Hawaiian Pineapple Pumpkin Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 onions
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1 (18 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice
• 3 (18 ounce) cans pumpkin puree
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup water
• 6 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 cups milk
• 3 cups light cream
• salt
• 3/4 cup whipped cream (optional)
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 peel and chop onions.
• 2 heat butter in soup kettle, add onions and parsely. saute until onions are golden and transparent. stir in pineapple, pumpkin and spices.
• 3 simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.
• 4 add water and cover. simmer for 40 minutes.
• 5 blend cornstarch and milk until smooth. add 1 cup of hot soup to cornstarch mixture.
• 6 stir mixture in to soup. continue stirring while bringing soup to a boil.
• 7 lower heat and stir in light cream.
• 8 serve hot with a dollop of whipped cream and shredded coconut over each serving.
• 9 alterations:.
• 10 - for a lighter version replace cream with skim milk or a vanilla flavored milk alternative such as rice dream.