Curried Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 2 cups baby carrots 
• 5 cups chicken broth 
• 1 teaspoon curry powder red
• 0.8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 9 servings salt and ground pepper black to taste
• 1 cup half-and-half 
• 2 tablespoons real maple syrup 
• 1  onion chopped
• 2 large sweet potatoes peeled cut into cubes

Equipment

• blender
• slow cooker

Directions

1. Stir chicken broth, sweet potatoes, baby carrots, onion, red curry powder, cinnamon, and ground ginger together in a slow cooker.
2. Cook on Low for 7 hours.
3. Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid in place. Pulse blender a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return pureed soup to slow cooker. Stir half-and-half and maple syrup into the soup; season with salt and pepper.
4. Cook on High for 20 minutes.