Name: Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Infused With Chocolate
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded - 1; Olive oil, or more as needed, divided - ¼ cup; Ground Saigon cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ¼ teaspoon; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste - ¼ teaspoon; Dark chocolate, finely chopped - 2 ounces; Cloves garlic, crushed - 2; Red chile pepper, halved lengthwise - 1 small; Pure maple syrup, divided - 2 tablespoons; Yellow onion, chopped - 1 small; Chicken stock - 4 cups

Ingredients for - Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Infused With Chocolate

1. Butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded 1

2. Olive oil, or more as needed, divided ¼ cup

3. Ground Saigon cinnamon ½ teaspoon

4. Ground nutmeg ¼ teaspoon

5. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste ¼ teaspoon

6. Dark chocolate, finely chopped 2 ounces

7. Cloves garlic, crushed 2

8. Red chile pepper, halved lengthwise 1 small

9. Pure maple syrup, divided 2 tablespoons

10. Yellow onion, chopped 1 small

11. Chicken stock 4 cups

How to cook deliciously - Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Infused With Chocolate

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2 . Stage

Rub each half of squash with 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil and place cut-side up on baking sheet. Sprinkle cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper on each half. Place chocolate, garlic, chile, and maple syrup into the cavities of each half.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until flesh is soft and tender, 45 to 55 minutes. Remove from oven to cool.

4 . Stage

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a stock pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion until translucent, about 5 minutes.

5 . Stage

Scoop flesh out of 1 butternut squash half, along with cavity contents, into a blender. Add onion and 2 cups chicken stock; puree until smooth. Pour into stock pot. Scoop flesh out of remaining butternut squash half, along with cavity contents, into blender. Add remaining chicken stock; puree until smooth. Pour into stock pot.

6 . Stage

Heat soup in stock pot over medium heat to desired temperature; add salt and ground black pepper to taste.