Easy Panera Autumn Squash Soup Copycat - Fabulessly Frugal

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3/4 cup yellow onion (chopped (about 1 small onion))
• 2 pounds chopped butternut squash (peeled and roughly chopped)
• 1 cup carrots (peeled and roughly chopped (about 3 small carrots))
• 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
• 2 cups apple cider
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 cup pure pumpkin puree (or pumpkin solid pack)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 ounces cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• salt to taste