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Creamy Coconut Black Bean and Sweet Potato Soup

A velvety blended black bean and sweet potato soup with coconut milk, cumin, smoky chili and lime, studded with sweet corn and topped with crunchy pepitas, cilantro and cool avocado.

Creamy Coconut Black Bean and Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp14 gOlive oil
  • 1½ medium160 gYellow onionchopped
  • 1 medium119 gGreen bell pepperchopped
  • 1 whole14 gJalapeñoseeded and minced
  • 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 1¾ tsp5 gChili powder
  • 1 tsp1 gDried oregano
  • 2 medium260 gSweet potatoespeeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 3 cups516 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 3 cups660 gVegetable broth
  • 1 cup200 gCoconut milk, cannedstirred well
  • 1 cup136 gCorn kernels, frozen
  • ¼ tsp2 gSalt
  • 2 tbsp30 gLime juice
  • 1 cup diced150 gAvocadodiced
  • ⅓ cup40 gPumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • ½ cup chopped8 gFresh cilantrochopped

Steps

  1. Prep first: chop the onion and green bell pepper, mince the jalapeño and garlic, and cube the sweet potato.
  2. Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry large pot over medium heat for 3 minutes until they pop; tip them onto a plate and set aside.
  3. Heat the olive oil in the same pot over medium heat. Add the onion, green bell pepper and jalapeño and cook for 6 minutes until soft.
  4. Stir in the garlic, cumin, chili powder and oregano and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  5. Add the sweet potato, the black beans and the vegetable broth. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 18 to 20 minutes until the sweet potato is very tender.
  6. Stir in the coconut milk. Blend the soup until smooth with an immersion blender, or carefully in batches in a vented blender, then return it to the pot.
  7. Add the frozen corn kernels straight from the freezer and simmer for 5 minutes until the corn is hot and tender. Stir in the salt and the lime juice.
  8. Ladle into bowls and top with the diced avocado, the toasted pumpkin seeds and the cilantro.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy vegetable broth labeled gluten-free.

Allergens: none in the ingredients as written. Some brands contain gluten.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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