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    You are here: Home / Soups and Stews / Homemade French Onion Soup

    Homemade French Onion Soup

    Published: January 3, 2016. Last Updated: July 17, 2022 by: Ginny McMeans

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    Two photos one above the other showing a soup scooping up a bite of rich onion soup.
    Homemade French Onion Soup with an overhead view of a rich brown onion soup topped with a slice of French bread and melted vegan cheese. In a white bowl against a deep purple background.

    Homemade French Onion Soup is rich and flavorful and I could eat it every day. It's amazing how little time is required for this delicious soup.

    Homemade French Onion Soup with an overhead view of a rich brown onion soup topped with a slice of French bread and melted vegan cheese. In a white bowl against a deep purple background.

    I was a picky eater as a child. Just the looks of a recipe made me say 'No, thanks'.

    I didn't even have pizza until I was 15 and was shocked after my first bite. How could I have been passing up pizza all those years! Ah, the mind of a child.

    The same went with onion soup. I mean, who would like that? Onion soup?!?

    I was older than 15 but something made me order it one day. My guess is I liked a guy and he was ordering it. Enough about me 🙂  It was fantastic.

    Homemade French Onion Soup with an overhead view of a spoon that has been scooped into the crusty topped bread into a rich onion soup.
    Fast forward to the homemade version. French Onion Soup takes a lot of work and time to prepare. There is nothing wrong with that but sometimes time isn't on your side.

    So a little less of this,  a little more of that, a tweak here and there and Voila!

    One of the best and simplest homemade onion soups you can make. That is - Homemade French Onion Soup!

    Homemade French Onion Soup with an overhead view of a rich brown onion soup topped with a slice of French bread and melted vegan cheese.

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    The caramelized onion's flavor mellows out just right to make a lovely soup. Just imagine cutting your spoon into a crusty chunk of bread that has soaked up a deep rich flavor of comfort food.

    Save yourself at least an hour by making this recipe. Of course, rumor is that King Louis XV added champagne to his but I don't have any champagne and the restaurants figured out that it was an extravagant whim anyway.

    I guarantee you that if you try this recipe you will never go back. It's plant-based too!

    Homemade French Onion Soup Spectacular is deep rich golden brown with broiled toast and melted 'cheese' sitting on top.

    Onion Soup Spectacular is a rich and flavorful recipe and I could eat it everyday. It's amazing how little time it takes.

    Homemade French Onion Soup

    Ginny McMeans
    Homemade French Onion Soup is rich and flavorful and I could eat it every day.  It's amazing how little time is required for this delicious soup.
    4.80 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 1 hr 10 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine Soup
    Servings 4 Servings
    Calories 290 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3 pounds onion - large yellow onions
    • 3 tablespoons dairy free butter
    • 4 cups vegetable stock
    • 1 cup water
    • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    • ½ teaspoon sea salt
    • 2 tablespoons dry white wine
    • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
    • 1 bay leaf
    • French bread, for garnish
    • dairy-free mozzarella cheese, sliced for garnish

    Instructions
     

    • Thinly slice the onions; you will have 5 to 6 cups.
    • In a large soup pot, over medium-low heat, melt the butter.
    • Add the onions and cook, stirring often, until limp and soft, about 20 minutes.
    • This makes the onions nice and sweet.
    • Turn up the heat to medium-high and cook the onions until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Do not burn.
    • Lower the heat to medium. Add the flour and cook for 2 minutes.
    • Add the vegetable stock, water, salt, wine, mustard, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
    • Adjust the heat to a high simmer and cook (with the lid off) for 30 more minutes.
    • Taste and season with more salt and pepper, if needed.
    • At this point you may refrigerate or freeze the soup; otherwise, ladle the soup into individual broiler-proof bowls.
    • Bean bowls with handles are great.
    • Lightly lay a slice of French bread on the top of the soup. Do not push the bread down into the soup.
    • (Alternatively, you can cut up more than one slice of bread and fit it into the bowl to cover the soup.)
    • Lay the sliced non dairy mozzarella cheese over the bread completely, to keep the bread from burning.
    • Put the bowl or bowls on a cookie sheet (two at a time for safety).
    • Turn on the broiler and slide your cookie sheet under the oven broiler, on the top shelf.
    • Watch carefully— do not walk away.
    • Take out the pan when the cheese has lightly turned to a dark golden shade here and there.

    Notes

    Originally published in Feb, 2013. Photos have been updated.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1ServingCalories: 290kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 6gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1412mgPotassium: 517mgFiber: 6gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 500IUVitamin C: 25.2mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 1.5mg
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Can You Freeze Homemade French Onion Soup?

    Yes you Can! Not with the topping but the soup - yes!

    Storing in the refrigerator:

    Will keep covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

    Freezing:

    Let cool to room temperature. Freeze without the bread and cheese on top—just the basic soup.

    Freeze in hard-sided freezer containers for up to 3 months.

    To prepare after freezing, defrost in the refrigerator overnight because it is a pretty solid mass and will take longer to thaw.

    Reheating:

    Follow the directions above for heating through and adding the non dairy cheese.

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    1. Ginny McMeans

      January 04, 2016 at 4:43 pm

      You are so welcome! Glad you found this recipe:)

    2. Carolyn

      January 06, 2016 at 4:35 pm

      I made this soup on the weekend. It was indeed spectacular! We all enjoyed it.

    3. Ginny McMeans

      January 07, 2016 at 9:22 am

      Fantastic Carolyn! I am so glad you all enjoyed it and thanks for letting me know 🙂

    4. carine

      January 21, 2016 at 7:35 pm

      I love onion soup. It is a popular recipe in France and it is tradition to eat this at midnight on New Year's eve to give a health kick for the upcoming new year. Well, french people add cheese on top not so healthy 🙂

    5. Ginny McMeans

      January 22, 2016 at 8:20 am

      Haha Carine! What a great tradition and I want to make it mine now. 🙂

    6. Deb

      December 27, 2016 at 6:31 am

      There is also a beefless beef stock that is really awesome in this too. It should be by the boulion cubes. Theres these better then bouillon too that is great too. Great recipe.

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