August in Florida is certainly not soup season. Thick hearty, meaty soups are the staple of the north and cold weather. You see in 7 month I will be all suited up taking pictures with family and friends at my wedding and in order to shed a few pounds healthier meals will have to be made. Beef gets substituted by chicken, spaghetti squash for pasta and yogurt for heavy whipping cream. During a substitution we say a recipe on the side of a Dannon Yogurt container for Creamy Sweet Potato Soup. Now I’ve been a sucker for potato soup ever since I tried Stefanie’s Yukon Gold Gold Winning Soup, that’s right two golds (I made that name up). That has been a favorite comfort food since we met but unfortunately it does not hold back on calorie rich ingredients so this new recipe peaked our interest. The recipe and directions can be found here:
http://www.dannon.com/recipes/recipe/default.aspx?recipeId=999
Now a few thoughts on this recipe. If you like sweet potatoes then this is a great low calorie healthy option to the heavier potato soup recipes you are likely to encounter. There are a few suggestions that I would like to make. The yogurt gives the soup a nice little kick, that is, if you like the little zing yogurt gives. I do enjoy it but if you are not a yogurt person you can probably even this out by substituting ¾ cup of heavy cream and only using 1 cup of the yogurt although this will add calories if you’re the counting type. Another thing is that this is a very easy recipe to “mess with”. On my next go around I may introduce some nutmeg and/or cinnamon.
I’m usually not a side of the container or box recipe kind of guy except for maybe rice krispy treats but this was a refreshing find. Good and light flavor that may be kept in the rotation for a good while.
If there’s any recipes you got of a container that are worth the trouble let me know so I can try to defeat my prejudice. Enjoy.
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