Butternut Squash Soup with Cinnamon Whipped Cream and Fried Shallots

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fantastic! I was so happy with how it turned out... DELICIOUS!!!!!!!

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The best butternut squash soup I have ever tried. It is a layered, savory soup for someone who likes complex, gourmet food. The reviews scared me about the orange but it was a fantastic addition. The cinnamon whipped cream adds a finish with a hint of warmth and sweetness, but if you want a "sweet" squash soup, switch out the potato for a sweet potato. All the other recipes for this soup add apple of some sort which overpowers the delicate flavor of the squash for me and make for a blah soup.

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Pure Heaven! This was simply amazing. You have to add the shallots and cream/cinnamon. They compliment the soup and round out the flavors. The crispiness of the shallots with the creamy soup and hint of cinnamon is the perfect balance of tase and texture. Thank you Chef Anne!!!

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This soup was absolutely fantastic. I can't even believe people would review it without adding the fried shallots or cream. The soup is wonderful on it's own, but the garnish makes it even more heavenly. YUMMY!!!!!

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I love chef Burrell, since her flavors are usually quite bold and creative. I was surprised that the flavors of this soup fell so flat. The white wine was virtually undetectable, as was the garlic. I spent a great deal of time coaxing flavor out of my soup at the end by adding cumin, nutmeg, chili powder, and a great deal of salt (although salt content does depend on individual taste.

Additionally, I found that adding the whole orange to the soup during the cooking process resulted in an unwelcome bitterness that had to be tempered with honey and brown sugar.

I appreciate that this soup is not meant to be super rich, and the addition of cream at the end more than makes up for its lighter consistency. I opted for light sour cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon instead of the whipped cream. There are no two ways around the crispy shallots though; they are essential.

All in all, I prefer sweeter squash soups or squash soups with bolder spices. I would keep browsing.

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Very Poor Soup - it was very starchy and did not have a rounded out flavor - also needed to be sweeter as well

The potato was certainly not needed in the soup at all

fairly poor offering

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I was intrigued by the soapy comments on this soup and contemplated leaving out the orange. I am glad I didn't, the orange helped give a brightness to the soup - no soapy taste. The cinammon cream is delicious, I used some of my leftover in my coffee, yummy.

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This was an excellent soup, but being accustomed to a slightly sweeter soup, I don't think that I would again make this recipe as printed. The potato in this soup helped to make it more savory; I like squash soup with a little apple in it, making it slightly sweet. Other than that, the taste was fresh and clean and delicious. I put out several accompaniments. The best topping was the fried shallot -- phenomenal with the soup, so make lots of it (it's quick and easy to make, but watch it closely because it cooks very quickly. I also tried sour cream, minced walnuts (a wonderful addition of texture -- try it!, and pesto (lovely. You can do a lot to customize this soup.

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This was heaven in a bowl and very easy to make.

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Disappointing... the orange ruined this soup! Nothing like what I was hoping for.. my search continues for an amazing butternut squash soup recipe...