Smooth Strawberry Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 quart strawberry, halved
• 2 cups apple juice
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 4 slices bread, crusts removed, cubed
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 for the soup: in a large bowl, combine the berries, apple juice, sour cream, brown sugar, honey & lemon juice.
• 2 place half of this berry mixture in a blender, then cover & process until pureed. transfer the puree to a second large bowl, then repeat the process with the remaining berry mixture.
• 3 stir in the half-and-half & the orange juice, then cover & refrigerate for 2 hours.
• 4 for the croutons: while the puree is cooling, in a small skillet, over medium heat, saute the bread cubes in the butter until they are golden brown.
• 5 while they are browning, mix the ground cinnamon & granulated sugar together in a small container.
• 6 when bread cubes are browned, remove them from the heat, then sprinkle with the cinnamon/sugar, tossing to coat.
• 7 let croutons cool, & just before serving, stir the soup & garnish with croutons.