Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 1 (2.5-3 lb) butternut squash, peeled, cut into 1 ½ inch cubed
- 1 yellow onion, peeled and quartered
- 2 sweet apples, (fuji, gala, honeycrisp), cored & sliced
- 8 garlic cloves
- 3 sprigs thyme
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ cup heavy cream (or coconut cream if you are vegan or whole30)
- Pepitas (optional)
Instruction
- Heat oven to 400°F
- Place the cubed squash, onions (separate the layers), apple slices, garlic cloves and sprigs of thyme on a rimmed baking sheet
- Drizzle veggies with olive oil and season with 1 teaspon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.Roast 30-40 minutes until squash is fork tender
- Transfer all the roasted veggies (discard the stem from the thyme) along with the cream to your vitamix blender
- Add salt, pepper, nutmeg, cayenne pepper and secure lid.Turn the blender on and slowly increase to the highest speed
- Blend for 5-6 minutes or until heavy steam escapes from the vented lid
- Serve immediately.