This easy Apple Soup recipe combines apples, apple cider, and dried apples in a delicious soup with a hint of bacon flavour.
It’s gluten-free, nut-free, and dairy-free! It’s also made in 30 minutes. Don’t you just love the flavours of fall?
Warm apple soup made with fresh apples and apple cider. Sweet and tangy. Perfect as an appetizer or even dessert.
Apples are versatile and the star ingredient for many delicious recipes from breakfast to dessert.
- Apple Cottage Cheese Smoothie is great for breakfast or lunch. Great for taking on the go.
- Fried Apple Tarts are just like having your mini apple pie.
- Apple Roses are an elegant dessert for any special occasion.
- Smoked Apples are such a great dessert made on the BBQ.
- Apple Salad is perfect for taking to work or school for lunch and serves as a great addition to brunch and even dessert.
- Spiced Apple Compote is great as a topping for ice cream, yogurt, and pancakes.
Fruit soups are something I have not tried, so this was a great opportunity to experiment. Fall is the perfect time for anything warm in a bowl. Why not combine some wonderful autumn flavours and try using apples in soup?
What’s In Apple Soup?
The flavours of fall are in this soup. It’s almost like eating warm applesauce.
- fresh apples
- apple cider
- parsnip
- butter
- onion broth
- garlic powder
- cinnamon
- ginger
- bacon oil
- dried apples (for garnish)
Easy Apple Soup In Minutes
With a few minutes of prep time and about 20 minutes of cooking, this delicious apple and parsnip soup is ready. Full instructions are in the recipe card below.
Homemade soup is so easy and tastes better than anything you can get from a can. This is a great recipe for beginners. Nothing hard or complicated.
- You prep the apples and parsnips by peeling and dicing.
- Heat the butter.
- Add the apples, parships and spices and cook for a few minutes.
- Add the apple cider and broth.
- Cook until the apples and parsnips are tender.
- Remove, puree, ladle into bowls, garnish, and eat.
Suggestions / Recipe Tips
Any variety of apples will work for this recipe. I prefer something more tart, but hey, sweet works too.
Fresh apple cider is best. This is the perfect time of year to find some in markets and grocery stores.
Cinnamon and ginger are perfect for any fall recipe. You can play around with the amount, or add some cloves into the mix. Apple pie seasoning is also a great option.
Onion broth can be replaced with chicken broth.
Dried apples for garnish are such a great addition to this soup. You can also try dried cranberries or pumpkin seeds too.
Bacon oil adds such a nice little touch at the end. This is completely optional.
I used an immersion blender, but you can also use a regular blender. In a pinch, a potato masher will do, but the soup will not have the applesauce consistency.
This soup will last for several days stored in the fridge. Easily reheat in a pot on the stove or the microwave.
Looking for more delicious recipes that include apples? Here are a few:
Apple Soup
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fresh apples peeled, cored and diced
- 1 pound Parsnip peeled and diced
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 ½ cups fresh apple cider
- 2 cups onion broth
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (bacon flavoured) more for garnish
- ½ teaspoon smoked sea salt
- pepper to taste
- ½ cup sliced dried apples for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare apples and parsnips and set aside in a bowl.
- Heat butter in a heavy bottom pot over medium heat.
- Add apples, parsnip, ginger, cinnamon, salt & pepper.
- Sauté for 10 minutes.
- Add lemon juice.
- Add apple cider and onion broth..
- Bring to a boil, reduce and cook for 10 minutes (apples & parsnips should be fork tender).
- Remove from heat.
- Using an immersion blender, pureé until smooth.
- Add bacon oil.
- Ladle into bowls. Garnish with dried apples and additional bacon oil.
Sarah @ Champagne Tastes
This is such a cool idea! I love applesauce warm, so it totally makes sense to turn it into a soup! I’ll have to remember this for next fall!
Homemade & Yummy
Yes, it is a great soup. The perfect way to celebrate the fall season.
Little Cooking Tips
This recipe is definitely an innovation!! Very interesting how you combine the sweetness of the apples with the bacon.
We would definitely give it a try. One question though; Is there a replacement for Parsnip? Since we don’t have this root here in Greece. How about carrots? Will it change the taste?
Chef G
Hmm…carrots would change the taste slightly, but I think it would work. It will also change the colour. Do you have turnip??
Rebecca
love ALL the apples! this is a great way to showcase my fave fruit 🙂
Chef G
It did turn out really well…hope you give it a try.
Chef G
Thanks so much for including my soup in this collection.
Arlene Mobley
Gloria
What an awesome recipe! Perfect for fall.
Chef G
Thanks Arlene.
Sarah @ The Fit Cookie
Such a great idea for soup! I haven’t tried a recipe like this before, but I love that idea!
Chef G
It worked so well together, we were thrilled with the results.
Veena
I’m so fascinated with this idea Gloria… Apples, Parsnip, bacon oil – so interesting.. Cant’ wait to try
Chef G
It was an experiment for a contest. It worked for us…we loved it.
bekki@a better way to homeschool
My first thought was Applesauce Soup. I have never heard of an apple soup before.
But this sounds yummy. I bet it would go beautifully with a pork chop or pork roast dish:).
Chef G
Thanks so much for stopping buy. Yes it goes great with pork.
Megan @ MegUnprocessed
Great photography!
Chef G
Thanks so much for the compliment.
Kat (The Baking Explorer)
I’ve never had apple soup before but I would love to try this!
Chef G
Hope you give it a try.
Justine | JustineCelina.com
What a beautiful use of apples, Gloria! I NEVER would have thought to use them this way. Bravo for the imagination and the delicious looking, unique soup they created. I’ve just pinned your recipe as well! 🙂
Chef G
Thanks so much Justine…it was a fun little project to work on…even it if didn’t win…it is a winner here.
Vicky Chin
Wow! This is definitely unique! Never thought you can turn apples into soup! Thanks for sharing!
Chef G
Yes you can…and it totally works.
Aish Padihari
Apple soup sounds so delicious. I think its great for kids too. Love the shots.
Chef G
Thanks so much….it is a tasty soup.
Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen
As an apple fanatic, this sounds pretty darn increcible to me! Apples and bacon are the perfect combo, so I bet that drizzle was the perfect finishing touch.
Chef G
It really is the perfect drizzle for this soup?
Amanda
This is so “out-of-the-box!” I love trying new and unusual recipes. Also love that it is gluten free. 🙂
Chef G
We thought it was outside the box too!!