Cream of Sweet Potato Soup

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"This easy to prepare yet oh-so-elegant soup is a favorite at my house. Because it has a slightly sweet taste, the kids love it, and it's my husband's favorite soup. Serve warm with buttery garlic bread and a crisp green salad. You can also serve cold with cucumber or watercress sandwiches."

PREP TIME	10 Min
COOK TIME	2 Hrs 15 Min
READY IN	2 Hrs 25 Min

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 6 servings

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INGREDIENTS

3 large sweet potatoes
3 (14 ounce) cans low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup brown sugar, or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Black pepper to taste
Cayenne pepper to taste
1/3 cup heavy cream

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DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bake sweet potatoes in preheated oven until soft, about 1 1/2 hours (you can also use a microwave). Remove and let cool slightly.
Peel sweet potatoes, and puree with chicken broth in batches, using enough chicken broth so that it purees smoothly. Bring puree to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in the sugar, salt, nutmeg, black pepper, and cayenne pepper; cover, and let simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in cream.

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Reviewed on Feb. 25, 2007 by Scuuster

This soup was surprisingly wonderful. I made it for my family - the men in my family loved it! It's very filling, though, so a little goes a long way. Don't get overzealous with the servings. I made a simple green salad with dried cranberries, blue cheese crumbles and honey balsamic vinniagrette to go along with the meal, and served pita chips with the soup. Wonderful meal!

4 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Mar. 2, 2007 by CURLYGIRL12760

This was SOOO delicious! If I wasn't such a well mannered person I would have licked the bowl! My whole family liked it, too. I did make one alteration. I used 1% milk instead of heavy cream.

3 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on May 1, 2007 by Dianne

This is the best! It's simple to make; it can be made the day before and refrigerated and it is absolutely delicious. My guests loved it. I used 5% cream and even tried skim milk. It would delicous both ways.

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