Spiced Sweet Potato Carrot Soup

Grab a spoon and get ready for a cozy night in with this spiced sweet potato carrot soup. It’s a plant-based, vegan soup loaded with nutrition!

Spiced Sweet Potato Carrot Soup

Soup’s on!! Well, spiced sweet potato and carrot soup is on. 😉

I love a good soup on those nights that you just need a little extra cozy. Like when it’s chilly, rainy, or dreary outside. Or when you’re just not quite feeling your A-game. That’s where this soup spiced sweet potato and carrot soup came in! It was the Sunday night of a great, full weekend and a dreary, drizzly, fall day. We wanted an easy, light, veggie-packed and cozy dinner.

A close-up of spiced sweet potato carrot soup in a handmade gray ceramic bowl on a blue board.

I raided my fridge and pantry and landed on this comforting spiced sweet potato and carrot soup. It’s full of produce (sweet potato, carrots, and onion), completely plant-based, and cooks quickly. It’s also chock full of spices that have benefits ranging from blood glucose control (cinnamon) to anti-inflammatory effects(turmeric). Not to mention the fact that the spices add so much flavor!

It’s also free of most common food allergies. I did use lite coconut milk, which the FDA technically classifies as a tree nut although the cross-reactivity of those allergic to tree nuts also being allergic to coconut is fairly low. If you can’t tolerate coconut milk, feel free to substitute any other milk or milk substitute, just use a little less or the soup will be thinner.

Square image of two bowls of spiced sweet potato carrot soup on a blue background with rectangular biscuits.

Now for a few frequently asked questions and spiced sweet potato and carrot soup recipe notes.

Can I make spiced sweet potato and carrot soup in a slow cooker?

In short – yes. The long answer? You can certainly throw all ingredients in a slow cooker and let it go for 5-6 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high. However, if you want to have a little more depth of flavor I still recommend sauteing the onions first. Especially if you’re someone who isn’t partial to raw onion flavor – it won’t be raw, but sauteing and caramelizing the onion first loses some of the biting onion flavor and brings out the natural sweetness of onion, which really pairs amazingly well with this spiced sweet potato and carrot soup.

Can I freeze sweet potato and carrot soup?

Totally! You can actually freeze this recipe at a couple different steps. If you’re someone who doesn’t like to do a lot of work on a weeknight, I would recommend sauteing the onions and then combining all ingredients (except liquids) in large freezer-safe bag or container. Then you can add the contents of the frozen bag and the liquid to your slow cooker before work and come home to a dinner that’s ready to go!

Alternatively you can also make the spiced sweet potato and carrot soup exactly as the recipe indicates below, then freeze for later use. I prefer to either freeze enough for dinner for our whole family one night, or freeze leftovers in individual freezer-safe glass jars that can be quickly grabbed and taken to work or quickly thawed for a fast lunch or dinner.

A spoonful of golden soup emerging from a bowl of spiced sweet potato carrot soup garnished with crunchy toasted chickpeas and pumpkin seeds.

To get the same crunchy garnish on top, just add a few pumpkin seeds and crunchy chickpeas! I used my rosemary cumin roasted chickpeas that pair insanely well with this soup!

Want some other NTF soups and stews and chilis to try? Make these favorite healthy soup recipes:

If you make a warm, cozy batch of this spiced sweet potato and carrot soup please be sure to let me know how you like it! Share with me (@nutritiontofit) on Instagram or the NTF Facebook page!And don’t forget to pin it to make later! Be well!

This easy Spiced Sweet Potato Carrot Soup is a delicious, vegan harvest soup. It's packed with flavorful, warm spices and is gluten and dairy-free. 

Spiced Sweet Potato Carrot Soup

Grab a spoon and get ready for a cozy night in! This spiced sweet potato and carrot soup is a delicious, vegan harvest soup full of warming spices.
free from: gluten, dairy, soy, egg, fish, shellfish, peanuts (tree nuts: coconut optional/ can sub other milk)
5 from 8 votes
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 193kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 1 sweet potato peeled and diced
  • 6 carrots peeled and diced
  • 1 can lite coconut milk (14 oz can)
  • 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp smoked paprika

Instructions

  • Heat olive oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Saute onions, sweet potato, and carrots, stirring occasionally, for 8-10 minutes (or until tender).
  • Add spices, coconut milk, and vegetable stock. Stir while bringing to a simmer (will take just a couple minutes).
  • Using an immersion blender (or very carefully transferring to a regular blender), puree spiced sweet potato and carrot soup until smooth.
  • Serve immediately and enjoy! The spiced sweet potato and carrot soup can also be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 48 hours or frozen up to one month.

Notes

Full fat coconut milk may be substituted for lite coconut milk, either in 1:1 ratio, or 1/2 can full fat coconut milk and 1/2 can water or additional broth. 
Nutrition information may vary based on specific types of coconut milk (or other milk substitute) and broth used.

Nutrition

Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 693mg | Potassium: 442mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 20185IU | Vitamin C: 8.3mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 0.9mg

Grab a spoon and get ready for a cozy night in with this spiced sweet potato carrot soup. It's a plant-based, vegan soup loaded with nutrition!

This easy Spiced Sweet Potato Carrot Soup is a delicious, vegan harvest soup. It's packed with flavorful, warm spices and is gluten and dairy-free. 

 

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30 Comments

    1. yes! thank you, David! I updated the post, but the garnish is indeed pumpkin seeds and my rosemary cumin roasted chickpeas. thank you!

  1. Yes, don’t ever serve coconut milk to a vegan. Apparently coconuts are kept in very inhumane conditions, several crowded into a small cage, and they’re milked frequently, with no chance of getting exercise. Apparently, you can see how sad this makes the little guys.

  2. JOE DeJoe
    BUT you Never told me what I could use in place of Coconut Milk??? I know for a fact my Vegan person will never have Coconut Milk.
    Terryk5%aol.com

    1. Hi Terry! Coconut milk is 100% vegan, but if your friend or family member prefers other non-dairy milks, you can use whatever their preferred milk substitute is (i.e. almond milk, cashew milk, soy milk, etc.). Hope that helps!

  3. How many does one batch serve? Could this be transferred to a crockpot after step one and continue to be heated on low heat? I’m looking to take soup to a painting class I take.

    1. Hi Holly! This soup serves 4-6 (varies if you’re looking for more of a side serving or entree serving). Your painting class sounds so fun! I would just make the soup and then keep it on warm or low in the slow cooker to stay warm throughout the class. Thank you! 😊

  4. Thank you so much! I made it and it was easy and so yummy. I even made the roasted chickpeas and pumpkin seeds, I had everything in my pantry, I’ll need to get lite coconut milk. Why can’t Vegans eat coconut milk? TU again

    1. Hi Donna! Thank you so much, I’m so glad to hear you liked everything!!! Made my day. 🙂 And coconut milk is 100% vegan. (I wonder if the commenter above had a vegan in her house who just didn’t prefer coconut milk, I’m not certain, but I am certain coconut milk is vegan!). Thanks again!!

  5. This is my new favorite fall soup! And if you’re wondering if you should make the yummy roasted chickpeas on top, he answer is yes 👍🏼 Thanks!!

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