Roasted Butternut Squash Soup - Dairy-Free

This roasted pureed butternut squash soup is an easy and delicious meal. This is a dairy-free soup made without cream. It's a healthy, comforting, soup recipe perfect for those fall and winter months.

For a Whole30, top with bacon or chicken. For a vegan option, top with some roasted, crispy chickpeas.

To make this soup, the butternut squash is roasted before adding to the soup. This gives it an extra burst of flavor and depth. After simmering with spices, the butternut squash soup is pureed to perfection.

The texture comes out so creamy and delicious. Every time I make this soup for my husband, he always talks about how tasty it is.

Shortcut: I like to cut up a butternut squash myself (because I THINK it’s cheaper?), but to save a ton of time, you can buy the pre-cut cubes. That makes this recipe so easy.

How to make the soup creamy:

The creaminess comes from the butternut squash. This is a no cream, no dairy butternut squash soup. Simply by blending the soup in a Vitamix, Blendtec, or other blender, the butternut squash gets pureed and blended and fluffy and can be dairy-free. You can also use an immersion blender, but I prefer a regular blender for this soup.

Whole30 Version:

If you’re doing a Whole30, make sure to find chicken stock and bacon that is Whole30-compliant. 

The saltiness of the bacon helps to balance the roasted butternut squash soup out and add a smokiness and saltiness that pairs nicely with the sweet. However, if you're not a bacon-lover, you can leave it off or top with something else, like roasted veggies.

Vegan Version:

If you're making the pureed butternut squash soup vegan, leave the bacon off and top with croutons or roasted chickpeas! And make sure to use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.

Blending the soup

There are two options for blending. You can use a regular blender or an immersion blender.

Regular blender: I definitely recommend using a good blender (this is the one we have, and I LOVE IT) to blend the soup and do it in batches! Don't try to get all the soup in there at once. You may end up with a messy kitchen! I also try to vent mine, so steam doesn't build up in the blender while I'm blending the butternut squash soup. 

Immersion blender: If you have an immersion blender, this is another fantastic option! This will also let you blend right in your pot and not have to transfer to a regular blender to blend in batches. This is the one we have, and it's worked really well so far!

Topping the soup

If you're doing a Whole30, you can garnish the soup with some cooked bacon, some roasted veggies, a drizzle of olive oil or coconut milk.

If you're going for a vegan option and aren't doing a Whole30, top with croutons, some crispy chickpeas, roasted veggies, olive oil, coconut oil, or even a gremolata. 

Some tips and tricks

• If you want to use precut butternut squash instead of cutting one yourself, use about 2 lbs, or 3 cups diced squash.
• I like to use an ice cream scoop to help scoop the seeds out of a butternut squash. Works wonderfully!
• Blending the soup in batches works best, as it probably won't fit into your blender at once! And remember that when it blends, it splatters around a bit, so you don't want to fill your blender up when blending anything, especially hot soup!
• Vent the blender (and the place a paper towel over the opening to keep any soup from flying out), so that steam can escape while you're blending the soup. 

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