This Halloween, fill up on more than just candy! This spooky Halloween soup is ultra-flavorful and so filling (check out all of our healthy Halloween recipes here). With carrot-shaped pumpkins, dark as night black beans, and creepy crawly udon noodles, it’s a quick soup that’s sure to be a hit!
How To Make Carrot Pumpkins
You can make quick carrot “pumpkins” by peeling your carrot then making two shallow slits down the length of your carrot. The depth of these slits will make the height of your stem, and the distance between them will make the width of it. Then make two more cuts, starting from the opposite edges of the carrot, perpendicular into the cuts you just made. You’ll remove a long, pie-looking slice and will be left with a long pumpkin. Just cut into slices for soup-ready “pumpkins”!
Halloween Soup Ingredients
Black Beans: Black beans are the major component of this soup. We’ll blend some of them and leave some whole, giving this soup a hearty texture. Broth: Grab a carton of store bought or make your own vegetable broth! Flavor Base: The pumpkin carrots, onion, celery, and garlic create a flavorful base to build our soup on. Apple Cider Vinegar: This tart ingredient helps to cut brighten up all these savory flavors. It totally levels up this soup! Udon Noodles: This thick and slurpy noodles are cooked separately and added in right before you serve. They’re the finishing touch on this creepy soup!
Customize It!
As with most soup recipes, this Halloween soup is incredibly customizable! You can find a ton of ideas over on our guide to building the perfect soup, but are a few of my favorite ways to customize this:
Add sauerkraut instead of apple cider vinegar for a tangy twist (my sauerkraut recipe here!) Add cheese, like shredded sharp cheddar or crumbled feta Add herbs when you serve, like cilantro or Italian parsley Add popcorn as a topping, like we do in this pumpkin soup recipe
