Pumpkin Soup - Once Upon a Chef

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2½ pounds leeks, (white and light green parts only, washed well and thinly sliced (about 6 cups))
• 4 cloves garlic, (roughly chopped)
• 1 15-oz can pumpkin purée
• 1 apple, (peeled, cored, and roughly chopped)
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 5 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, (to taste)
• 1½ teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, (plus more for garnish)
• 1½ teaspoons chopped fresh sage
• ¼ cup heavy cream, (plus more for garnish)