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Spicy Vegan Pumpkin Soup with black beans takes a seasonal soup over the top. Lots of texture and taste with ingredients layered one after the other for a flavor complexity that you'll want year after year.

Spicy Vegan Pumpkin Soup with black beans is in a green bowl and has a cream spider web drawn in the top. Black beans are dotted in the center. Great Halloween visual.

When it comes to things that are scary I think spiders and their webs are up there on everyone's list. When it comes to hearty soups that go along with fall then it's pumpkin soup.

Add a few special ingredients including black beans and you have a meal.  Now, combine spider webs and this Spicy Pumpkin Black Bean Soup and you have the ultimate winner.

Isn't Halloween the best! You have a chance to put your thinking cap on and go crazy creative. Whether you have kids or not it is such a fun time.

 

Spicy Vegan Pumpkin Soup with black beans is an overhead photo looking down at rich pumpkin soup with a cream spider web drawn in the top. Black beans are dotted in the center. Great Halloween visual.
The parties and costumes can be from sweet to scary to downright ghoulish. I am a scaredy cat so ghoulish has to stay on the television.

You'd never catch me at one of those Halloween nights over at Knott's Berry Farm. I mean ... SCREAM!

It is going to be a little nerve-wracking this year because we are camping in the woods in the beautiful Berkshires of Massachusetts. The trees are turning and the leaves are falling.

Spicy Pumpkin Black Bean Soup is in a green bowl and has a cream spider web drawn in the top. Black beans are dotted in the center. Open-weave golden mat for more spidery ideas.
A perfect autumn but ... tomorrow night Halloween is being celebrated in these woods. There are tons of campers spread out and around and the trick or treaters are going to go from camp to camp looking for goodies.

We watch 'The Walking Dead' and I am just wondering how scary it is going to get around here. I made some fun Halloween Bark for all of the kids and I sure hope there are just kids and no scary adults.

There are so many plant-based treats that you can make for the masses to help celebrate Halloween and the meals are endless to carry on through the fall.

Here's a pic of a very delicious and Halloween inspired copycat candy. Almond Joy Candy Bars!

Copycat Almond Joy Candy Bars are piled in a green jar with their googly eyes looking at you. Swirly chocolate hair and mouths are in scary and cuts poses.
Pretty darn cute, heh? These are also gluten-free and dairy-free and made with the little ones in mind. Well, okay. The big kids too.

Vegan Pumpkin Soup is a great one to make as a yearly tradition. It's not the 'same old same old' but a spiced up mixture that will have you coming back for more.

Just imagine dipping your spoon into a spicy combo of creamy pumpkin and black bean soup. It's so good!

How Do You Make a Soup Spider Web?

Use a thicker consistency of an ingredient that would go with the flavors of the soup such as dairy-free yogurt or sour cream.

Add a little dairy-free milk, if necessary, until it is thick enough to lay on top of the soup. You won't need much.

Place in small zip-top plastic bag and cut a small corner from bag.

Pipe onto the soup in a coil shape. Run a toothpick through the coil from the center of the bowl out to the edge several times to form a spiderweb.

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Spicy Black Bean Pumpkin Soup
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5 from 3 votes

Spicy Black Bean Pumpkin Soup

Spicy Pumpkin Black Bean Soup takes a seasonal soup over the top.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 159kcal
Author Ginny McMeans

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup onion - white, finely chopped
  • 1/4 cup shallot - minced
  • 3 cups vegetable broth, 24 ounces
  • 14 ounces diced tomatoes - canned
  • 15 ounces black beans - can drained
  • 30 ounces pumpkin puree - two 15 ounce cans
  • 1 cup dairy-free milk, I used Silk's Soymilk
  • 1/4 cup dry white wine such as Chardonnay
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • dairy-free yogurt or sour cream if making the spiderweb

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a large skillet to medium high heat.
  • Add the onion and sauté for 5 minutes.
  • Add the shallot and sauté 5 more minutes.
  • Add broth, tomatoes, beans and pumpkin puree.
  • Bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to medium low and add the remaining ingredients.
  • Cook for 20 minutes or until the thickness you desire.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Spicy Black Bean Pumpkin Soup
Amount Per Serving (1 Serving)
Calories 159 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g5%
Sodium 459mg19%
Potassium 614mg18%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Fiber 5g20%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 22235IU445%
Vitamin C 13.1mg16%
Calcium 124mg12%
Iron 3.9mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

IF FREEZING:

Let cool to room temperature. Package in rigid sided containers as defined in my article Preparing Food for the Freezer

TO PREPARE AFTER FREEZING:

Remove your vegan pumpkin soup from the freezer and put in the refrigerator overnight because it is a pretty solid mass and will take longer to defrost. The night of serving - Put all in a large saucepan and heat through. Ready to serve.

