This Low Calorie Slow Cooker Carrot Soup Recipe is vegan, low calorie, and absolutely delicious as it is pretty to look at!
Along with the slow cooker soup recipe, you’ll also find a topping guide for this blended soup recipe!
You can choose to make this carrot soup vegan, or not, all by omitting or adding the cream cheese.
Either way, this yummy blended vegetable soup will become your favorite vegetarian soup slow cooker recipe!
Low Calorie Slow Cooker Carrot Soup
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Ingredients in Healthy Crockpot Carrot Soup
It’s easy to make crockpot soup recipes low calorie and healthy!
These tips for low calorie slow cooker soup recipes will help you make all your soups healthier, and will certainly make this creamy carrot soup healthy.
Low Calorie Tips for Making Crockpot Carrot Soups:
- No Oil!… When you make soups in a slow cooker you don’t need oil! This saves 100’s of calories and lots of fat.
- Vegetable Broth… Adds a ton of flavor for just 3 calories per serving! Chicken broth has far more calories (and is fine if that’s all you have) but vegetable broth is virtually zero calories and adds lots of flavor.
Shopping List for Healthy Slow Cooker Carrot Soup:
- Yellow onion
- Garlic cloves
- Carrots
- Vegetable broth
- Salt and pepper
- Light cream cheese (optional)
Optional Toppings:
- Greek Yogurt
- Chopped Chives
- Sliced Green Onions
- Cooked and Crumbled Bacon
How to Make Low Calorie Carrot Soup in a Crockpot
Blended soup recipes are easy and creamy, but what if you don’t have an immersion blender?
How to Make Blended Soups without an Immersion Blender:
- Cook the vegetable soup recipes according to the recipe.
- Cool the soup to room temperature, then add (in batches if necessary) to a countertop blender.
- Vent the blender, and blend until smooth.
- Add the soup back to the slow cooker or stove top pan, and reheat.
How to Make Healthy Carrot Soups in the Crockpot:
- To a slow cooker add the onion, garlic, carrots, vegetable broth, salt and pepper.
- Cook on LOW for 5 hours or on HIGH for 2.5 hours.
- Use an immersion blender to blend the soup until all the solid pieces are gone. (Alternatively you can cool the soup and then add to a countertop blender).
- If you desire, add in the cream cheese (adds about 50 calories per serving) and mix until melted.
- Serve hot with any desired toppings.
Low Calorie Slow Cooker Carrot Soup Recipe
It’s easy to make carrot recipes healthy and yummy! This easy carrot soup in a slow cooker is delicious and healthy!
Try these low calorie carrot soup recipes as a snack, side dish. With a salad or sandwich for lunch. Or as a starter for a fancy dinner party.
More Low Calorie Soup Recipes:
Low Calorie Slow Cooker Carrot Soup
Equipment
- Immersion Blender
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 2 pounds of carrots peeled and sliced
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 oz light cream cheese optional
Optional Toppings:
- Greek Yogurt
- Chopped Chives
- Sliced Green Onions
- Cooked and Crumbled Bacon
Instructions
- To a slow cooker add the onion, garlic, carrots, vegetable broth, salt and pepper.
- Cook on LOW for 5 hours or on HIGH for 2.5 hours.
- Use an immersion blender to blend the soup until all the solid pieces are gone. (Alternatively you can cool the soup and then add to a countertop blender).
- If you desire, add in the cream cheese (adds about 50 calories per serving) and mix until melted.
- Serve hot with any desired toppings.
Nutrition
Nutrition and Calories in Carrot Soup
Low Sodium Tips: Omit the salt from the recipe and just before serving give it a good squirt of fresh lemon juice. Also look for low sodium broth to keep the salt content low.
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Article History:
- Originally written nd published September 25, 2021 by Audrey Johns
- Updated on September 11, 2023 by Audrey Johns
