Sweet Potato Soup with Rum Cream

Ingredients

• 1 ½ tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 4 ½ cups chicken broth
• 3 medium-size sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed (1 ¾ to 2 pounds)
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 fresh thyme sprigs or ½ teaspoon dried thyme
• ½ teaspoon curry powder
• + 6 more ingredients
• • ½ cup whipping cream
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¹/₈ teaspoon ground white pepper
  • Pinch ground nutmeg
  • Pinch ground red pepper
  • Garnish: fresh thyme sprigs

Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat; add onion, and saute until tender. Stir in chicken broth and next 4 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour or until potato is tender. Remove and discard thyme sprigs. Cool slightly. Process mixture in batches in a blender un...

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