Butternut Squash Soup | Simply Flavorful

Ingredients

• 6 cups butternut squash, peeled and roughly chopped (about 3lb squash)
• 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 honeycrisp apples, peeled cored and roughly chopped
• 1 medium white onion, peeled and roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 4 cups chicken stock (can use vegetable to keep vegetarian)
• 1 tablespoon Sage Dark Balsamic
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, croutons (optional)
• 1 cup 2% milk (or half and half/heavy cream)