Description
This Spooky Halloween Carrot Soup is a creamy, flavorful, and visually fun recipe perfect for celebrating the Halloween season. Made with carrots, onions, potatoes, and garlic simmered in chicken stock, this comforting soup is puréed to a smooth texture and garnished with a swirl of heavy cream to create a spooky spiderweb effect. Ideal for an autumn appetizer or a light meal, it combines simple ingredients with a festive presentation that kids and adults will enjoy.
Ingredients
Scale
Soup
- 2 carrots (about 16.1 ounces or 457 grams), peeled and cut into chunks
- 2 onions (about 9.3 ounces or 263 grams), peeled and cut into chunks
- 1 potato (about 7.2 ounces or 203 grams), peeled and cut into chunks
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 cup water
- 2 ½ cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
Garnish
- ¼ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Prepare the Vegetables: Peel the carrots, onions, potato, and garlic cloves carefully. Cut the carrots, onions, and potato into chunks to ensure even cooking.
- Heat Liquids: Set a pot over medium heat and add the water along with the chicken stock.
- Simmer the Vegetables: Add the chopped carrots, onions, potato, and garlic cloves into the pot. Let them simmer gently for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally until all vegetables are soft and tender.
- Season the Soup: Once the vegetables are cooked through, season the soup with salt and ground pepper. Adjust the pepper quantity depending on whether children will be served.
- Puree the Soup: Turn off the heat. Using a hand blender, carefully puree the soup directly in the pot until it reaches a smooth and creamy consistency. You may use the turbo function if available for a finer texture.
- Serve the Soup: Divide the soup evenly into three cups for serving.
- Create the Spiderweb Garnish: Drizzle heavy cream in a spiral pattern on the surface of each cup of soup. Use a skewer to draw eight lines from the center to the edge of each cup, creating a spooky spiderweb effect perfect for Halloween.
Notes
- For a vegetarian version, substitute chicken stock with vegetable stock.
- Adjust salt and pepper levels according to your taste preference and dietary needs.
- The spiderweb garnish is a fun and festive way to serve, perfect for Halloween parties or family meals.
- If you don’t have a hand blender, transfer the soup in batches to a countertop blender carefully.
- This soup can be made ahead and reheated gently on the stovetop before serving.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup (approximately 250 ml)
- Calories: 140 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
