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title: Dairy-free Creamy Sweet Potato Soup Recipe
date: 2012-11-29T21:29:22Z
modified: 2012-11-29T21:29:22Z
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  - Recipes
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  - chat masala spice mix
  - dairy-free
  - gluten-free soup recipe
  - hearty soup recipe
  - sweet potato soup recipe
  - vegan soup recipe
author: Elizabeth
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I had a dozen baked sweet potatoes left over from the Thanksgiving celebration that I turned into a creamy, nutty, dairy-free soup this week.

Africans often prepare sweet potatoes with peanuts or peanut butter and milk, like I did in my African Peanut Butter Chicken recipe in the [Glorious One-Pot Meals cookbook](http://www.gloriousonepotmeals.com "glorious one pot meals cooking demonstration video"), and many readers have told me how much they love the combination, as do I. For this recipe, I decided to go with Sunbutter, a yummy sunflower seed butter product that has replaced peanut butter in our house, and use coconut milk for rich creaminess.

As a twist, I added some [Chat Masala](http://www.savoryspiceshop.com/blends/chatmas.html "chat masala spice blend at the savory spice shop") spice mix from [The Savory Spice Shop](http://savoryspiceshop.com "the savory spice shop"). Chat Masala is an interesting spice mix with a taste of the sub-continent. I love it sprinkled on fresh watermelon, too, though my kids are not the fans that I am.

So, here’s my recipe for sweet potato soup with Indian and African influences:

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**Creamy Sweet Potato Soup (Dairy-free)**

[![sweet potato soup recipe](http://elizabethyarnell.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SwtPotatoSoup-300x213.jpg "sweet potato soup")

](http://elizabethyarnell.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SwtPotatoSoup.jpg)Creamy Sweet Potato Soup1. 12 baked sweet potatoes, cooled (or baked squash would work well, too)
2. 1 14 oz. can coconut milk (or any other milk or milk substitute)
3. 3 tablespoons Sunbutter (or any other nut butter)
4. 1 14 oz. can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), drained and rinsed (or any other bean)
5. 2 teaspoons Chat Masala, or to taste
6. sea salt, to taste
7. chopped parsley for garnish

Peel the baked sweet potatoes and drop the flesh into a soup pot. Add coconut milk, Sunbutter, and about 5 cups of water. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth and lump-free (add more water if desired to thin the soup). Heat until steaming; season with Chat Masala and salt. Add chickpeas. Serve garnished with parsley.