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.
Notes
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Having been the recipient of a gift of Harry & David pears last year, I can attest to the fact that they are indeed a fabulous gift! I used some to make Maida Heatter’s Ginger-Pear Crisp (which requires large, perfect pears) and of course, some just had to be eaten out-of-hand. I wouldn’t hesitate to give these pears to anyone, whether or not they like to cook.
What a fabulous gift to give.. the gift of healthy foods :)
Great Holiday gift, since I hated pears until I rec’d one many years ago…I’ve already rec’d my 1st box of the Season, and hoping to win another one :)
Pears are the perfect give because you can snack on them, toss them in a salad, saute them in a skillet, or make pear bread with them. Delicious!
I think it’s a great idea for a gift! People love getting gifts in the mail, and their pears are so nicely packaged (like a gift)!
Who doesn’t love fresh fruit!? It’s such a great counter to all the candies and sweets you typically see around the holidays.
We gave my hard-to-shop-for grandparents the Fruit-of-the-Month Club subscription for Christmas many years ago. They loved getting and sharing their box each month, and even now, I remember the pears as a highlight.
Pears are delicious especially from Harry & David’s. A gift that is always appreciated.
I love fresh pears. Harry & David is wonderful fruit. I got to share someone else’s Harry & David gifts last year. It was superb.
Because pears are delicious! Who wouldn’t want to get some for a gift?
A fabulous and creative use of pears! And we’re just getting into soup season.
I am an email subscriber. Those pears are so wonderful….just like candy. They make wonderful gifts….
Pears are delicious, but also such a random and unique gift to receive.
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Pears are a perfect gift because they are great to eat alone or there are many ways to use them for baking, cooking, and my favorite- poaching!
I think pears are a great gift because they aren’t something that people buy themselves on a regular basis. A great treat!
i ordered a box of Harry and David pears last year and couldn’t stop eating them. the ripest, juiciest pears i’ve ever had. and i love using them for entertaining recipes. happy weekend!
What a delicious looking soup! Pears are the perfect gift to give because they are perfect for holiday baking or just afternoon snacking. Harry and David Pears are the best!
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Pears are a very versatile fruit, they can be eaten like that, made into desserts, soups, side plates, main courses, you name it. And receiving a box of green, golden pears is a heart full of joy!!
Because these pears are soooo good!
Pears can be finicky. But these are fool-proof.
LOVE Harry & David pears! My aunt always sent a box to us at Christmas, and they are so juicy and delicious we almost had to eat them in the bathtub! So good!
I’m an email subscriber.
because my kids love to eat them