This is a great idea! Fruit soups are the perfect, light appetizer before heavy holiday meals, or they can add a nice, spicy finish to a holiday menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we get into the holiday spirit, the key is to make the soup not just a cold cherry soup from the fridge, but warm, spicy and creamy, enriched with winter aromas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is a recipe for the most popular Christmas fruit soup, Spiced Apple-Cinnamon Soup:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83c\udf4e Spiced Apple-Cinnamon Soup (Winter Special)
This soup is ideal as an appetizer or light dessert when served warm, smoothed with cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udcdd Ingredients
Quantity Ingredient Note
1 kg Apples Sour variety (e.g. Granny Smith), peeled and diced.
1 liter Water (or apple juice in a half-and-half ratio)
1 dl White wine (sweet) Optional, but gives a very festive flavor.
1 stick Cinnamon
4-5 pcs Cloves (whole)
1 pc Star anise
1\/2 pc Lemon juice and zest
To taste Sugar or honey Depending on the sourness.
2 dl Cream (cooking cream or whipped cream) For silkiness.
\ud83d\udd2a Preparation
Cooking: In a saucepan, bring the diced apples to a boil with the water\/apple juice. Add the spices (cinnamon sticks, cloves, star anise) and lemon zest.
Flavoring: Bring to a boil, then cook the apples over low heat until soft (about 10-15 minutes). Add the sugar\/honey and wine.
Blend: Remove the cinnamon stick and star anise from the pot (or cook them in a tea egg to avoid the need to fish). Blend the soup with an immersion blender until creamy.
Cream: Pour in the cream and bring back to the boil. Add the lemon juice and taste.
Serve: Serve warm, garnished with a pinch of cinnamon, a few toasted almond slivers or a thin layer of whipped cream.
\ud83c\udf52 More Holiday Soup Ideas
Plum and Rum Soup (Wine Soup): Use prunes, cherries and cranberries, simmer in sweet red wine, season with nutmeg and cardamom.
Pear Soup with Vanilla and Ginger: Cook the pears in milk and cream, season with ginger and vanilla, then blend. The ginger adds a warming piquancy.
Which soup would you most like to try on the Christmas table?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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