Island-Style Pumpkin Soup - Crisco®

Ingredients

• 5 C. peeled, cubed cooking pumpkin, calabaza squash, acorn squash, butternut squash or sweet potato
• 1/4 C. firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 C. Crisco® Pure Corn Oil OR Crisco®Pure Canola Oil
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 C. coarsely chopped onion
• 1 Tbsp. minced fresh garlic
• 1 Tbsp. minced fresh thyme leaves or 1 tsp. dried thyme leaves
• 1/2 tsp. minced habanero pepper with seeds or 1 jalepeno pepper, chopped
• 1/2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 4 C. chicken broth
• 1 C. heavy cream
• 2 Tbsps. green pepitas, salted and roasted