This Fruit Belongs In Butternut Squash Soup (Thanks, Martha Stewart)

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This Fruit Belongs In Butternut Squash Soup (Thanks, Martha Stewart) By Javaria Akbar Oct. 5, 2025 12:39 pm EST

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The striking orange of a butternut squash soup sets it apart from other popular, but dull-colored bisques and broths, like potato or split pea. Moreover, its rich and velvety quality makes it almost creamy in texture. But have you ever considered adding apples to your next batch? Take a leaf out of Martha Stewart's book and cook some red or golden apples down with your squash to lend it a complex flavor profile and rounded sweetness.

Apples are the secret ingredient for a beautifully sweet butternut squash soup because many varieties have a naturally honeyed quality that doubles down on the existing sweetness of winter s