Pumpkin-Apple Cider Bisque

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In our family, my mom, sister-in-law, and I are greatly outnumbered.     We are the only three girls with six boys in the family.  Plus, my sister-in-law and I are both expecting boys right now, so we are even going to be outnumbered even more!

Whenever our family gets together for holidays ( Christmas, 4th of July, etc.), we girls like to plan some fun “girl time” together.

Last Christmas, we planned a fun lunch at a French Bistro, Suzette’s in my hometown ( Wheaton, Illinois).   We ate the most delicious lunch ever.  We all ate their amazing Pumpkin-Apple Cider Bisque- and I have meant to recreate it ever since.

 Here is what you need for Pumpkin Apple Cider Bisque

• Canned Pumpkin 
• Apple Cider
• High-quality butter
• 1 Onion
• Chicken Broth 
• cinnamon
• thyme 
• A saucepan or an Instant Pot

And that’s it!

I am not sure if I recreated this correctly, but this sure tasted amazing.  I have made pumpkin soup before, but the addition of the apple cider to this soup just made it divine.  When I first started testing this recipe, I added way too much apple cider.  It turned out too sweet.   One cup of apple cider should do the trick

I like to add milk or cream to my soups at the end of the cooking process, or maybe even right before I eat it.   I don’t think this soup needs cream or milk- but it makes it taste better 🙂

My husband loved this soup.   I plan on making it this fall again.   I also plan on mixing pumpkin and apple cider for a few other recipes as well.