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Vegan Butternut Squash Soup with Roasted Garlic

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 08/28/2023Updated: 08/31/2023

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This isn’t boring soup. Ultra-creamy vegan butternut squash soup is made with roasted garlic and smoked paprika to keep things interesting. And it’s easy to make!

Recipe Overview

Why you’ll love it: The soup has more protein than you would expect because of the addition of canned beans. Roasting the squash, onion, and garlic gives the soup a rich, satisfying flavor.

How long it takes: 1 hour
Equipment you’ll need: baking sheet, blender, large saucepan
Servings: 4

Vegan butternuts quash soup in a white bowl garnished with paprika.
Table of Contents
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  • 1 Recipe Overview
  • 2 About This Roasted Squash Soup
  • 3 Ingredients You’ll Need
  • 4 How To Make Squash Soup
  • 5 Make Ahead & Storage Ideas
  • 6 Souper Cubes
  • 7 More Squash Soups
  • 8 Get the Recipe: Vegan Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

Ready for a new take on butternut squash soup? You’ll find several recipes for squash soup on Rachel Cooks. I guess you could say I have a thing for it.

There’s something so satisfying about creamy soups and bisques, whether they are made with actual cream or not. Squash has a naturally creamy texture, especially when it’s puréed, so it easily transforms into a luxurious smooth soup.

One of my most popular recipes is Panera copycat squash soup, a classic curried squash soup that’s more healthy than the restaurant version. For something just a bit different, try kabocha squash soup. Kabocha is an especially sweet winter squash.

And we can’t forget about pumpkin soup! Pumpkins are a winter squash, too. Try crockpot pumpkin soup with only 5 ingredients or pumpkin curry soup that uses canned pumpkin so it’s super easy to make.

About This Roasted Squash Soup

  • Roasting enhances the flavor of the soup. We’ve all learned how roasting vegetables caramelizes the natural sugars that are found in some vegetables. The hot temperature evaporates excess water so the flavor is intensified. In this soup recipe, the squash, onions, and garlic are roasted, guaranteeing that the soup will have the best flavor. It’s definitely worth the extra time!
  • This vegan soup has plenty of flavor. Two ingredients really shape the flavor profile of the soup: roasted garlic and smoked paprika. Perhaps you’re not familiar with roasted garlic and a whole head of garlic seems like a garlicky mistake. Not true! Roasting the garlic makes it sweet and nutty in flavor with a buttery texture. It’s perfect for the soup! Smoked paprika adds just a hint of smokiness that is unmistakeable and unique.
  • Squash soup is a healthy choice. Butternut squash is a rich source of antioxidants, vitamin A, and fiber, among other things. This soup recipe has the added benefit of canned white beans which add protein and fiber. It’s low in calories (234 calories per serving) and saturated fat.
Soup and spoon in a bowl, soup garnished with paprika.

Ingredients You’ll Need

  • Butternut Squash: Butternut squash is a bell-shaped winter squash that is light tan in color. Look for a squash that weighs about 2 pounds.
  • Sweet Onion: There are several varieties of sweet onions: Spanish, Vidalia, Texas, Walla Walla, and Maui. A large white onion is good, too. Store sweet onions in the fridge.
  • Head of Garlic: An entire head of garlic is roasted and puréed with the soup. Roasted garlic is surprisingly sweet and mellow; it’s much less pungent than raw garlic. Learn how to roast garlic, it’s easy and adds so much flavor to soups, breads, spreads, etc.
  • Smoked Paprika: If you’re used to regular paprika, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the flavor of smoked paprika which is made from red peppers that are slow roasted over a smoky oak fire. Smoked paprika isn’t too spicy hot.
  • White Beans (Cannelini or Great Northern): You wouldn’t guess that there’s a can of beans in the soup! They add substance and protein to this vegan soup. Some vegan soups are thickened with raw cashews. This is a nut-free recipe.
  • Vegetable Broth: Look for low sodium broth. If you aren’t concerned about the soup being vegan, you can sub in chicken broth.
  • Apple Cider Vinegar: Just a tiny splash of tangy vinegar balances the acidity of the soup. You won’t taste it but you’d notice if it wasn’t in there.
Ingredients needed for recipe, including a butternut squash.

How To Make Squash Soup

Prep the squash, onion, and garlic. Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds with a spoon. Rub the cut sides with oil, season with salt and pepper, and arrange the squash halves, cut sides down, on a rimmed sheet pan.

Peel the onion and quarter it. Put it on the baking pan and drizzle it with oil. Cut off the top of the garlic, place it on a square of foil, and add a bit of oil. Wrap the garlic tightly with the foil and place the packet on the baking pan.

Ingredients on a sheet pan before baking.

Bake at 400°F for 45 minutes or until the squash is tender. To test the squash, poke a fork into the thickest part of the squash to see if it goes in easily.

Roasted squash, onion, and garlic on a sheet pan.

Process soup in a blender. Allow the squash to cool slightly so you don’t burn your hands. Carefully scrape the roasted squash from the skin with a large spoon, transferring it to the blender.

