Healthy Creamy Vegan Soups

A collection of Creamy Vegan Soups for all seasons. These vegan soups are easy to make, nutritious, satisfying and delicious. See my tips for adding flavour, richness and creaminess to your soups!

Creamy vegan soups are:

• incredibly easy to make!  Most of the time it's just a case of throwing it all together and pureeing into a smooth and delicious bowl of goodness.
• healthy - there is no butter or heavy cream.
• a great way of including more vegetables in your diet.
• an easy way of using seasonal produce.
• perfect for feeding fussy eaters! Making creamy soups is a clever way of sneaking extra veg and pulses into their diet.  If they love tomato soup you could add a bit of sweet potato and red lentil to it and no one will ever know (see recipe below)!
• an effective method of using up leftover vegetables.  A good example are broccoli rice patties with cheese.  Use the broccoli florets to make the patties and add the stems into a soup.  So nothing gets wasted!

How to make vegan soups creamy

• Ratio of vegetables to stock

Using the right ratio of vegetables to stock/water is one of the best ways of ensuring your soup has the right thickness, is creamy and rich. This is why I often recommend cooking the soup using some of the stock and topping up with more if needed once the soup is ready.

• Use a good blender

Make sure you use a good blender and puree the soup until as smooth and creamy as possible.  Different vegetables have different textures and some soups may need to be pureed longer than others.

• Add pulses

Pulses (beans, lentils and peas) are great natural thickeners and will make your soups super creamy so use these whenever possible.

Vegan soups with lentils

Lentils are a good source of protein, are low in saturated fat and make a fantastic, healthy natural thickener. They don't require soaking, cook very quickly and have the ability to turn a simple soup into a rich and creamy, hearty meal. Lentils have a slightly nutty, mild flavour, perfect to use with most vegetables.

1.Tomato and Lentil Soup

This simple, nutritious tomato and lentil soup is creamy, delicious and has the added goodness of sweet potato. It’s low in fat, gluten free and vegan.

Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cook Time: 35 minutes, Total Time: 45 minutes

2. Red Vegetable Soup

This delicious creamy red vegetable soup is incredibly nutritious, gluten free, vegan and ready in just over 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cook Time: 20 minutes, Total Time: 30 minutes

3. Simple Butternut Squash Lentil Soup

This easy, nutritious vegan roasted butternut squash soup is full of spice, warmth and flavour.  Creamy and comforting, it goes down a treat on a cold day.

Prep Time: 5 minutes, Cook Time: 40 minutes, Total Time: 45 minutes

Vegan soups with beans

Canned beans are another convenient, easy ingredient, perfect for adding substance and a creamy finish to any soup.

4. Creamy Spinach and Bean Soup

Stay warm this winter with this nourishing, creamy spinach bean soup. It’s gluten free, vegan, quick and easy to make and delicious! 

Prep Time: 6 minutes, Cook Time: 14 minutes, Total Time: 20 minutes

Vegan soups with peas

Green split peas are another great natural thickener perfect to use in creamy vegan soups also adding sweetness and colour. They don't require soaking though typically take a little longer to cook than lentils, for example.

Garden peas (or petits pois) are different in that they are usually sold frozen and require just minutes to cook (even from frozen).  They are even sweeter than split green peas and will add a lively green colour to your soup (especially if it also contains other green vegetables).

5. Vegan Split Pea and Potato Soup

This hearty, vegan split pea soup is tasty, nutritious and naturally gluten free.  It is simple to make, doesn't require much chopping and the peas don't need to be soaked!

Prep Time: 5 minutes, Cook Time: 55 minutes, Total Time: 1 hour

6. Simple Brussels Sprout Soup

This brussels sprout soup is delicious, nutritious and ready in just 15 minutes! Despite its simplicity (of ingredients as well as cooking method) this soup is full of flavour, which is quite different from the flavour of traditionally cooked sprouts. This soup will make you see brussels sprouts in a completely new light!

Prep Time: 5 minutes, Cook Time: 10 minutes, Total Time: 15 minutes

7. Quick Spinach and Pea Soup

This creamy spinach and pea soup comes together in only about 20 minutes. It is made using fresh spinach and frozen peas, which are both cooked very briefly in order to preserve their fresh, delicious flavour and vibrant colour.

