Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
This vegan cream of broccoli soup is incredibly easy to make with just a handful of healthy ingredients. This recipe is oil-free, low-fat, low-carb, full of flavour and keeps well for healthy meals all week.
Originally Posted: November 12, 2016 | Updated: April 5, 2019
What kind of stock to use?
I should really make my own vegetable stock at home but I always forget to save my veggie bits and pieces. If you make your own vegetable broth, amazing. Keep it up!
I usually buy organic bouillon cubes to make soups that way I always have broth on hand ready to go whenever I need it. You can also buy carton vegetable stock to use in homemade soups however I recommend purchasing a good quality, organic one.
The ingredients in Pacific Organic Vegetable Broth, for example, are: water, carrots, onion, celery, tomatoes, leeks, sea salt, mushrooms, garlic, savory leaf and ground bay leaf. Perfect, no added salt or sugar or other ingredients I don’t need. Imagine brand has a similar ingredient list.
Whether you use bouillon cubes or carton vegetable broth, I’d recommend springing for the good stuff. The taste and nutrition is worth it. If you make your own vegetable stock, even better.
Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
I used to love a can of Campbell’s Cream of Broccoli and Cheddar Soup when I was a kid. That and a grilled cheese sandwich, oh man, that was my fave. Now, I’d rather skip those for something a little healthier with ingredients I feel good about. This vegan cream of broccoli soup is creamy and flavourful and I love that I can enjoy a satisfying serving without it being too calorie-laden.
You can use homemade nut milk to make this or store-bought, whatever you prefer or have on hand. I used Silk Unsweetened Almond Milk and GoBio Organic Vegetable Bouillon Cubes.
More Healthy Soups
Loving this broccoli soup? You might like recipes too:
- Curried Lentil Soup
- Easy Vegan Minestrone Soup
- Cheesy Vegan Broccoli Potato Soup
- Healthy Kale and Cauliflower Soup
- Cauliflower Potato Soup with Peas
Vegan Cream of Broccoli Soup
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Prep Time: 5 mins
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Cook Time: 25 mins
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Total Time: 30 minutes
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Yield: 5 servings 1x
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Category: Soup
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Method: Stovetop, Blender
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Cuisine: Vegan
This healthy, vegan cream of broccoli soup is the perfect answer to cold fall days. All the flavour and nutrition with none of the fat and calories. It’s delicious, nourishing and comfort food all the way.
Ingredients
- 2 small or 1 large white onion, diced (300 g, approx. 2 cups)
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped (175 g, approx. 1 cup)
- 2 ribs celery, chopped (75 g, approx. 1 cup)
- 6 cups chopped broccoli (450 g)
- 3 cups vegetable stock
- 1 cup non-dairy milk
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Add the onion, garlic, carrots and celery to a pot with a few tablespoons of the vegetable stock and cook until they start to soften and become fragrant, about 6-7 minutes.
- Add the broccoli, stock and non-dairy milk and simmer over medium heat until all the veggies are soft and tender, about 20 minutes.
- Carefully pour the soup into a blender and process until smooth, or use an immersion blender in the pot. If you prefer it a little chunky, leave a few scoops of veggies behind in the pot the pour the blended soup back in to the pot and mix.
- Season with salt and pepper, as needed and serve with a drizzle of cashew cream.
- Store in the fridge for up to 5 days or freezer for up to 5 months.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 56
- Sugar: 5.6 g
- Fat: 0.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 13.5 g
- Fiber: 4.4 g
- Protein: 3.4 g
Keywords: easy broccoli soup, healthy broccoli soup, quick broccoli soup
Loved this soup. I sautéed the onion and garlic (along with a minced serrano chili) grapeseed oil. In the soup I used almond milk and replaced broth with water. Added about 1/4 cup of almond butter to the blender. Drizzle of EVOO when serving. So good!!
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So glad to hear that, Denise! Great idea to add some almond butter for creaminess! Thanks so much for the review.
This soup is the bomb! It is so delicious. Ive already made it twice this week! Love all your recipes!
Delicious and quick soup! My family really enjoyed it , even my picky 10 year old. I added one sweet potato for extra sweetness, but kept everything else as recipe calls.
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This was so easy to make and so delicious! I didn’t have celery so I went without. I did add some nutritional yeast which made it perfect.
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I’m not the biggest fan of broccoli soup, if I’m totally honest. But this recipe is really nice, easy and uses up the cupboard.
I used stalk and all!
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I made this recipe but wanted one serving so I didn’t measure anything just kind of eye-balled it. Did not have celery. Used all the other ingredients. Had it with a vegan burger on whole wheat with lettuce, tomato and cartelized onions. The soup made a nice way to get my veggies in a different way. It is definitely comfort food. Really enjoyed and hope to make the entire recipe soon. Will freeze for later.
This soup is delicious and so simple to make! Loving it!
Glad you’re enjoying it!
This was perfect. The simple ingredients list is so appealing. It tastes perfect and we all know how wonderful and important broccoli is to our bodies.
Thank you ma’am!
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The soup was amazing. I put in a little less veggie broth to make it thicker. I liked the tip to save some of the broccoli to add to the soup after blending. I will be making this again.
Awesome. So happy you enjoyed it!
Sooooo good & yum!