Copycat Panera Autumn Squash Soup Recipe
on Sep 22, 2014, Updated Oct 21, 2020
If you are needing a perfect fall soup recipe, this Copycat Panera Autumn Squash Soup is going to be perfect. Soup during the fall is a staple in our household. I purchase cans of soup for the kiddos to make a quick lunch with and also make some soups for the family to enjoy. I shared quite a few soups with you last fall like our Slow Cooker Bean Soup and also our Copycat Panera Broccoli Soup too! This CopyCat Panera Autumn Squash Soup was “Over the Top” delicious! I think I told all of my friends and extended family how tasty it was and how they would NEED to make this soup this fall. I have enjoyed Panera Autumn Squash Soup at Panera a few times in the past with a side salad. I just never thought to make it on my own at home. My hubby is great with copycat recipes so I had him make this one for us. He took a trip to Panera and immediately decided to make his copycat version after tasting all the flavor profiles. I will now be enjoying Autumn Squash Sup at home and saving some $$’s.
Copycat Panera Autumn Squash Soup Recipe
The ingredients you will need to make your Autumn Squash Soup are quite simple. I grabbed a small Butternut squash while shopping at Kroger and I had everything else on hand in my pantry. So this soup was quite inexpensive.
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INGREDIENTS
1 Butternut Squash
1 small Onion
2 tbsp Olive Oil
15 oz Pumpkin Puree
2 cup Vegetable Broth
1 1/2 cup Apple Cider
1 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
2 tbsp Honey
1/4 tsp Curry Powder
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Black Pepper
Pumpkin Seeds (for garnish)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 450.
Peel and seed squash and cut into chunks.
Peel and quarter onion
Toss squash and onion in olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
Cook for 20 minutes.
Allow to cool at least 10 minutes.
Puree in blender or food processor.
In a large sauce pan, combine squash puree, pumpkin puree, vegetable broth, apple cider and cream.
Bring to a low boil over medium heat.
Add honey and spices and simmer for 10 minutes.
Garnish with pumpkin seeds.
Copycat Panera Autumn Squash Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Butternut Squash
- 1 small Onion
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 15 oz Pumpkin Puree
- 2 cup Vegetable Broth
- 1 1/2 cup Apple Cider
- 1 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 1/4 tsp Curry Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
- Pumpkin Seeds, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Peel and seed squash and cut into chunks.
- Peel and quarter onion
- Toss squash and onion in olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook for 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool at least 10 minutes.
- Puree in blender or food processor.
- In a large sauce pan, combine squash puree, pumpkin puree, vegetable broth, apple cider and cream.
- Bring to a low boil over medium heat.
- Add honey and spices and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Garnish with pumpkin seeds.
How many does this recipe serve????
How many servings does this recipe make?
Thanks . Love that soup. How big a squash?
I love Panera Autumn Squash soup ! I just made cincyshopper,s recipe. It is delicious and taste’s just like Autumn squash at Panera. Thank you.
I made this last night and it is delicious! Do you think this will freeze well?
You can freeze pumpkin and butternut squash so should not be a problem. I buy extra from Panera before they stop making it for the season, always intend on freezing it, BUT never makes it to the freezer! So GOOD!
Just made it tonight for dinner! It was delish! Can’t wait to eat it again tomorrow!
how many serving dose this make
QUESTION: I’ve been eating the Panera soup for the past week. I am fairly certain there is grated apple in it. The bits are not onion or raw squash. What does everyone else think?
I am addicted to Panera’s autumn squash soup! I agree with Pam. However, the grated apple MUST be a very small amount. I tried this recipe (doubled) and found it to be too sweet, with too strong an apple cider flavor. Maybe I will try halving the cider called for and adding one small grated apple for the pot. And maybe a bit less cinnamon? I wasn’t aware that there was ANY cinnamon that I tasted in the original, and I felt the cinnamon was too noticeable this time. Still trying to tweak it, but thank you so much for the great start of this recipe! It’s a delicious time of year to taste test different versions!
I am completely addicted to Panera autumn squash soup so I tried the copycat recipe but I found that there was to much pumpkin and it was just too sweet altogether. I took out half of the soup from the pot and added another whole squash to it and added more curry than what it called for with some white pepper as well. It came pretty close to tasting like Paneras but isn’t quite there yet. Any other suggestion?
Had this at Panera and searched for a copycat to make for Thanksgiving. I found this and made it a week ago. Yummy and a big hit with the family. Just wondered if you ever have tried to copycat the Panera pumpkin muffins? My family loves them and I can’t find a good or close match to them (from all the recipes I have tried.) Thanks.
I’m wondering if I could throw the chunked squash and diced uncooked onion w/ all but the cream into the crockpot and use an immersion blender after cooking all to add the cream and purée it all. What do you think?
Absolutely!
Would it work to use 2% milk instead of cream?
I would use canned evaporated nofat or skim milk. It is very thick and creamy without fat.
My family would love this! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
This sounds delicious!! Going to try it this next week! Thanks for sharing.
Made this last night it was delicious however I thought it was alittle sweet so next time I will use less honey.
Blout – the company from Fall River, MA that makes all Panera’s soups – adds Ginger Puree. That give it a bt without adding sweet
Roasted peeled apples with the squash & onion instead of apple cider. Added a bit more veggie stock to account for lack of cider volume. Used half & half instead of whipping cream. Absolutely divine!
I like the idea of roasting apples with the squash and onions. How many apples did you use and how much stock?
Do you know how many servings this makes? Was it more creamy with the half and half? Thanks in advance! :)
Thank you so much for linking this delectable soup last week! I featured it in this week’s linky! Have a delicious week!
That is deliciousness in a bowl love this fall soup, with lot of flavors most importantly with curry powder. My weakness. Thanks for sharing with Hearth and Soul blog hop. pinning.
Your Squash Soup looks delicious, wish I had it right now. Hope you are having a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing this awesome post with Full Plate Thursday.
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It’s as if you read my mind! I have been ordering this soup every time we go to Panera these last few weeks. And I thought to myself, I wonder if someone has a recipe out there? And then I find you on the link up! Thank you and your husband so much for sharing!
This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing! Pinning!
Thanks. love that soup. How much squash?
The amount that’s in the recipe. ?