WW Recipe of the Day: Crock Pot Chai Pumpkin Soup
Looking for a way to use up a cup of pumpkin puree sitting in the fridge, I decided to make a half-batch of this easy slow cooker chai pumpkin soup. I'm so glad I did.
WW Friendly Chai Crock Pot Pumpkin Soup
It's adapted from a recipe in Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2 (affiliate link) that caught my eye.
With all this daily use of the crock pot, I'm working to make smaller batches of recipes wherever it seems to make sense and the kitchen math is easy.
Skinny on Easy Chai Crock Pot Pumpkin Soup Recipe Notes
I loved the idea of using a chai tea bag to season this crock pot pumpkin soup. Don't worry it didn't taste like tea at all 🙂
I used my super-duper VitaMix blender (affiliate link) to puree it to silkiness.
To make this recipe a little more WW friendly and lower the SmartPoints I used Truvia baking blend (affiliate link) in place of brown sugar and fat free half and half in place of cream.
A warming soup perfect for chilly fall days, this easy chai crock pot pumpkin soup would be a nice addition to Thanksgiving dinner too.
It's also easy to make your own Fresh WW Friendly Pumpkin Puree
How Many Calories/ Weight Watchers Points in this Chai CrockPot Pumpkin Soup?
According to my calculations, each cup of this creamy satisfying crock pot chai pumpkin soup has 142 calories and
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
4 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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If you're a fan of pumpkin spice lattes, I think you'll adore this soup too. Enjoy!
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Ingredients & Kitchen Tools Needed for this Pumpkin Soup Recipe:
- onion
- garlic
- olive oil
- vegetable broth (affiliate link)
- unsweetened pumpkin puree (affiliate link)
- brown sugar
- chai flavored tea bag (**use ¼ teaspoon each of ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves and ground cardamom for the chai teabag, if desired)
- heavy cream
- salt and pepper
- chef's knife (affiliate link)
- cutting board (affiliate link)
- Crock-Pot 2-Quart Slow Cooker (affiliate link)
- blender (affiliate link) or immersion blender (affiliate link)
If you enjoy this lightened up chai pumpkin soup, be sure to check out some of my other easy, healthy Weight Watchers friendly soup recipes including Weight Watchers Creamy Potato Mushroom Soup, Potato Leek Soup, Spicy Red Lentil Soup, Ham & Potato Soup Made Lighter and Creamy Potato Cauliflower Soup
If you've made this low calorie Chai Pumpkin Crock Pot Soup, please give the recipe a star rating below and leave a comment letting me know how you liked it. And stay in touch on Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for the latest updates.
Weight Watchers Crock Pot Chai Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 1-½ teaspoons minced garlic
- 1-½ teaspoons olive oil
- 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth (affiliate link)
- 1 can (15 ounces) unsweetened pumpkin puree (affiliate link)
- 2 tablespoons non calorie sweetener (I used Truvia (affiliate link))
- 1 **chai-flavored tea bag
- ¼ cup fat free half and half
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Ideal slow cooker size: 2-Quart.
- Place the onion, garlic and oil in a small bowl (affiliate link) and microwave (affiliate link), stirring occasionally until the onion is softened, about 3 minutes.
- Scrape the onion mixture into your slow cooker.
- Add the broth, pumpkin puree, sweetener and tea bag to the slow cooker and stir to combine.
- Cover and cook until the flavors meld, about 4 to 5 hours on LOW.
- Remove the tea bag.
- Carefully, puree small batches of the soup in your blender (affiliate link), until smooth. Be sure to fill the blender (affiliate link) not more than two-thirds full and hold the cover of your blender (affiliate link) in place with a folded dish towel to prevent it from exploding and burning you with hot soup! Pulse quickly a few times before blending continuously.
- Return the pureed chai crock pot pumpkin soup to your slow cooker. Stir in the half and half and let it sit until heated through, about 5 minutes.
- If the soup seems too thick, add a little more broth to thin it to desired consistence.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe Notes
Source: Slightly adapted from Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2 (affiliate link) by America's Test Kitchen.
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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This video shows how easy it is to make your own healthy creamy pumpkin soup at home:
Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Barb
I just made this soup from your 47 soup recipes for the slow cooker soup collection that was on Facebook. This soup is absolutely divine.
I pinned this to my everything pumpkin board on Pinterest.
Martha McKinnon
Thanks, Barb! Glad you liked it as much as we did
Kathy
Made this for dinner tonight. It's soooo good! I quadrupled the recipe and froze the extra in small portions. I'm excited to have it on hand this winter. 🙂
Martha McKinnon
Thanks, Kathy! I just love love love hearing this 🙂
Shalva
This recipe looks delicious! We love making healthy soups in our Vitamix!
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Jessica
If I double the recipe do I double the tea bag as Well?
Thank you,
Jessica
Martha McKinnon
Hi Jessica, yes I would double the tea bag too.
Erica Boesch
This soup was delicious. What a wonderful treat on a rainy summer day. I used my immersion blender to puree everything faster and with less mess. It was perfect. Thank you!!!