Looking for a special soup to serve this holiday season?

Consider this creamy sweet potato soup!

We start the soup by cooking a base of onions, celery, and leeks in butter.

Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

Elise Bauer

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Sweet potato soup

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Omit the sour cream or yogurt topping, and use olive oil instead of butter.

Add the garlic and cook a minute more.

Add the sweet potatoes, chicken stock, cinnamon stick, and nutmeg.

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Increase the heat to high and bring to a boil.

Remove the cinnamon stick.

Add the cream and milk to the soup.

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Heat on medium until the soup is heated through.

Add salt and pepper to taste.

Sprinkle with more black pepper and swirl some water-thinned sour cream or plain yogurt over the soup to serve.

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