Thermomix Pumpkin Soup

WW Points2

Pumpkin soup is a firm favourite in our house—especially the good old traditional version! My mum made an incredible one growing up, so I’ve recreated it for the Thermomix to share with everyone. It’s smooth, comforting, and wonderfully Weight Watchers–friendly too.

Print Recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Total Time 25

Servings 4

Ingredients

1 brown onion
20 grams olive oil
650 grams pumpkin
450 grams potato
4 tablespoons chicken stock powder
600 grams water
100 ml light milk or Cream
Pepper to taste

Instructions

Thermomix Cooking

Add brown onion to TM Bowl
1 brown onion
7 sec/speed 5 scrape down the sides of the bowl
Add olive oil to TM Bowl and put on lid with simmer basket on top
20 grams olive oil
6 min/Varoma/speed 1
Chop pumpkin and potato into small chunks 3cm
Add pumpkin to TM Bowl
650 grams pumpkin
Add potato to TM Bowl
450 grams potato
Add water to TM Bowl
600 grams water
Add chicken stock powder (or premade chicken stock - 2 tbsp) to TM Bowl
Place on lid with simmer basket on top
4 tablespoons chicken stock powder
10 min/Varoma/speed 1 - add another 5 mins if necessary
When cooking is complete, remove simmer basket and insert MC
Blend - starting 5 to 9 1 min/speed 5
Add light cream to TM Bowl and replace lid and MC
100 ml light milk
15 sec/speed 4
Pepper to taste
Pepper to taste

Conventional Cooking

Add chopped onion and olive oil to a large saucepan. Brown off the onions
1 brown onion, 20 grams olive oil
Add chopped pumpkin and potato to the pan. Give it a couple of stirs
650 grams pumpkin, 450 grams potato
Add water (just enough to cover the pumpkin and potato), stock powder
4 tablespoons chicken stock powder, 600 grams water
Cook on low boil for about 30 minutes. Lid half on the pan
When cooked, I liked mashing it with a potato masher first before blending. Blend with a stick blender or whatever you have to make creamy smooth.
Add light cream, blend again for a short time and serve with pepper to taste
100 ml light milk, Pepper to taste

Notes

I also like to add a dollop of sour cream to my bowl