Maple Fairytale Pumpkin Soup

Maple Pumpkin Soup 
using Fairytale pumpkin

• Servings 4

Ingredients

• 4          cups Fresh pumpkin puree
• 1 /2      large apple, peeled, chopped
• 1 /2      large sliced onion
• 1/2       teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼         teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼         teaspoon salt
• Dash    pepper
• 16 oz   chicken broth 
• ¼         cup  half-and-half or milk
• ¼         real maple syrup
• 1/3       cup plain yogurt or sour cream
• 1          tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Directions

1. In the medium size pot heat butter and saute onions.  Add apples, cinnamon nutmeg, salt and pepper.  Cook until apples are soften, about 5 minutes.  
2. Add in broth and pumpkin, cook on medium heat cover for 30 minutes.  
3. Let cool and blend with a hand held emulsifiers blenders.  Add syrup and 1/2 & 1/2 and blend again. 
4. Return to the burner and heat to serve. Garnish with sour cream or yogurt and chives.