How to make 'creamy' soup without cream?

timmythesheep

Does anyone have any ideas on how to give soup a creamy texture without using cream? Low fat yoghurt, cream cheese....??

Dinkie

You can use (low fat) milk instead of cream.

Also if you add a potato to the mix it will be a creamier consistancy.

Merlin5545

hi guys,,,
Yeah you people said it right.You can use the milk or by using potato and rice instead of cream as a thickener, you can make a light and tasty version of a traditional comfort food.Cream of vegetable soups have always been a favorite of mine. I love their satiny texture and rich flavor.

Lornen

If you were to make a soup creamy without cream, but used cream cheese I think that would defeat the purpose of the leaving out the cream in the first place, right?! :P

I recently made a soup with red lentils and brown rice. It was nice and thick, spot on and really filled you up.

red lentils are a really good way to bulk up a soup with a tomato base. As others have stated, potatoes are a safe bet too.

Would a roux help maybe? I might be totally off the mark though, not sure if you can put that in soup. Potatoes usually give soup a nice thick consistency, but I wouldn't describe it as creamy to be honest. Maybe some cornflour mixed with a bit of water.....?

Gallus

look for some soup mix(mix of lentils, barley etc) and whole pearl barley really good in a soup.

Skinny Loves Food

Ok heres the solution - extra light cream cheese (e.g. Philadelphia) or weight watcher cream. I just made vegetable soup today. The recipe on my blog serves 2 so i used half a medium sized potato, 3 tbsp of red lentils and then when the soup was pureed I served it up in the bowl and added 1 tsp of weight watcher cream. Just that small amount makes a huge difference. I tried adding milk and slim line milk etc. Don't bother.This is the best solution I have found so far. Enjoy

stick girl

A roux is a thickener, and will taste way better than cornstarch and water. add butter and flour in equal parts and cook until a golden brown. stirring all the time. will have a nutty flavor and give your soup wonderful depth. try this and add a potato.

vibe666

there's a big tub of thick greek yoghurt in Lidl that is excellent to use instead of cream. it's about 10% fat afaik, so it's not like it's fat free, but it's a lot better for you than cream4 would be (or philli even) and does a nice job imho.

it's also awesome as a dessert with some honey & nuts or fresh fruit.