Carrot Sweet Potato Soup
Ingredients:
- 1 lb carrots, peeled and chopped to 1″ pieces
- 2 large granny smith apples, peeled, cored and quartered
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut to 1″ pieces
- 3 stalks celery, chopped
- 1 small sweet onion, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon red crushed pepper flakes
- 32 oz vegetable broth plus water to cover all ingredients
- 1 stick room temp butter (optional)
- Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.
Directions:
- Place all veggies, spices and broth/water (just to cover ingredients) in slow cooker or large pot.
- For slow cooker, heat on LOW for 8 hours.
- For stove top, bring to boil then simmer for 45 minutes to an hour.
- Remove bay leaf. Add butter. Puree and serve with a sprinkle of salt and fresh ground pepper.