Comments on: Butternut Squash Apple Bacon Soup

By: emicat

emicat — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:10:00 +0000

Great soup! I had to do some last minute subs, as I thought I had some sage and didn’t, so used some Herbes de Provence seasoning that I had on hand. I also omitted the honey, as I thought the sweetness from the apples and butternut squash would be plenty sweet for me. Alas, didn’t have the bacon for the topping either, but know it would be awesome with the soup.

I also chose to go with chicken stock rather than veg stock. Delicious soup to enjoy on a cold day and easy to make – will definitely make again.

By: manje

manje — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:01:34 +0000

wow! this soup is amazing. we used golden delicious apples and didn’t think it was too sweet at all. the bacon is definitely the star of this soup. props!

By: tlivgstn

tlivgstn — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:51:20 +0000

This was a little sweet but that bacon really gave it some richness. We liked it with a touch of sour cream on top. Loved making it! We’ll have it again.

By: jillscleankitchen

jillscleankitchen — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:27:42 +0000

It actually says in step 1 to peel and chop.

By: jillscleankitchen

jillscleankitchen — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:26:48 +0000

Yes it needs to be peeled, seeded and chopped.

By: tiffychris

tiffychris — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:51:38 +0000

I always peel my butternut squash, but this recipe doesn’t say to do that. I was just wondering, to peel or not to peel? Thanks!

By: jerseyjules

jerseyjules — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:10:12 +0000

We have made this twice in the past 3 days. The 1st time we made the recipe exactly as printed. Like many other commenters, we enjoyed this but found it very rich & too sweet.

The 2nd batch we tweeked the recipe a bit. First we used one Gala & one Golden Delicious apple, and – I think this made the biggest difference – we used chicken broth in the 2nd batch instead of vegetable broth. Then instead of honey, we added a drop of REAL maple syrup. HOLY MOLY! these changes really took this soup over-the-top!!! We loved it. I highly recommend using chicken broth in place of the veggie broth. This version is much more savory (it is sweet, but not OVERLY sweet like the 1st batch.) I think we may add this soup to our Thanksgiving Day menu.

Thank you for this recipe, Jillscleankitchen, we really enjoyed it!

By: Recipe For Delicious

Recipe For Delicious — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:12:55 +0000

I made this soup on TG weekend. I useda buttercup squash instead of a butternut, Gala apples, fresh instead of dried sage, and subbed real maple syrup for the honey. I was delicious! It reheats pretty nicely for lunches too. Thanks!

By: jillscleankitchen

jillscleankitchen — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 15:43:34 +0000

Thanks for the comments – regarding the comments on sweetness / apple variety – I used basic Macintosh apples.

By: chan30

chan30 — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 23:58:54 +0000

This was my first experience with butternut squash. I have never eaten it before and didn’t even know what it looked like, but thankfully the folks at the Farmer’s Market were really nice. I love this soup, but I can’t eat alot because it is EXTREMELY sweet and I want to eat alot with crusty bread! I didn’t see the point of adding the honey. I also didn’t included the bacon. Thanks for sharing this!