Cheddar and Apple Soup
Oct 25, 2025 03:13 AM
Make the best apple soup recipe with just 15 minutes of hands on prep, 9 basic ingredients, and one pot. Featuring fruity crisp apples, sharp cheddar cheese, salty bacon, sweet potatoes, and robust apple cider, this ultra-creamy five-star soup with apples is fall comfort food at its finest!
Have you started planning your Thanksgiving yet? Are you the super organized type – is your brain already in full throttle holiday mode? World watch out, you could do Thanksgiving tomorrow if the opportunity arose! Or, are you a procrastinator? Like, talk to you on November 26nd and you might have the menu finalized.
Well, regardless of what camp you fall into, I’m going to help you out with the starter or side portion of your menu! So, bust out your comfiest threads and let’s get our Thanksgiving meal planning on!
This soup! I feel like this soup needs no explanation, because Apple + Cheddar + Bacon + Cider = ALL the cozy soup feels. But, I’m going to indulge you. This apple soup recipe is so straight up slurp-tastic and delicious that it needs a little delineation!
Ingredients:
- 6 slices Bacon – OPTIONAL
- 1 medium Sweet Potato – peeled and roughly small dice (about 2 heaping cups)
- 1 medium Yellow Onion – peeled & small dice (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 2 whole Apples – peeled and small dice (about 3 1/4 cups)
- 2 Cloves Garlic – minced
- 2 TBS All-Purpose Flour
- 2 Cups Reduced Sodium Chicken Stock
- 2 Cups Hard Apple Cider or Regular Cider
- 1 scant TBS Fresh Thyme Leaves
- 2 whole Dried Bay Leaves
- 2 TBS Brandy
- 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream – or more to taste
- 12 ounces Sharp Cheddar Cheese – shredded (about 3 1/2 cups)
- To taste Kosher Salt and Cracked Black Pepper
- Optional Garnishes: Pumpkin Seeds, Grated Parmesan, Crispy Prosciutto or Bacon
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
50 minutes
Write a comment
No comments