I was looking for a pumpkin soup recipe without cream. This was so good I followed the recipe exactly except I used a pumpkin from my garden - probably not a sugar pumpkin. I will make it again. People who say it is bland... I don't get it, unless maybe your broth is super bland.

Mmm very delicious!! I just love pumpkin and this is one great recipe that includes one of my favorite treats.. I just made one change to the recipe and that is instead of putting shiitake mushrooms, I added penny bun mushrooms which gave the soup and amazing kick.

lovely flavor - used chicken broth though - and topped with cilantro and an asian mixed salad - fennel, apple, cabbage, kohlrabi (all finely diced) mixed with sesame oil and rice wine vinegar.

Made with chicken stock instead of veggie, just as good. Also rounded it out for fuller flavor with additional spices, including a few dashes of garlic powder, onion flakes, creole seasoning, himalayan salt, ground thyme, ground sage, ground nutmeg, ground whole cloves, ground ginger, curry and red pepper flakes. It probably sounds over-seasoned but I added only a scant amount of each, so one particular spice doesn't overwhelm it. Superb! Let it rest a bit, marry & serve later, reheated slowly.

The mushrooms add a nice earthiness to it, but I agreed it needed something else. I went with the earthy tones, and added cayenne, cumin, and thyme. I topped it with roasted pumpkin seeds and bacon. Yum!

mmmm! Made this with pumpkins from the garden so not sure they are sugar pumpkins, added some spicey pork sausage and served with homemade bread. Made the cold rainy evening to yummy and cozy!

Way to much onion in my opinion. Also it has a grainy texture but I used a blender instead of a hand blender. This is the second roast pumpkin recipe I've tried and it has been a disappointment. I will never again roast another sugar pumpkin. There are much better options for roasting.

I thought using our pumpkins/squash would be perfect for this recipe! I was disapointed- the soup was bland- I guess when I say pumpkin I was expecting sweet - or a kick but sadly I think this one needs to go back to the drawing board :( Usually I love all of Marthas recipes- and was excited to find a gourd one but this just didnt pan out.

My husband loves this soup. i add a tsp of paprika, and use only 4 cups of broth. and then add pepper to taste.

I was excited to try this soup but I was disappointed. There was no flavor. I added some apple sauce and allspice to give it some sweetness. It made it slightly better, but I won't make it again. The chipotle sweet potato soup recipe is delicious and far more tasty than this. I thought that roasting the veggies first would give it a great flavor, but I think that sugar pumpkins are maybe just too bland. Perhaps a sweeter pumpkin like ambercup squash would be better in this recipe?