Last Updated on September 9, 2026 by Carrie Korem, FNTP
Creamy Eggplant Soup is a cozy and satisfying soup for the winter months!

The vegetables are roasted to bring out their sweet flavor and then combined with chicken stock, cream and spices. It’s blended together to make a creamy, satisfying dinner.

Creamy Eggplant Soup
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 75
- Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F and adjust rack to middle position. Place the tomatoes on an oiled baking sheet in an even layer. (This should take up about half of the baking sheet). Evenly sprinkle the tomatoes with the whole cane sugar. Fill the rest of the baking sheet with the eggplant, onion, and garlic. Drizzle the ghee over the eggplant, onion and garlic (rub the oil into the vegetables with your hands) and season generously with salt and pepper. Roast for about 45 minutes, until tender. Remove the garlic pulp from the skins.
Place the vegetables and peeled garlic in a large stock pot and add the chicken broth and thyme. Bring the mixture to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Continue to simmer for 30 minutes until a knife can be inserted into the eggplant with little resistance. Puree the soup using a hand immersion blender or you can also blend until smooth in small batches in a blender. Stir cream into soup and season with salt and pepper if needed. Ladle into bowls and garnish with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.
Creamy Eggplant Soup
My kids are not huge eggplant fans, but they loved this soup. So if eggplant isn’t your favorite I encourage you to give this one a try! Adapted from Abundant Harvest.
Ingredients
- 1 (32-ounce) can whole tomatoes, drained
- 1 tablespoon organic whole cane sugar
- 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cut into large pieces
- 1 small onion, quartered
- 6 cloves garlic, not peeled
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 cup heavy cream (or canned coconut milk for a dairy-free option)
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated (omit for dairy-free)
- basil, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and adjust rack to middle position. Place tomatoes on an oiled baking sheet in an even layer. (This should take up about half of the baking sheet). Evenly sprinkle the tomatoes with whole cane sugar. Fill the rest of the baking sheet with the eggplant, onion, and garlic. Drizzle the olive oil over the eggplant, onion and garlic (rub the oil into the vegetables with your hands) and season generously with salt and pepper. Roast for about 45 minutes, until tender. When the vegetables are tender place them in a large stock pot (make sure and remove the skins from the garlic). Pour in the chicken broth and add the thyme. Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer. Continue to simmer for 30 minutes until a knife can be inserted into the eggplant with little resistance. Puree the soup using a hand immersion blender or you can also blend until smooth in small batches in a blender. Stir cream into soup and season with salt and pepper if needed. Ladle into bowls and garnish with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: Serves 8




Carrie this is a great recap of this past weekend! Loved your pictures and your girls are adorable. It was so nice to meet you and I'm glad we got the chance to chat on Friday morning. I hope you and your family enjoyed San Fran.
You write to live twice… I loved that too. I love your photos, Carrie and the one of your daughters and Dorie is priceless. How sweet is that? It was wonderful to finally meet you!
"Write once, live twice." That is such a great quote, thanks for bringing it back to my memory. So much happened this past weekend it is such a blur. Kinda like a wedding weekend – a lot takes place & we need our family & buddies to help relive the memories. Your re-cap is very happy & our friendship is so special to me. Always fun to see your precious little girls too 🙂 The Eggplant Soup you share looks like a warming and comforting meal. xo
or how about me getting the quote right! LOL"you write to live twice"xo
Wow, these are wonderful pictures, Carrie! It looks like you had so much fun. Thanks for sharing all about your experience. I look forward to following your cooking adventures more, as I've just discovered your blog and am happy I did!
Carrie, Shauna's quote stayed with me as well.I am so excited to have met, chatted, and hang out with you. You and your family are lovely! I can't wait until our paths cross again. And – BIG congrats on the book!!
I truly love all that you captured here. (Especially the star struck look on your girls' faces standing next to Dorie!) You are an incredible woman, a beautiful person, and a true role model. I adore you!
It was great meeting you and having dinner at Le Colonial. So glad your daughters were able to meet their idols – what a cute pic with Dorie – they'll cherish that forever!
It seemed to be a wonderful experience for all. I glad for your daughters!!!The Creamy Eggplant Soup, is a must do. Looks fantastic!Thanks for sharing this wonderful post and recipe.
It was so nice to finally meet you and your cute family. I hope you will come visit us in Utah soon!
Love that quote! Can you recommend a site for organic soups? I would like to start making once a week soup night for dinner! My husband loves soup!Thanks so much.
Sue: My friend Molly has several great soups on her blog: http://www.organicspark.blogspot.com. I have several soup recipes on my recipe page on this blog. Also, the book "Nourishing Traditions" has a soup chapter with fantastic soups. Hope that helps!
What a delightful recipe!! I will have to try it out.Thanks for being such a kind and thoughtful friend for this weekend… I really enjoyed your perspective and insights and smiles!
Carrie, i love this post. I got chills reading it. it was such a fun weekend. I especially loved our intimate dinner on Friday night and just getting to know you better; one on one! I am printing this soup recipe…can't wait to make it. xxx p.s. would have loved a photo of the hot dog. now that is right up my alley!
Made this soup last week, it was absolutely fantastic!! Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe.
whoaaaa ! pas mal du tout ! I’m going to try this by tomorrow latest 🙂
Merci !
Great recap…your girls are adorable! Thanks for the very delicious soup recipe.
Tried this recipe a few days ago and my entire family loved it!! Even my five yr. old asked for seconds. I forgot to skin the eggplants and it still tasted great! Thank you soooo much. Are some of the recipes on your blog also in your cookbook?
I’m so glad your family enjoyed it! Thanks for letting me know. There are a few recipes from the blog in the book, but over 75 new ones.
I’d love to make this but don’t have any cream- how do you think it would turn out with coconut milk (if I didn’t strain the cream from the top?)
For this particular soup, I think the coconut milk will taste very nice. Eggplant and coconut go together so well. If you try it, please let me know how it is! 🙂
This turned out wonderfully! Thank you!
Good to hear! 🙂