Chunky or smooth, hot or cold – whatever soup you crave, the Philips Soup Maker cooks it to perfection in as fast as 18 minutes. Just add your ingredients and select one of five automatic programs, including smoothies and cream-based soups. This countertop electric cooker is portable, easy to store and also doubles as a handy blender.
Folks who bought this soup maker when it came out in the fall are already raving about the warm, comforting and healthy soups they’re making with it.
“I bought this soup maker a few weeks ago, and we use it almost every day,” raves one user. “It is really easy to use: cut some fresh vegetables, add some leftovers if you’d like, add water, milk or broth. Wait 20 minutes. Done. A tasty, creamy and healthy soup is ready. I’m now losing weight while eating healthy, and I love it.”
See it in action in this video and read on to get two healthy soup recipes.
Dairy-Free Sweet Potato Almond Soup
Ingredients
1 cup (5 oz./155 g) chopped yellow onions
1 cup chopped carrots (cut into 1/2-inch/12-mm pieces)
3 cups peeled and chopped sweet potatoes (cut into 1/2-inch/12-mm pieces)
2 1/2 cups (20 fl. oz./625 ml) almond milk
1 tsp. ground turmeric
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Toasted croutons for garnish (optional)
Chopped toasted almonds for garnish (optional)
Instructions
In a Philips Soup Maker, combine the onions, carrots, sweet potatoes, almond milk, turmeric and salt and pepper to taste. Stir the ingredients, close the lid, select the milk-based soup program and then press the start button.
When the machine has finished blending the soup, remove the lid. Taste and season with more salt and pepper if desired. Divide the soup among four bowls and garnish with the croutons and almonds, if using. Serves 4.
Gazpacho
Ingredients
3 cups (18 oz./560 g) chopped fresh tomatoes (cut into 1/2-inch/12-mm pieces)
1 1/2 cups (7 oz./220 g) chopped English cucumber (cut into 1/2-inch/12-mm pieces), plus more for garnish
1 1/4 cups (7 oz./220 g) seeded and chopped green bell pepper (cut into 1/2-inch/12-mm pieces)
1/2 cup (2 oz./60 g) chopped red onion
1/2 cup (1 oz./30 g) bread cubes
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 red chile, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup (4 fl. oz./125 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
3 Tbs. white wine vinegar
1/2 cup (4 fl. oz./125 ml) water
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
In a Philips Soup Maker, combine the tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, bread cubes, garlic, chile, olive oil, vinegar and water. Season with salt and pepper. Stir the ingredients, close the lid, select the cold soup/smoothie program and then press the start button.
When the machine has finished blending the soup, remove the lid. Transfer to a storage container, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Just before serving, taste and season with more salt and pepper if desired. Divide among 4 bowls, garnish with more cucumber and serve. Serves 4.
7 comments
First of all this makes chops blends and heats soup in 18 minutes. It’s ready to serve. I am not going to leave the house with the stock pot on all day. If you are a homemaker you may not need this but if you are a working single woman or an elderly woman its a godsend. If I want to make soup to give to friends and myself then I use the pot on the oven. I make a lot more soup with a soupmaker than without one. I’ll have to look into the Vitamix soup recipes. The beet soup, blue cheese and broccoli, the cleansing green soup, the Red pepper soup are on my rotation. Has nice recipe book. For all you with a lot of time and energy you don’t need it but people with limited resources, time and energy this is a good thing. And if you you eat soup before a meal you are more likely to be satiated after the meal and not snack so you lose weight.
Hi! I was wondering if you knew if it’s okey to put milk or cheese inside the soupmaker machine. Thank you!
Hello Miss Williams,
I receive a philips soup maker as a gift, and I am learning to use it. I was making the chicken pot pie soup, and I added all the required ingredients from the book that came with the pot. However, twice I had problems about the pot, it would spin a couple of times, and stopped and all the lights were showing. I had to press the chunky button too many times and I got chicken soup in stead of the chicken pot pie, and the second time my onion wasn’t even cook. I looked into the manual and did all the trouble shooting, but it did not work still. I did not know what to do. You might can help me find an answer.
Thank you
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how does this differ from the soup making feature of a Vitamix
KAY, great question!
I also wondered how this is necessary, for anyone who has a pan or stockpot [everyone], and a blender or immersion blender.
btw, I’m also not interested in an Instant Pot, though I know people who love theirs. After reading the instructions, from the Instant Pot manufacturer, it seemed like extra effort to have it get up to pressure & release pressure, clean the lid components, maybe replace the silicone seal that goes around the lid.
Of course, and Instant Pot might be really useful for someone who has limited time or interest in cooking, or who wants to make bone broth / stock quickly, or who doesn’t have time to soak beans for a bean dish.
And, the ability to just leave the recipe cooking away, might be appealing.
PS: I don’t mean to be dismissive about Instant Pot. One friend said it has completely transformed her meal planning, and she’s now cooking meals from scratch more often.
It’s mostly the cleanup, and need to buy extra parts periodically, that makes Instant Pot impractical for me. 🙂