Easy Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 sweet potatoes, cut into cubes
• salt as needed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, or as needed
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 5 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 cups coconut milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (optional)
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• place sweet potatoes into a large pot and cover with water and add a pinch of salt; bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. drain. mash sweet potatoes in a bowl.
• heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• stir mashed sweet potato into the onion and garlic. pour coconut milk and heavy cream over the sweet potato mixture; stir. season mixture with hot sauce, salt, and pepper. reduce heat to low and cook until heated through and slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.