Cream of Carrot and Honey Soup

lauralie41's Note:

I will be making this soup with the homemade vegetable stock we will be making in Chef Kate and Chia's future stock making class. The recipe originated from a australian recipe website and will also be included in the Zaar World Tour 2005 swap.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 500 g baby carrots (1LB)
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• 1/4 cup honey
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• salt, to taste
• mace, to taste
• 150 ml cream (1/4 pint)
• parsley, chopped to taste

Directions:

1. In a large saucepan, add sliced carrots, vegetable stock, honey, garlic, and salt. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for approximately 30 minutes or until carrots are tender.
2. Remove saucepan from heat and adjust seasonings to taste. Pour mixture into a blender or food processor to puree.
3. Add pureed soup back into saucepan and reheat soup slowly, do not bring to a boil, and stir in cream. Serve immediately with chopped parsley sprinkled on soup.

Reviews

[megnbrycesmom]

This soup was certainly very easy to make, and it is pretty too. Based on the previous reviews of the soup being very sweet, I cut the honey back to 3T (4T=1/4 cup), and it turned out that this was not a good idea--the carrot taste overwhelmed the honey taste. Dh and I enjoyed, but didn't love, the soup, and the kids didn't care for it. Normally this would make me give a 3 star rating, but, as i fiddled with the honey amount, I think it really deserves the extra star--I would like to try it again w/ the proper amount of honey.

[KTPie]

I made this soup for a starter at a dinner party. My guests all enjoyed it though I found it just a touch too sweet. I don't think you could eat a large amount of this soup but it is lovely served in small portions.

[Kaarin]

I love this soup!!! I just finished off my second bowl...this really deserves more than 5 stars! I liked the mace (first time trying it) with the honey. I used home grown carrots, sliced, and added shredded romano on top. My kids liked this deliciously sweet soup too-my 2 year old drank it through a straw:). Thanks!