Sweet Potato Soup Recipe (Vegan + Gluten-free) (2024)

This Sweet Potato Soup recipe is loaded with warming spices like cinnamon, ginger, and cumin. It's thick and creamy from the coconut milk, which makes it the ultimate fall food! Just 1 pot is needed!

I love this sweet potato soup recipe for its wide variety of flavors- it's sweet, spicy, warming, and rich! This soup is easy to throw together for a quick weeknight dinner since all you need is just 1 pot and 10 minutes of prep.

You can top it off with some croutons, crispy chickpeas, and fresh herbs for more protein and texture! Enjoy with a side of crusty bread or cornbread.

Ingredients You Need

• Sweet potatoes. You'll need one sweet potato that's been peeled and cubed.
• Coconut milk. For the best result, use full-fat coconut milk from a can.
• Vegetable broth or water. Either store-bought orhomemade vegetable broth.
• Tomato paste. For flavor and richness.
• Onion, garlic, and ginger. For flavor and depth.
• Whole spices. Coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and a whole cinnamon stick. Also salt and black pepper for flavor. If you don't have whole spices on hand, you can use ground spices instead, just double the quantity.
• Chili flakes. They bring some heat to this sweet potato soup recipe, but they are optional.

How to Make Sweet Potato Soup

First, start by sauteeing the aromatics to activate their flavor.

In a Dutch oven or a large soup pot, heat some oil. Then add onion, ginger, and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning.

Then, add your spices, as well as the tomato paste and chili flakes (optional). Cook for 2 more minutes.

Add the sweet potatoes, carrots, vegetable broth, salt, and black pepper. Bering to a boil and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until the vegetables are soft.

Next, remove the cinnamon stick and add in your coconut milk. Stir to combine. Use an immersion blender to blend the soup until creamy.

If are using a standard blender it's important to let the soup cool a bit before transferring it. Don't fill the jar more than halfway and make sure that you leave the hole in the lid open so that heat can escape.

Return the soup to the pot and add any additional liquid if you need to thin it out.

Sweet Potato Soup Recipe FAQ

Expert Tips

• Use full-fat coconut milk. When making this sweet potato soup recipe, it's best to use coconut milk from a can, as it makes the soup thick and creamy!
• Use whole spices. When spices get ground they release the natural flavor. Since whole spices are, well, whole, they save their flavor inside and release it when they are exposed to heat. This makes them more powerful and we suggest using them if you have them on hand.
• Don't add too much liquid to the soup when simmering. This will prevent you from ending with a thin and watery soup. Add just enough so that the veggies are covered. You can add more broth or water later, after blending.

How to re-heat

• Stovetop: Add soup to a pot and heat over medium heat for 5 minutes or until warm. Add a splash of water if it's soo thick.
• Microwave: Transfer soup to a bowl and microwave for 1-2 minutes or until warm.

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