Blackberry Soup Recipe
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Blackberry Soup

By: Julie Ann Hillman 
"From Cheney, Kansas, Julian Ann Hillman shared the recipe for this chilled soup that stars a bounty of berries. 'I have several blackberry bushes, and they yielded an abundance of berries one year,' she writes. 'I came up with this recipe by adapting another fruit soup recipe I hand on hand.'"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 4 cups frozen blackberries, thawed
  • 1 cup pear juice
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 lime or lemon wedge
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 dash ground nutmeg
  • 1 (8 ounce) container fat-free vanilla yogurt

Directions

  1. In a heavy saucepan, combine the first eight ingredients. Cook, uncovered, over low heat for 20 minutes or until berries are softened. Remove and discard lime wedge. Strain berry mixture, reserving juice. Press blackberry mixture through a fine meshed sieve; discard seeds. Add pulp to juice. Cover and chill.
  2. Set aside 2 tablespoons yogurt for garnish. Combine blackberry mixture and remaining yogurt in a food processor or blender; cover and process until smooth. Ladle into soup bowls. Dollop with reserved yogurt.

Footnotes

  • Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3/4 cup) equals 308 calories, 1 g fat (trace saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 47 mg sodium, 76 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 5 g protein.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 9, 2010 by Jes   view full review
I always try a new soup for Christmas and this was this year's choice. I did not strain out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by VIVNIDHI   view full review
Made mine with strawberries and orange juice as that is what I had. Kids licked theirs up.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 16, 2012 by LatinaCook Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I wasn't crazy about the taste of the spices in the soup. Next time I will leave them out....
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 4, 2012 by Lenenski Family   view full review
I liked the soup better as a topping (mixed with a little bit of syrup) for the Pumpkin French...

 

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