Ingredients

• ½ cup chopped onion
• ½ cup water
• 2 Tsp. instant chicken bouillon granules
• 1 16 oz. can pumpkin (I use pumpkin pie mix sometimes)
• 2-1/2 cups half and half
• 1-3/4 cups pear (or apricot) nectar ¾ 
• ¼ Tsp. ground (or crystallized) ginger
• ¼ Tsp. white pepper
• ½ cup brown sugar (+/ – to taste)
• Salt and pepper (to taste)
• Option: Pear slices (rest in orange juice until time to serve) or try finely chopped green onions as a garnish

Instructions

Combine onion, water,and bouillon in a large pan and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, until onion is very tender (about 10 minutes), cool slightly. Put mixture in a blender container/food processor and add pumpkin. Cover and process until smooth. Return pumpkin mixture to pan and stir in half and half, pear nectar, ginger, white pepper, brown sugar, and maple syrup. Heat through – do not boil. Let set at least one hour or over night. Reheat carefully to serve. You may garnish with a dollop of cream and pear slice or try chopped green onions. Enjoy!