Easy Jamaican Pumpkin Soup + Instant Pot Version

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Jamaican Pumpkin Soup is for people who love light yet warm and cozy soups. And people who looooooove Caribbean flavors. And people who love using fresh ingredients to create colorful dishes the whole family will love.

Like this Jamaican Carrot Soup, It is a sweet and velvety soup, bursting with all the Jamaican flavors AKA Jamaican pumpkin, fresh thyme, allspice, peppers, and chili. And to top it all off some really creamy coconut milk. #allthegoodthingspeople

Bursting with flavor, luxurious and satisfying, it’s hard to believe that this is a fragrant, creamy and healthy soup that requires almost no effort to make. Which like this easy Beet Soup, is exactly what you need for chilly days or nights.

 Generally, this soup is served up all chunky style, but I prefer the taste of pureéd pumpkin soup so I like to pureé mine.

You can try it both ways and decide what you prefer. Add in some green seasoning for a different flavor profile.

This recipe is a perfect way to use up any leftover pumpkin or leftover coconut milk that you have lying around in the fridge.

Jamaican Pumpkin Soup – Why You Will Love It!!

The great thing about this creamy carrot soup is all about tasty, frugal, quick and beyond easy to make. And here are just 5 of the many reasons you will absolutely looooove this easy pumpkin soup recipe:

1. This creamy Jamaican soup is a super affordable and is made entirely of everyday store cupboard staples.
2. It is very quick and very easy that is ready to serve in less than 30 minutes. #ourkindasoup
3. Super flexible and adaptable. There are virtually limitless ways you can adapt and vary the flavors. 
4. It is easy to double or triple the recipe to feed a crowd. Great for affordable, impromptu entertaining. Especially when serves with no knead dinner rolls.
5. Plus this soup is freezer friendly so batch cook and freeze for later. A great meal prep solution!

So, are you ready to learn how to make this Caribbean Pumpkin Soup? Then gather up your ingredients and I will show you……

How To Make Jamaican Pumpkin Soup – Jamaican Soup

 Pumpkin Soup Recipe Ingredients:

• vegetable oil
• onion 
• green onions
• garlic cloves
• minced ginger
• ground pimento (allspice)
• ground cinnamon (optional)
•  thyme
• Jamaican pumpkin cubes
• carrot
• vegetable stock
• scotch bonnet (optional)
• salt
• ground black pepper
• half fat coconut milk

How To Make Jamaican Pumpkin Soup on the Stovetop:

Get complete ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.

1. Heat oil and sauté onions for about 5-7 minutes until soft
2. Stir in garlic, ginger, pimento, cinnamon, and thyme sprigs and fry for 30 seconds until fragrant.
3. Add the Jamaican pumpkin, carrot, stock and chili (if using), season to taste, mix well, cover and simmer for 30 minutes until the pumpkin is cooked through.
4. Switch off the heat and stir in the coconut milk.
5. Let the soup cool down, remove thyme sprigs and before puréeing with an Immersion blender.
6. Dish up Jamaican Pumpkin Soup into bowls, add the toppings of your choice, and serve.

Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup Recipe Instructions:

1. Add all of the ingredients including the Sea Salt Flakes to the Instant Pot insert. Make sure to add the coconut milk in last.
2. Place the lid on your Instant Pot and lock. Set the vent to ‘sealing,’ position.
3. Select the pressure cook or manual button (depending upon the Instant Pot model), select high pressure and set the timer to 7 minutes.
4. When cooking time is done, perform a quick pressure release.
5. Then let the Caribbean Soup cool for a few mins before puréeing with an Immersion blender.
6. Dish up the Instant Pot Pumpkin Soup into bowls, add the toppings of your choice, and serve.

Caribbean Pumpkin Soup Tips

• If you don’t have Jamaican Pumpkin (Caribbean Pumpkin) then feel free to use butternut squash instead.
• For a thicker soup reduce the liquid by about half of a cup. For a thinner soup add extra stock.
• Feel free to use full fat coconut milk or heavy cream if you prefer.
• If not vegan or vegetarian, feel free to use chicken stock instead of vegetable stock.
• You can also add in some potato or sweet potato if you prefer. 
• Here are some of my favorite things to use to make this delicious dish. Do you have any of these too?

Pumpkin Carrot Soup

Why not make this even more of a Pumpkin Carrot Soup by replacing half the pumpkin for carrots? Delicious!

Prep Ahead and Meal Prep

Can You Freeze Pumpkin Soup?

Yeap. This vegan pumpkin soup is freezer-friendly, which makes it an ideal meal prep solution. Simply whip up a batch (or 2 or even 3) then store in the freezer until you’re ready to use. Just follow these easy steps for freezing, thawing and reheating your Instant Pot pumpkin soup:

How To Freeze it

• Let the Caribbean Pumpkin Soup cool down, then transfer into freezer bags.
• Squeeze out all the extra air and seal the bags.
• Label the bags and then lay them flat in the freezer.
• Store the Caribbean Pumpkin Soup in the freezer for up to 3 months.

Thaw It

• Remove the frozen soup from the freezer the night before needed and let it thaw in the fridge.
• For a faster thaw, place the vegan soup in your microwave and thaw following the microwave’s instructions.

How To Reheat It

• Transfer the thawed soup into a microwave-safe bowl and reheat in a microwave.
• To reheat on the stovetop, transfer the thawed soup into a soup pot or saucepan and heat over low to medium heat.

Soup Toppings

As mentioned earlier, one of my favorite things about this pumpkin soup recipe is how versatile it is. Not only can you make this soup with all sorts of different combinations of spices, but you can also garnish it with an unlimited array of toppings.

Following are some of the tried and true toppings options that I love. But I encourage you to experiment and come up with your own favorites as well!

• toasted pumpkin seeds
• green onions
• coconut milk
• shredded coconut
• tortilla chips
• shredded boiled chicken tenders
• crispy bacon
• fried plantains
• tortilla chips
• Buttered easy yeast rolls

More Jamaican Recipes

Here are a few other Caribbean recipes you might like:

• Jamaican Curry Powder.
• Instant Pot Jamaican Cornmeal Porridge.
• Jamaican Rum Punch.
• Jamaican Steamed Cabbage.
• Dump and Start Instant Pot Jamaican Carrot Soup.
• Jamaican Sorrel Drink.
• Jamaican Curried Goat.
• Easy Jamaican Rundown Recipe.
• Easy Green Seasoning.

Other Vegan Soup Recipes

• Creamy Instant Pot Tomato Soup + Stovetop Version.
• Easy Bean Soup.
• Kabocha Squash Soup.
• Easy Spinach Soup.
• Delicious Parsnip Soup.
• Easy Vegan Butternut Squash Soup with peanut butter.
• Mexican Instant Pot Lentil Soup.
• Low Carb Instant Pot Cauliflower Soup.

Recommended Tools

• A great saucepan for cooking this.
• A sharp knife for cutting and peeling.
• The best ever sea salt flakes.
• A set of spices to upgrade your food.
• For the best tools to help make your recipe even easier and more successful, check out my collection of the Best Kitchen Tools on Amazon.

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