Spooky Halloween vegetable soup

It’s that time of the year again when we all do our best to spook each other. Well, I just hope nobody tips over his/her bowl of spooky halloween vegetable soup when they stare into the death eyes of a carrot skull.. LOL.

This veggie soup is made with flavor packed bean broth and is Halloween themed with cut out vegetable skulls, bats, pumpkins and bones… Let’s get creepy tonight!

How I make this spooky Halloween vegetable soup?

The base for this spooky Halloween vegetable soup is bean broth. Bean broth? Yes, the vegan equivalent of bone broth. Beans give flavor and sturdiness to the broth. Beans are simmered together with carrots, onions, celery, parsley and bay leaves. For a detailed step-by-step explanation click here.

When the bean broth for this vegetable soup is simmering (or thawing), I peel the vegetables and cut them in ⅓ inch/ ¾ cm slices. With my mini Halloween themed cookie cutters I press out skulls, bones, pumpkins and bats enough to make a filling soup.

Once I have my bean broth ready and sifted (or defrosted.. I usually make a large batch and freezer it in family-size portions), I add the cut-out vegetables and (optionally but totally recommended!) the saved beans from the broth. You can even add chicken to it (see Notes in recipe below). I let this simmer for 20 minutes until the veggies are cooked, but still crunchy.

I taste the soup and add salt and freshly cracked black pepper if necessary. Optionally you can add miso paste, soy sauce, coconut aminos or tamari to intensify the flavor. Another great added flavor is worchestershire sauce. To spice it up you can add some chili flakes to the soup when you add the veggies.

This spooky Halloween soup is so much fun to make! My kids had a great time cutting out all the different Halloween themed shapes. And we all love this flavorful soup. We hope you do too. It is

nutritious – so flavorful – fun to make with kids – the ultimate comfort food – & very delicious

Isn’t this the cutest… uhhh… spookiest soup you have ever seen? Do you love soup as much as we do? If so, you might like my roasted tomato soup, coconut curry noodle soup, easy beetroot soup or family friendly tortilla soup.

Spooky Halloween vegetable soup

This bean broth based vegetable soup is loaded with vegetable cut out skulls, bats, pumpkins and bones. CREEPY! So much fun to make with kids!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Soup

Servings 4 people

Calories 270 kcal

Equipment

• Mini Halloween themed cookie cutters

Ingredients

  

• 1 liter bean broth* (or use vegetable stock plus a can of white beans)(another option is to use this homemade vegetable broth**)(1 ilter is approx. 4 cups or 34 liquid ounces)
• 2-3 large carrots
• 1 medium butternut squash
• 1 large red bell pepper
• 2-3 large potatoes or sweet potatoes
• 1-2 tsp chili flakes (optional, to taste)
• salt and pepper (to taste)

Optional flavoring

• 1-2 tbsp miso paste/soy sauce/tamari/coconut aminos (to taste)
• 1-2 tbsp worchestershire sauce (to taste)

For garnishing

• 1 bunch parsley (chopped)

Instructions

 

• Start by making the bean broth*
• When the bean broth for this vegetable soup is simmering (or thawing), peel the vegetables and cut them in ⅓ inch/¾ cm slices. With mini Halloween themed cookie cutters press out skulls, bones, pumpkins and bats from the sliced vegetables.
• Once your bean broth is ready and sifted, add the cut-out vegetables and (optionally) the saved beans from the broth. You can even add chicken to it (see Notes below). And to spice the soup up you can add some chili flakes to the soup (optionally). Let the soup simmer for 20 minutes until the veggies are cooked, but still crunchy.

  If you are using vegetable stock and canned white beans, add the stock to enough water to end up with 1 liter of soup, add white beans from the can to it and continue as mentioned above.
• Taste the soup and add salt and freshly cracked black pepper if necessary. Optionally you can add miso paste, soy sauce, coconut aminos or tamari to intensify the flavor. Another great added flavor is worchestershire sauce.

Notes

*bean broth

*no waste vegetable soup

Note: If you’d like to add chicken to the soup I would suggest to add a whole chicken or a double chicken breast with the skin still on to the soup. Add it to the broth, simmer for 10-15 minutes, then add the cut out vegetables. Once the vegetables are done after 20 minutes, take out the chicken, shred it and put it back in the soup. Now your chicken vegetable soup is ready!

 

Nutritional information:

the information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

Keyword Bean broth base, Halloween

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