Squeeze the soft garlic from the cloves and add it to the blender, along with the roasted onions

Squash in blender.
Onions and garlic added to blender.

You’ll also add broth, and a can of white beans to the blender.

Beans added to blender.
Ingredients in blender, not yet blended.

Process until very smooth. You can use an immersion blender but it will take a little longer and won’t be quite as velvety.

Smooth butternut squash soup in a blender.

Warm soup in saucepan. Transfer the soup from the blender to a large saucepan. Stir in the smoked paprika. Taste the soup; add salt and pepper, to taste.

Smoked paprika added to pan.

Over medium heat, gently warm up the soup until it’s steaming. Stir in a splash of apple cider vinegar just before serving.

Squash soup on a ladle.

What Goes Well with Butternut Squash Soup?

Muffins, bread, or crackers:

  • Seasoned Oyster Crackers
  • Homemade Cheez-Its (cheddar cheese crackers)
  • Beer Bread
  • No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread (sub in agave syrup for the honey to make it vegan)
  • Flatbread (vegan)
  • Pumpkin Bran Muffins

Salads:

  • Quinoa Salad With Orange and Grapes
  • Israeli Couscous Salad with Tomato, Mozzarella, and Herbs
  • Spring Orzo Salad
Vegan butternut squash soup garnished with smoked paprika.

Make Ahead & Storage Ideas

  • Refrigerate: The soup will keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days in a covered container. You can have a nutritious lunch every day!
  • Freeze: This soup also can be frozen for up to 3 months. Often creamy soups don’t freeze well but this vegan soup is an exception because it doesn’t contain cream.
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Souper Cubes

I love using these silicone cubes to freeze soup. They hold a cup each and have lids to prevent spills in the freezer. Once the soup is frozen, you can pop the cubes out and store them in a freezer bag.

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  • Reheating: For best results, thaw frozen soup overnight in the fridge before reheating. Microwave soup in a microwave-safe bowl or mug until heated through. Larger portions can be reheated in a saucepan on the stove over medium low heat.

More Squash Soups

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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

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Vegan butternut squash soup in a white crock style bowl.
Recipe

Get the Recipe: Vegan Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

4.69 from 16 votes
Prep Time: 10 minutes mins
Cook Time: 50 minutes mins
Total Time: 1 hour hr
4 servings
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This isn't boring soup. Vegan butternut squash soup has roasted garlic and smoked paprika to keep things interesting. And it's super simple to make!

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash, halved and seeded (2 lb.)
  • 1 large sweet onion, peeled and quartered
  • 1 head garlic, top sliced off
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 1 can (15.5 oz.) white beans, rinsed and drained (cannelini or great Northern)
  • 2 cups low sodium vegetable broth, more if a thinner soup is desired
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper; set aside.
  • Arrange butternut squash halves, cut sides up, and onion quarters on baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil, rubbing the oil in to cover the cut sides; season with salt and pepper. Flip squash halves over so they are cut side down.
  • Place garlic clove on square of foil and drizzle with remaining oil. Bring sides of foil up and close tightly to make a packet. Set packet on baking sheet with squash and onion. Roast vegetables for 45 minutes or until squash is tender.
  • Once the squash is cool enough to handle, carefully scoop the squash flesh away from the skin and into the blender. Squeeze roasted garlic into blender. Add onions, white beans, and broth to blender. Process until very smooth.
  • Pour contents of blender into large saucepan. Stir in smoked paprika; taste and season with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Heat soup over medium heat until heated through, then stir in apple cider vinegar.

Notes

  • If desired, use a handheld immersion blender instead of a blender. Process the soup in the saucepan. The soup will have a slightly less creamy texture.
  • Recipe updated 1/2023. 

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1.5cups, Calories: 234kcal, Carbohydrates: 34g, Protein: 10g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 5g, Sodium: 305mg, Potassium: 640mg, Fiber: 7g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 275IU, Vitamin C: 6mg, Calcium: 111mg, Iron: 4mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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  1. Vickie says

    September 29, 2021 at 10:57 am

    5 stars
    Can’t wait to try the Butternut squash soup

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      October 2, 2021 at 3:37 pm

      I hope you love it!

      Reply
  2. Giju says

    July 9, 2019 at 6:01 am

    I’m pinning and making!Love this recipe.easy and simple .i will definitely try it. One of our families favorite dinners! So easy and it tastes delicious! Thanks for a great recipe!

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      July 9, 2019 at 1:27 pm

      I’m so happy you like this soup recipe! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment!

      Reply
  3. Sharon Ramon says

    November 15, 2017 at 11:24 pm

    I really liked this soup as a base. I might have added a little too much water so I cooked it a little longer hoping it would reduce. Used the broth from chicken wings cooked with garlic, celery and carrots. Thickened it with a bit of a roux, more spicy paprika, garlic powder, the cayenne and some black pepper. Really really good. Also I used a little heavy cream and a tablespoon of butter in the roux. Gave some to my neighbor lady while still warm and she loved it! Thank you for the great recipe

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      November 16, 2017 at 7:20 am

      So happy to hear you liked this soup! Thanks for taking the time to come back leave a comment!

      Reply
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