Sweet Potato Soup with Peanut Butter and Coconut Milk
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This Sweet Potato Soup with Peanut Butter and Coconut Milk is a unique twist on an old favorite, sweet potato soup.
Hi everyone! I’m Anne from Anne’s Healthy Kitchen. I’m really excited to be a guest on Tiffany’s blog because I love her approach to food and her delicious clean eating recipes.
I have lived and traveled in many different countries and experienced many very different diets; what they had in common is exactly Tiffany’s clean eating approach. Using fresh, real food to cook simple, colorful and tasty meals.
Today I want to offer you this recipe I created that replaced our sweet potato and carrot soup family favorite. This is my new version of Sunday night’s family soup! Even my 4-year old, who is not a big fan of soups, absolutely loves this one.
I am European and peanut butter is an exotic ingredient for me. I love it together with coconut milk, as a sauce for sautéed vegetables like in Indonesia. And I love the nutty taste it imparts to this soup.
It is very easy to make; you can adjust the quantities of both peanut butter and coconut milk to your own taste. You can also add some chipotle pepper for a spicy touch and a smoky taste.
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Sweet Potato Soup with Peanut Butter and Coconut Milk
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- 1½ lb. sweet potatoes (peeled)
- 1 tbsp. oil
- 1 cup yellow onion (chopped)
- 3 medium garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 inch fresh ginger (peeled and grated)
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- â…• tsp. cayenne pepper
- 2¾ cups chicken stock
- 2 tbsp. tomato passata
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 cup coconut milk
- ½ cup natural peanut butter
- a few chopped peanuts for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Peel sweet potatoes and cut into large chunks; set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Sauté onion until soft and light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and ginger and sauté a few minutes more; add cinnamon, cumin and cayenne pepper; mix well.
- Add chicken stock or water, then add tomato puree, salt and sweet potatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until sweet potatoes are soft, approximately 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Using an immersion blender, blend soup until smooth.
- Whisk in peanut butter and coconut until smooth.
- Cook again over medium heat until heated through. Adjust seasoning, to taste.
- You can garnish with a few peanuts.
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I'm Tiffany, a writer for MSN and the AP Newswire, a cookbook author, digital publisher, food lover, and mom. I create healthy, clean eating recipes for everyday living.
Wow that sounds like a delicious soup! Especially with peanut butter, mmmm 🙂
Baby June – I hope you’ll enjoy it! 🙂
Can you use almond milk instead?
Hi Kelly, sure, I would give it a try. First, omit the coconut milk and see if you like the taste; then, add some almond milk and do the same. The coconut milk adds a special taste but I’ve actually made the soup without it once and it did taste good, too!
Can this be frozen?
Shell – It should freeze just fine! 🙂
Made this tonight! Wow those flavors together are amazing!
Michelle – Yay!! I’m so happy you enjoyed it! 😀