Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Maple Candied Bacon | Food Stuff

Ingredients

• ½ apple (any sweet variety), grated
• 6 strips bacon
• 2 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 (3-4 lb.) butternut squash, halved, roasted and diced into 1″ chunks
• ⅛ tsp. cayenne pepper
• ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• ¼ tsp. fresh ginger, minced
• ¼ tsp. fresh thyme
• 3 cloves garlic
• ½ tsp. ground black (or white) pepper
• ½ c. heavy whipping cream, whipped for 2-3 minutes or until stiff peaks form
• 4 c. low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 tbsp. pure maple syrup
• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• ¼ tsp. paprika
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ½ of a medium yellow onion, diced