Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp Roasted Garlic olive oil
• 1 15 oz can pure pumpkin (you can roast fresh pumpkin if you prefer)
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1 /2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup maple syrup or brown sugar
• Salt
• black pepper
• 4 cups vegetable stock (or broth of choice)
• 1/4 cup half and half or cream (if you want to keep this vegan, you can use coconut cream)
• 1/2 cup Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Granola, or breadcrumbs of choice
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp crushed Calabrian chilies/red pepper flakes/chili oil (your choice)
• 1/2 tsp dry thyme
• salt to taste