Fall recipes are the ones I enjoy making the most and this creamy carrot ginger soup is no exception. They can often be made using fresh local vegetables and it’s not too hot to be standing over the stove. It is also the time of year that we get to make some of the family recipes that I have been enjoying for my entire life.
The Ingredients
Unfortunately, my carrots just did not grow as expected this year, so I had to use carrots from the grocery store. This didn’t have a negative impact on the soup though, so feel free to do the same. You could use a homemade vegetable broth or a prepackaged one like I used, and you will need an onion, some garlic (fresh is always best), ginger, oil and some evaporated milk.
Preparation
Then add the softened carrots and broth to your blender and blend until smooth. If you don’t have a blender, a handheld blender will also work.
Once completely blended, return your mixture to the pot to add the evaporated milk. I wanted a rich creamy carrot ginger soup so I use the full fat evaporated milk, but the low-fat version could also be used.
Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp [30mL] Crisco® Vegetable or Canola Oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 tbsp [30mL] chopped fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- 4 cups [1L] peeled sliced carrots (about 1 ½ lb/750g)
- 4 cups [1L] chicken stock vegetable stock or water
- 1 tsp [5mL] salt
- ¼ tsp [1mL] pepper
- ¾ cup [175mL] Carnation® Regular 2% or Fat Free Evaporated Milk
- 40 minutes
- Preparation
Instructions
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Heat oil in a heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, ginger and garlic. Saute until tender and fragrant, about 5 minutes.
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Add carrots. Stir to combine well. Add chicken stock. Cover and simmer until carrots are tender, about 30 minutes.
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Puree soup using a hand held immersion blender, blender or food processor.
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Return to saucepan. Stir in Carnation Evaporated Milk.
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Cook over low heat 5 minutes.
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Taste and adjust salt and pepper to taste.
The Final Result: Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup
Not only delicious, but this soup is also a visual delight. It brightens up any fall table and makes a complete lunch, or in smaller servings, it would be an ideal starter for a larger meal.
As someone who generally doesn’t enjoy ginger, I was surprised at how much I liked this soup. I have never made carrot soup before but I will be making it again. What creamy soups do you enjoy?
Judy Cowan says
Sounds yummy! It is that time of year for soups and I am always looking for new recipes to try out. We have never tried carrot soup but I am going to give it a try!
Darlene W says
I too have not made carrot soup before, tis the season. Who knows what kind of soup is going to come out of my kitchen this fall and winter
Suzie M says
This sounds so good & I have lots of carrots
Jody D says
What a great comfort food post! Perfect for fall!
Lynda Cook says
Me and my hubby are big soup eaters (homemade) and I just might give this one a whirl on the weekend, went and checked and I have everything here, that’s a bonus, don’t need to buy anything!! but it sure looks good and I bet it smells lovely too!!
Florence Cochrane says
Yummy soup. My family are big fans of soup. I am bookmarking this one.
jenn erin says
we’re all about soups in the fall and winter. we will be trying this recipe for sure!
Jodi Mitrovic says
It’s Fall which means it’s soup time! Great recipe!
Jeannie says
I have never made carrot soup before but I think I may give this recipe a try. A perfect soup recipe for the fall.
Amy Lovell says
Sounds delicious! Cannot wait to make it thanks!
Soozle says
Yum! This sounds delicious and really simple to make.. Thanks for sharing!
loriag says
I would give this one a try. It sounds like a great comfort food.
angela m says
I love making soups this time of year. This looks delicious..
Karla Sceviour says
hmm this sounds delicious!!
Treen Goodwin says
yummy sounds delish .. i will make it when my hubby comes in from a long day of Lobster fish , it will warm him up thanks for sharing 🙂
Elva Roberts says
I love the way you pureed the soup and then added the Carnation soup. I have already found out that Carnation is excellent when used in fish and clam chowders instead of the regular milk. It does make a creamier chowder. I have also found canned milk really excellent in boxed puddings that have to be cooked with milk on the stove. The canned milk makes for a creamier product. I hadn’t thought of using it in vegetable soup although I use canned milk in my homemade boiled salad dressing and it is delicious.
Elva Roberts says
I previously made a comment on this delicious looking Creamy -carrot -ginger- soup so I will say that i think those are your own croutons on the plate beside the soup. I have made my own croutons several times and I am amazed that I don’t make my own oftener. They are so easy to make and so tasty-very hard to resist.
Wanda Tracey says
This is a new one for me to try but t looks so sublime that I will be making it.I love that ginger is in it to spice it up a bit.Thanks for this divine recipe that will be made a lot this winter if its as cold as they say its going to be.
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
wow watched the video pretty easy to make I like that kind of soup.
Lee-Ann says
every time I look at this I make a commitment to myself to make it…still haven’t. =( Maybe next weekend
Stephanie LaPlante says
This sounds sooo yummy! I love my soups and carrots. I like the sound of the ginger in it too.
Brenda Penton says
That looks so good. I’ve never had a carrot soup before. My neighbour usually brings me bags of carrots from his garden this time of year which I struggle to use up, I am going to try it.
Susan Stirling says
Thanks .. I will make this for lunch — I used to live in Bermuda and am making my friends there envious of the glorious autumn dishes we can make up here!