 

 

Spicy Pumpkin Black Bean Soup is in a green bowl and has a cream spider web drawn in the top. There are two photos one above the other with one having an overhead shot. Black beans are dotted in the center. Great Halloween visual.

Vegan Pumpkin Soup makes Halloween more FUN!

Another soup I made using a dairy-free milk base is a recipe that would be great any time of the year. It is Broccoli Potato Soup and fills you up as much as it warms you up.

 

 

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  1. Rosanne

    Looks delicious! What did you use to make the web on top?

  2. Emily

    This pumpkin black bean soup looks so delicious and filling and I love the Halloween touch!

  3. Laura

    Great recipe, you are very artistic. I love this spider web on the soup...scary !!

  4. Kaitie

    This sounds delicious and super satisfying on a cold day!

  5. Annemarie @ justalittlebitofbacon

    Camping in the Berkshires in October? You are hardier than I am. 🙂 I do love the layering of flavors in your soup though, with the pumpkin and the black beans and the spices. That'll keep me warm!

  6. Ginny McMeans

    I agree with you totally Tina. It's so much fun!

  7. Tina Dawson | Love is in my tummy

    That looks absolutely spookilicious! Halloween is my fav time of the year, just coz everyone has a chance to unleash their inner devils a little bit, and the food gets infinitely more fun!

  8. Ginny McMeans

    Absolutely Juliette! It will be great!

  9. Juliette

    Can I use Silk Almond milk instead?

  10. Ginny McMeans

    Thanks Amy!

  11. Amy

    This sounds great

  12. Melissa @ Vegan Huggs

    This is just gorgeous! I love that spider web design! The soup sounds so delicious and the perfect combination. YUM!

  13. Mary Ellen @ VNutrition

    Such a cute idea for Halloween! I love anything pumpkin so I'll have to try your soup this week!

  14. Sarah

    So cute! I love the spider web design! Black bean soup is one of my favorites!

  15. Ginny McMeans

    Ahhh, thanks Amy! You are the best!

  16. Ginny McMeans

    That makes me feel great Anna! I hope you get to make it soon 🙂

  17. Ginny McMeans

    Thank you for you super nice words Angie!

  18. Ginny McMeans

    It really is Joanie! Thank you 🙂

  19. Ginny McMeans

    I love to hear that Dee and thanks!

  20. Amy Katz from Veggies Save The Day

    Ginny, I think you've outdone yourself! This has to be the ultimate fall soup. I'm pinning it for later!

  21. Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet

    There is so many savory pumpkin recipes I want to try this season! This soup needs to be one of them. Looks fantastic!

  22. Angie | Big Bear's Wife

    Pumpkin Black Bean Soup! Nice! Love the spider web on top!!

  23. Joanie @ ZagLeft

    I bet this combination of black beans and pumpkin tastes so good and I love the cobweb design, so perfect for Halloween dinner.

  24. Dee

    I love that you added black beans to pumpkin soup -- this has my name written all over it!

  25. Ginny McMeans

    Ahhh, thanks Kelly.

  26. Ginny McMeans

    Don't you just love soups Megan. Thanks and enjoy!

  27. Ginny McMeans

    Thanks Dianne and it really warms you up.

  28. Kelly - A Side of Sweet

    Yum! Love the cobweb design!

  29. Megan | Allergy Free Alaska

    I love that the weather is getting cooler and more soup recipes are being shared! Your recipe looks so good, and I love that it's dairy-free (our family is dairy-free). We can't wait to try this, thank you!

  30. Dianne

    This looks so warm and cozy! Perfect for chilly fall evenings.