Prep Time: 5 minutes, Cook Time: 15 minutes, Total Time: 20 minutes

Vegan potato soups

Humble potato is a fantastic natural thickener and a great substitute for legumes in soups. It's cheap, widely available and creates a super creamy finish in seconds.

8. Creamy Beet Soup with Fennel

This aromatic, delicious creamy beet soup with kale and fennel is full warmth, colour and veggie goodness.  It’s also gluten free and vegan. Ready in under 40 minutes!

Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cook Time: 30 minutes, Total Time: 40 minutes

9. Creamy Zucchini Potato Soup

This creamy zucchini potato soup is full of goodness and made using a handful of ingredients.  Delicious and filling it is made from scratch and ready in 30 minutes!

Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cook Time: 20 minutes, Total Time: 30 minutes

10. Creamy Mushroom Potato Soup (Dairy Free)

This minimalist creamy mushroom potato soup is filling yet light and healthy despite the hearty appearance.  It’s made using mixed mushrooms, including a small amount of porcini for a more intense, richer flavour.

Prep Time: 15 minutes, Cook Time; 25 minutes, Total Time: 40 minutes

All-vegetable creamy vegan soups

11. Roasted Sweet Potato Soup with Spinach

This creamy roasted sweet potato soup with spinach and garlic is super easy to make, full of veggie goodness and delicious flavours.  Made using a handful of vegetables this creamy vegan soup takes less than 10 minutes to cook!

Prep Time: 35 minutes, Cook Time: 9 minutes, Total Time: 44 minutes

12. Roasted Root Vegetable Soup

This hearty, delicious roasted root vegetable soup is made from scratch and ready in only about 40 minutes. Most of the work is done in the oven and the soup itself takes only about 5 minutes to cook!

Prep Time: 40 minutes, Cook Time: 5 minutes, Total Time: 45 minutes

13. Creamy Broccoli Spinach Soup (Vegan)

This creamy broccoli spinach soup is made using a handful of ingredients and comes together in under 15 minutes! It is super nutritious, rich and creamy, vegan and absolutely delicious! The post also contains tips for making broccoli rice.

Prep Time: 5 minutes, Cook Time: 10 minutes, Total Time: 15 minutes

14. Creamy Pumpkin Carrot Soup (Vegan)

This dairy-free pumpkin carrot soup is a warming and delicious autumnal recipe.  Lightly spiced and simple to make it comes together in just over 30 minutes.

Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cook Time: 20 minutes, Total Time: 30 minutes

15. Simple Fennel Soup

This simple fennel soup is creamy, nutritious and made using a handful of ingredients. It’s a delicious way of enjoying this vegetable, incredibly easy to make and perfect as a light meal. Made without potatoes or heavy cream and ready in under 30 minutes!

Prep Time: 8 minutes, Cook Time: 21 minutes, Total Time: 29 minutes

16. Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup with Basil Drizzle

This sweet and tangy roasted red pepper tomato soup with basil drizzle is deliciously nourishing, full of vegetable goodness and, above all, bursting with flavour.  It's also suitable for vegan and gluten free diets. Step-by-step instructions included.

Prep Time: 30 minutes, Cook Time: 15 minutes, Total Time: 45 minutes

What toppings to use for creamy dairy free soups

• Plant-based yogurt
• Croutons
• Toasted nuts or seeds
• Drizzle of olive oil or coconut milk
• Vegan cheese shreds

How to add more flavour to vegetarian soups

• Use vegetable stock rather than just water.
• Add herbs for freshness.
• Use an acidic ingredient, such as vinegar, lemon juice or tomatoes/tomato puree (this works especially well with soups containing sweet ingredients, such as sweet potato or beets).
• Add a drop of soy sauce for more depth of flavour.

More vegan soup recipes to try next

• Simple Chunky Vegetable Soup
• Red Cabbage Winter Vegetable Soup
• Ukrainian Vegetarian Borscht Soup

See also these other easy, delicious soup recipes!

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