BEST Butternut Pear Soup Recipe
This BEST Butternut Pear Soup recipe is made with pears and butternut squash and secret ingredient, garam masala. Perfect soup to enjoy for a cozy meal!
Friends, it’s pear and butternut season! Time to whip up a delicious pot soup this week!
Since the new Downton Abbey movie is out, it makes me think of this Pear Potato Soup recipe I served a few years ago. My trip to Highclere castle is one of my all-time favorite blogging trips. So wonderful to experiene and have tea with Lady Carnavon.
Best Butternut Pear Soup
Pears are dear to my heart, having worked closely with Harry & David over the years, but also having enjoyed the beauty of their orchards and fresh produce in hometown, where I lived for 52 years!
I was spoiled, I know. So this BEST Butternut Pear Soup Recipe is a yummy recipe for fall! My friend, Lori, makes a mean Pear and Fennel Soup that is good, too!
Butternut Pear Soup
Today I’m sharing a very easy, butternut squash soup recipe. I’ve made several batches of this soup, because guess what? It doesn’t last long in my house. It’s devoured almost as quickly as I make it.
Next week I’m hosting a ladies dinner party, and this soup is on the menu! The garam masala is a great addition, and of course the fresh thyme really adds to the flavor.
Ingredients for Butternut Pear Soup
All you need is onion, butternut squash, pears, cream, stock, and then spices and herbs.
Saute the onions, butternut squash, and pears.
Add the rest of ingredients, puree and serve.
Serve with a tiny bit of creme fraiche & fresh thyme!
How to bake butternut squash
Using precooked butternut squash, this recipe takes about 25 minutes to whip up!
Or, if using raw butternut, bake at 400 degrees and cook for about 20 minutes.
Or, stovetop: Cook with 1/2 cup water, salt and pepper, 2 T. honey until tender (with a fork).
Easy fall hosting! Invite your friends over for soup, salad, bread, and a simple fall dessert!
PS. Will you be seeing the new Downton Abbey movie?
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Butternut Pear Soup
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 large sweet onion, chopped
- 1 Tbsp. fresh thyme, 1 tsp. dried
- 1 lb. butternut squash, peeled and cooked
- 2 pears, cut into small pieces (skins on)
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 2 tsp. garam masala
- Creme fraiche & fresh thyme, optional topping
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan, add onions and thyme and cook for about 5 minutes until soft.
- Add cooked squash, pears, chicken stock, heavy cream, gram masala, salt and pepper; bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Use blender to puree the hot soup.
- Garnish with creme fraiche & fresh thyme.
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I think pears a great gift because they are delicious and very versatile.
Pears are so extremely versatile you can do anything with them. The range is endless from eating them right off the tree to poaching them in a syrup concoction or Riesling wine (and then serving them with a Chantilly cream…yum!!!). I have to say my absolute favorite dish with pears is a Gorgonzola Cheese and Pear sandwich I tried at a High Tea in the Grand Floridian Hotel….double YUM and I found the recipe at AllEars.net so now I can have it anytime I want!!!
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I think pears are perfect to give because they are so doggone delicious! They are one of my favorite things in the world to eat. We have made pear cakes, I eat pears with cheese as often as I can, but I’ve never had it in soup. I have a butternut squash in my basket in the kitchen right now and I had never considered adding pear to that soup. I’m going to have to get some pears today!
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I would love to get some pears as a gift. The pears in my local markets are not good at all.
They are the perfect fruit for decorating and eating. They can be enjoyed as a breakfast item or in a wonderful dessert item. They are also classic looking in a setting. They have a delicate taste not too overpowering.
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My family loves Harry & David pears — they are so delicious and are a nice counterpoint to all of the other rich foods you eat around the holidays.
Pears are so versatile as a snack, in your yummy soup, in an appetizer or sandwich, on a cheese plate. Yum!!! And you can’t get the size wrong!! Yay!
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They are healthy, delicious and so versatile. Everyone loves pears.
Pears are healthy, delicious and beautiful. Great alternative to sweets and are fabulous baked! Harry & David pears are the best I’ve ever eaten. I was gifted some a few years ago and have been hooked ever since. Now I send them as gifts.
I think pears are the perfect because they are tasty and nutritious.
I think pears are the perfect gift to give because they are great eaten as is, or can be used in a recipe.
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Pears (especially Harry and David) are so tasty and good for you, too.
They are a healthy alternative to all of the sweets.
I think pears would be perfect to counter all the sweets at the holidays. Healthy sweets!
Pears are great to eat and can use in many recipes. Love Harry and David have sent basket to out of town family, they always have loved it.
I have given Harry and David pears as gifts frequently in the past. Everyone always raves about them. They are consistently good, beautifully packaged and best of all…..one size fits all !
Pears are delicious and versatile, so they’re the perfect gift to give!
Who doesn’t like pears? And Harry and David’s are always perfectly ripe and ready to enjoy!!
Pears are healthy and delicious so they would make a wonderful food-related gift – they can easily be used for cooking, baking, or even just snacking (my favorite)! And Harry & David pears are top of the line!