#247 - Chunky Sweet Potato Soup and Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

Chunky Sweet Potato Soup

2 Tbsps. olive oil

1 medium onion

3 cloves garlic

1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin

1/2 tsp. smoked paprika or drop of liquid smoke

1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon

Salt & pepper

1 qt. vegetable broth

2 lbs. sweet potatoes

2 cans black beans, drained

2 cups water 1 lime

1 avocado

In a 5- to 6-quart sauce pot, heat oil on medium. Add onion and red pepper; cook 5 minutes, stirring. Stir in garlic, cumin, paprika, cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook 2 minutes, stirring. Add broth, potatoes, beans, water, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Heat to boiling on high. Reduce heat to medium, simmer 15 minutes. Transfer 3 cusps of soup to blender. Puree until smooth; return to pot. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Serve, garnished with avocado and cilantro, with lime.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Muffins

1 3/4 cup flour

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ginger

1/2 tsp. cloves

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

15 oz. can pumpkin

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 Tbsp. vanilla

Filling:

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup sugar

1 egg yolk

2 tsp. vanilla

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix pumpkin and sugars. Beat in eggs, oil, vanilla, spices, soda, salt and flour. Mix well. Fill paper-lined muffin pans 3/4 full. Beat all filling ingredients until smooth. Top each muffin with 1 teaspoon filling, swirl filling into batter a little with toothpick. Bake 15-18 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Store in refrigerator when cooled.

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