Easy Vegan Baked Potato Soup Recipe (updated recipe Sept 2023)
Vegan Baked Potato Soup is a delicious, hearty dish, sure to satisfy your cravings. Made with nutritious potatoes and flavorful vegan ingredients, whether you’re vegan or just looking to add more plant-based meals to your diet, this baked potato soup is a great choice. It’s easy to make and perfect for those cozy nights when you want something warm and comforting. Give it a try and enjoy a bowl of creamy and flavorful soup that will leave you wanting more.
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There is NO food that is more comforting than a piping hot baked potato, dripping with vegan butter, melty vegan cheddar cheese and baked beans. Or perhaps you prefer a fully loaded baked potato soup with all your favorite toppings: green onions, vegan sour cream, tempeh bacon bits. The works. A warm bowl of soup is like a hug in a soup form.
A baked potato ALWAYS satisfies a craving for something that tastes like home. It is the plainest, simplest dish yet always tastes so good.
Until I visited America, I had no idea that some evil genius had turned my favourite sort-of convenience (if an hour in the oven is convenient) into a soup. The first time I tried it? That soup the best thing I have EVER tasted. It was creamy, comforting and had all the flavour of a baked potato, but in a soup? What an amazing idea! I loved Panera Bread, and all the delicious soups and breads, but sadly, they were not vegan.
I have slowly realised that my old favourites (you know, the ones loaded with non-animal friendly products like butter, cheese, bacon) aren’t to be relegated to the back of my memory, like an old-fashioned sweater or embarrassing family member. They CAN be recreated and, because of the plant-based ingredients, they are no longer stodgy and give you stomach ache, high cholesterol and/or weight gain: they taste lighter, more modern. More delicious. Here then is my easy and best vegan baked potato soup recipe, perfect for cold rainy days.
Ingredients
- Potatoes. I prefer red potatoes, like russet potatoes. I also like to use little potatoes too. You need the kind of potatoes that aren’t too floury though and won’t disintegrate in the soup. You can also use leftover baked potatoes.
- Onion, garlic, celery.
- Plain flour or all purpose flour. You can also use gluten free flour.
- Vegetable Stock
- Instant Mashed Potato, this adds to the potato flavor and thickens the soup deliciously.
- Fresh Thyme. Fresh herbs make everything taste better.
- Black pepper.
- Sea Salt
- Vegan heavy cream or vegan sour cream. You can also use oat milk, almond milk, soy milk, cashew milk or any unsweetened plant based milk.
This is ONLY a list of ingredients for the recipe; please see recipe card below for complete printable recipe.
Method:
Bake your potatoes. Dice and put to one side. I bake mine either in the Air Fryer, according to manufacturers instructions, or in the oven, at 200c. I can’t be too specific with times as it depends on the size of the potatoes.
In a large saucepan, sauté the onion until soft and translucent.
Stir in the flour and mix until a roux has formed. Cook gently for a couple of minutes, to get rid of the floury taste.
Add the stock, thyme and instant mashed potato and simmer for 10minutes, until thick and creamy.
Add the diced baked potatoes and mix gently, simmering for another 5 minutes or so.
Remove from the heat and stir in the vegan cream. Taste for seasoning and serve with your choice of toppings.
Top Tip
This delicious vegan baked potato soup tastes great the next day too, just make sure to cool completely before refrigerating. You may need to add a little more stock, water or cream to thin it slightly, as it does thicken on standing!
Try my other delicious vegan soups
- My spicy green chili soup with hominy
- Classic and simple Pan Haggerty
- Yummy Parsnip Soup with Parsnip Crisps
- Italian Classic, Ribollita Soup
- Refreshing Gazpacho Soup
- Nourishing Hot and Sour Soup
Vegan Baked Potato Soup
Equipment
- Large Pan
Ingredients
- 500 g Potato baked and then diced
- 200 g Onion diced
- 3 cloves Garlic peeled, finely minced
- 1 stick Celery finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp Plain flour (you can use Gluten-Free)
- 1½ litre Vegetable Stock
- 80 g Instant mashed potato dried weight from the packet
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp Thyme fresh
- 240 ml Double cream vegan
- Fixings for the top: spring onions, tempeh crumbles, some vegan sour cream
Instructions
- Bake your potatoes. Dice and put to one side.
- Gently heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion, celery and garlic and sauté until soft and translucent.
- Stir in the flour and mix until a roux has formed. Cook gently for a couple of minutes, to get rid of the floury taste.
- Add the stock, thyme and instant mashed potato and simmer for 10minutes, until thick and creamy.
- Carefully stir in the diced baked potato and season to taste. Simmer for another couple of minutes.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the thick cream. Taste once more for seasoning and serve, topped with your favourite baked potato fixins!
This soup looks amazing!
This soup looks so so good! I love soup all year round, so I’ll give it a try soon!