Holly Messana says
That looks yummy. I tried butternut squash soup recently and was so surprised at how great it was.
Carol M (Lushka S) says
Looks so yummy and easy and I have all the ingredients. Bonus!
tiffany says
This recipe is delicious, something my kids will eat. Love it.
DARLENE W says
Looks so good I can almost taste it
Athena says
This sounds perfect for a cold day
Wanda Tracey says
I love this recipe for carrot ginger soup.Thank you for posting it.My friend makes this all the time and it is delicious.Now I am going to try it for myself.It will be so enjoyable for the winter months.Soups like this one are comfort foods to me.
Julie F says
It looks delicious!
Jeannie says
That looks like a great soup recipe, perfect for the colder weather now.
DARLENE W says
there is nothing like a nice bowl of soup when you come in from the cold
loucheryl says
This looks so tasty! I would love this soup right now.
Vesper Meikle says
I love carrot and ginger so I am sure I would enjoy this
jamie hall says
i would love to try this for my daughter
Jenna D says
I cannot wait to try this recipe with the carrots from our garden! I’ve not made carrot soup before but I love it!
Debbie S. says
This looks like a perfect fall recipe. I am pinning, I will use carrots from my garden.
Anne Taylor says
Yum! I could use this today! Its a damp chilly day on the island!
Susan T. says
This looks delicious! I don’t make many creamy soups, just my sweet potato soup which uses coconut milk. We use evaporated milk in our coffee in this house though! 🙂
Cheryl says
Sounds like a great soup I will have to make 🙂
Judy Cowan says
Sounds good to me and it is getting to be that time of year that a bowl of homemade soup is so good!
Wanda Tracey says
I will love this delicious soup especially now that the fall weather is here.It looks wonderfully yummy!
Athena says
This looks really good.
mrdisco says
that looks so good
heidi c. says
I love a good carrot soup! This will be so good with our homegrown carrots.
Terri Baker says
The perfect Autumn meal!
kristen visser says
sounds yummy! i have never tried a carrot ginger soup before. interested to give it a try. i LOVE soup! my go to is tomato with noodles or cream of broccoli or my grandmas dill potato soup
Debbie W says
Now this I call comfort food on a cool day. Thanks for the recipe
mrdisco says
that would be good on a grey day like today
Stephanie LaPlante says
This sounds delicious. Carrots are good for your skin.
Caroline says
So warm and yummy! Perfect for this season!
Melinda L. says
Totally need something warming, especially given how cold this week is!
Wanda Tracey says
This sounds delicious and creamy and maybe a little spicy with the ginger in there. I think I just found my new favorite comfort food.Thanks for the recipe.
Krista M says
This soup looks like it should be featured on the menu of a restaurant! Just all around homemade goodness for the fall & winter season.
Rebecca H says
I haven’t made this type of thick hearty soup in about 5 years! I think my kids are old enough to help me with this a bit! Thanks!
Kelly young says
Making this tonight can’t wait
Nicole says
This is my favourite kind of soup! Will have to try this recipe.
Jamie hall says
I’m going to make this for my daughter
nicolthepickle (Nicole Graham) says
This looks delicious. And I have scads of carrots from my garden. Time to start eating them, and one can only eat so many carrot muffins.
Wanda Tracey says
Soup is my comfort food when I need warmth.This one sounds so delicious.I love the sound of that fresh ginger in it.
Lynn G says
I love this recipe and am going to make it this weekend! Thanks 🙂
Anna Johnson says
This looks and sounds like a tasty way to feel good!
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
I don’t believe that I’ve ever eaten a carrot ginger soup, it sounds very interesting and I like the idea of using evaporated milk to make it creamier in taste. Thanks for sharing 🙂
kathy downey says
I too have not made carrot soup before but this looks so delicious i will be trying it in the Fall !!
DARLENE W says
I love a bowl of homemade soup and maybe a grilled cheese sandwich
DARLENE W says
I love soup, I would have soup at lunch and dinner everyday except my hubby would complain
Wanda Tracey says
I love soups like this one during the cooler months.They are my comfort foods.Thank you for this delicious recipe that I will definitely try.
Linda Bragg says
I love carrots but never thought of making soup with them! How delicious this sounds and looks. I must pin this and make for sure!! We love soup in our house and now is just the time with cooler weather. Can’t wait to try!!
Ann Demill says
It’s that time of year for warm, delicious soups! Thank you for this recipe which I’ll make this weekend!
Nicole Aben says
This looks really yummy, I’m going out to buy some carrots to try it!
Judy Cowan says
We have a ton of carrots to use up right now so I think I might just have to make this today!
loucheryl says
This would be so nice at Christmas dinner!
KATHY DOWNEY says
Thanks for sharing your recipe,it sure looks delicious.We are soup lovers so i will be trying this real soon.
Athena says
This sounds perfect for colder weather!
Elva Roberts says
I enjoy most creamy soups. I learned, by experimenting, that canned evaporated soup makes any dish creamier and more appetizing. I first discovered this when I used canned milk, instead of regular, in my homemade clam chowder. I was so delighted that I have used canned milk ever since.
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