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9 Comments · January 28, 2014

Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

We're currently in the midst of Round #2 of Arctic temperatures and snow/cold days here in Chicago. Having grown up in the area, I'm used to the winters and their infamous cold-, wind-, and snow-infused glory. But my goodness, this is the winter that just won't quit. When Dan and I walked outside yesterday to temperatures in the twenties, we glanced at one another and exclaimed in unison: "It feels warm today!" This is not normal. Never, ever, ever should the weather be so consistently terrible that temperatures in the twenties induce excitement-filled declarations of warmth. However, this is the winter we were handed, so we're doing our best to deal with it...

...but not without plenty of soup. Soup is the new black of this winter: stylish, necessary, and practical.

Cream of mushroom soup is one of those amazing meals that exploits all of the most comforting elements of food. It's creamy, rich, hearty, savory, silky, and warm. This particular cream of mushroom soup is made vegan by substituting a miracle-producing combination of almond milk, cauliflower, and cashews in place of the usual cream/milk base. The result is almost too good to be true. This is one for the books, if I do say so myself. I would be willing to bet money... or cookies... that this is a soup recipe that will be enjoyed equally as much by non-vegans as it will be enjoyed by vegans. It's just that good.

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Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
 
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Prep time
10 mins
Cook time
35 mins
Total time
45 mins
 
The amazing combination of almond milk, cauliflower, and cashews takes the place of dairy in this delicious vegan rendition of Cream of Mushroom Soup.
Author: Blissful Basil
Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 5-6
Ingredients
  • 4 cups plain, unsweetened almond milk
  • 1 medium head of cauliflower, chopped
  • â…” cup raw cashews
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
  • 20 ounces baby bella mushrooms, sliced
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  • â…” cup dry white wine
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt (more or less, to taste)
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper (more or less, to taste)
Instructions
  1. In a large stock pot, heat almond milk, cauliflower, and cashews over medium-high heat. Cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring every few minutes.
  2. In another stock pot, cook garlic and onion in 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat until tender.
  3. Add in sliced mushrooms, garlic powder, thyme, and white wine. Cook until mushrooms are tender and alcohol has cooked off of wine (approximately 5 minutes).
  4. Once the almond milk mixture has finished cooking, pour it into a blender (you may need to do this in batches depending on the size of your blender). Being careful to hold down the top of the blender firmly so hot liquid isn't released, turn the blender on high and blend for 1-2 minutes or until mixture is completely smooth.
  5. Add the blended almond milk mixture to the stock pot with the mushrooms and whisk. Add in salt and pepper, to taste. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes to allow flavors to meld.
  6. Serve and refrigerate leftovers.
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  1. Brandon says

    November 28, 2014 at 9:11 am

    Delicious!

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      December 01, 2014 at 10:04 am

      Thanks, Brandon!

      Reply
  2. Anna says

    August 11, 2015 at 9:26 am

    This soup is amazing! Thank you so much for putting this recipe online!

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      August 11, 2015 at 3:11 pm

      You're welcome, Anna! I'm so glad you're enjoying the soup so much. Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback!

      Reply
  3. Michelle says

    October 04, 2015 at 11:00 am

    Thanks for a great recipe. Way healthier than the usual cream based soups. Nice work and great photos!

    Reply
  4. janice says

    May 20, 2016 at 1:25 pm

    Yum! This is crazy good! I didnt have fresh thyme on hand so I subbed it out with 1 tsp dried. Still amazing, though Im guessing fresh thyme would take it over the top! A new family fav-thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Julie Muff says

    April 21, 2017 at 5:59 pm

    Made the recipe as written only left out the black pepper. Used a dry Chardonnay from Vinas Chilenas that I bought at Trader Joe's. I've made this recipe a couple of times—once, as a potluck dish, heating it up in my crock pot for a couple of hours the day after I made the soup. The soup is delicious and easy to make. It tastes great fresh, re-heated and several days later as left-overs. I've fed it to people who are not vegan and they loved it too—not being able to tell it's vegan! I've been vegan for close to 30 years and have never found an acceptable cream of mushroom soup recipe until now! This is a keeper for my personal recipe collection! Thank you for such a great recipe!

    Reply
  6. Suanne Schneiderman says

    January 17, 2019 at 10:43 am

    scrumptious! hard to discern there is no cream, flour, butter, etc. Wonderfully smooth, especially healthy and comforting on this cold snowy Ohio afternoon. Thank you so much.

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      January 17, 2019 at 1:28 pm

      So glad you're enjoying the soup, Suanne! Thanks for taking time out of your day to come back and share your thoughts. :)

      Reply

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