t really like it when my squash or pumpkin soups are overly sweet. Glad you liked the recipe!

      Reply
  4. Jean Asenato says

    October 12, 2023 at 6:05 pm

    5 stars
    Just made this ,it is delicious,thank you

    Reply
  5. Nita W says

    October 12, 2023 at 5:05 pm

    5 stars
    I have been making this recipe for 3/4 years. A friend gives me some of his fresh grown butternut squash. Always a big hit.

    Reply
  6. Mary says

    November 12, 2022 at 9:46 pm

    I do like this soup. I used fresh Thyme because I had it on hand and took the leaves off the stem. I used 1/2 Vegetable and 1/2 chicken broth. I did add a pinch of Cayenne for a hint of heat. It thickened up really quickly with the immersion blender and I did add approx 1/2 – 3/4 cup more chicken broth. Next time I will probably use unsalted broth, but it is very tasty just the way it is.

    Reply
    • Nora says

      November 15, 2022 at 12:23 pm

      I’m glad you liked the soup, Mary!

      Reply
  7. Sarah says

    February 15, 2022 at 7:03 pm

    5 stars
    So yum! Best soup I’ve ever made!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      February 18, 2022 at 2:06 pm

      I’m so glad, Sarah!

      Reply
  8. Jennifer McGuire says

    December 20, 2021 at 1:28 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious and very satisfying! We made this with home grown organic squash. It did take longer to roast than the recipe suggested.

    Reply
    • Nora says

      January 01, 2022 at 10:48 am

      Jennifer, I’m glad you enjoyed the soup! The roasting time can depend a lot on the exact size you chop the squash to, and also your specific oven. We recently got a new oven and everything takes a lot longer to bake than in my last oven… Glad you figured it out, though!

      Reply
  9. Shara says

    October 18, 2021 at 10:32 pm

    5 stars
    I had never had butternut squash soup before but was eager to try and this recipe did not disappoint!! I didn’t have garlic cloves or onions so I used canned minced garlic and dried minced onion and sautéed them with the thyme and cumin…

    Reply
    • Nora says

      November 01, 2021 at 5:20 pm

      That sounds lovely, Shara! I’m glad you enjoyed the soup.

      Reply

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