This velvety butternut squash and apple soup is super easy, crazy delicious very healthy. It’s savory, sweet and absolutely divine. Adding apple and apple juice makes this a delightful dinner entree.
Fall is in the air and this butternut squash and apple soup couldn’t be more perfect for crisp weather.
This soup is amazing due to the fact that there isn’t any heavy cream involved. The liquid is chicken broth and apple juice. And with plenty of savory butternut squash, we really enjoyed this incredibly colorful bowl of soup.
It’s an easy soup to make, even for a weeknight meal. That “it’s Tuesday and I’m tired” type of recipe, and it’s elegant enough for entertaining or even for a special dinner.
The only special equipment needed for this recipe is an immersion blender. Using this handy tool makes pureeing this soup a breeze. If you don’t have one, you can use a blender. Just put the hot soup in a blender in batches, only filling the blender half full each time. Puree in batches.
Be careful with the lid, hold it loosely in place, as if you seal it, the heat might blow it off.
All you need for a side dish is a sliced baguette, or a simple tossed salad.
Butternut Squash Soup With Apple
I hope you give this butternut squash apple soup recipe a try and if you do, please come back and give the recipe a star rating and scroll down and leave a comment about your experience with the recipe.
And if you have a favorite butternut squash soup recipe, let me know, I’d love to give it a try.
More Fall Soup Recipe Ideas
- Chipotle Apple Sweet Potato Soup
- Curried Butternut Squash Soup
- Creamy Tomato Soup with Cognac and Orange
And if you love soup as much as we do, don’t miss my soup category, you’ll find lots of great recipes, including the most popular soup on my site for Anthony Bourdain’s New Mexico Style Chili.
Butternut Squash Soup With Apple
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1 Large onion finely diced
- 36 ounces Butternut Squash one inch cubes
- 6 Cups Chicken broth
- 1 Large apple peeled, cored and diced
- ½ Cup Apple juice
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large stock pot and then add the onions. Saute the onions until they are soft and translucent. About five minutes.
- Add the broth, butternut squash, apple and apple juice. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, then turn to low and simmer for about 30 to 45 minutes, until the squash and apples are completely soft. Use an emulsion blender or puree in batches in a blender until all of the soup is silky smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
- Use an emulsion blender or puree in batches in a blender until all of the soup is silky smooth. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition
Butternut Squash Soup with Apple … It’s what’s for Dinner.
Why Trust These Recipes? Lea Ann Brown has lived, worked and played in Colorado for 45 years. She has immersed herself in the Colorado Culinary space, is a Culinary School Graduate and publishes her Colorado food Blog, Cooking On The Ranch.
Last fall I made a wonderful soup with butternut squash, apple and leek that was wonderful! I haven’t quite gotten myself into soup season yet but will be soon, as the weather change change from summer to fall quite quickly here. Love those adorable pups!
Susan, it’s been in the 90’s here this week. A little to hot for me. And soup. 🙂
I love the apple in this soup.
Thanks Lauren
I have a bucket full of baby butternuts that I need to find something to do with! Thanks!
I hope those babies are easier to peel than the adults. 🙂
I think you may have just posted one of my favorite recipes!! I look forward to butternut soup all year, and I have no doubt that if the recipe came from Lisa it’s fabulous. Excellent choice!
Thanks Kim.
I have a great butternut squash soup but it has A LOT of heavy cream so I’m putting this one on the to cook list!
That’s the only kind I’ve ever had, cream cream and more cream.
Ah, Lisa’s pups are the cutest!! And this soup…so lovely for fall!! Great selection!!
Aren’t they just the best? I really loved that photo.
Oh my goodness. While the soup looks fantastic, I have to admit that I swooned over those Brussels sprouts! I think I’d make them the entire meal instead of just a side dish. Yum!
Those brussels sprouts are the bomb. I’m so glad to have found that recipe.
It is almost soup weather….sooner where you are. Great choices.
Thanks Debra.
Looks very good and velvety! I had tried a leek soup without cream recently and it also worked out well. Who knew cream so be so easily omitted! Makes it healthier!
I agree. This recipe will make me stop and think about if a soup really needs cream.
Yum! I have 12 butternut squashes in my garden! Something to make with them!
12???? Thats a lot.
Butternut and apple soup is so perfect for fall! We love the combination of flavors from the squash and apple….I too love that there is no cream! Great selection.
(Also, I updated my post. I left out a paragraph! Love your blog. There are so many recipes that just must be made!)
Thanks Kate.
Apples and butternut squash are fabulous together. I have a very hard time finding hazelnuts too. Fresh Market sometimes has them…
Sam
I was surprised about those Hazelnuts. And Whole Foods was my first stop.
The soup looks wonderful but those brussel sprouts? YUM! They would be good together in fact, at least I think they would!
I agree Kelli. Those sprouts were good, it’s a great little recipe.
The soup looks delicious but I am really excited that you showcased the brussels sprouts recipe. That is right up my alley!!
I was very pleased with that brussels recipe. And such a great Fall dish.
So happy that you found SO many recipes you liked! I almost forgot about that soup – I now need to make it soon. Sorry you could not find hazelnuts. Not sure if you have a Trader Joe’s near by, but they have a great nut selection. Thank you for featuring Marty and Stewart – we just love them so much!!!
I do have a TJ pretty close. Just didn’t have time to run over there. Marty and Stewart are just adorable. I’d over hug them if I met them in person.
I must try this! Another wonderful recipe! Thanks Lea Ann!
Thanks Robyn! And always so good to hear from you.
SO glad you found TWO wonderful recipes! They both sound delish!!! And Lisa’s pups???? Adorable!
Thanks Liz. And as always, thanks for a great party.
Apples and butternut squash are such a lovely pairing – I love the beautiful simplicity of this soup!
Thanks Heather.