Fresh Tomato Basil Soup

• Produce

  • 1 handful Basil, fresh leaves
  • 5 cups Tomato puree - this was a blender full of fresh tomato chunks, fresh

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Salt and pepper

• Dairy

  • 1 stick Butter, salted
  • 8 oz Cream cheese

• Other

  • 1 tbsp Trim healthy mama gentle sweet (or my sweetener blend, optional

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Description

Ingredients

• 5 cups of fresh tomato puree - this was a blender full of fresh tomato chunks, stems removed (I wish I weighed them before proceeding so I had a weight for you)
• 1 stick of salted butter
• 8 oz cream cheese
• a handful of fresh basil leaves
• 1 tbsp Trim Healthy Mama Gentle Sweet (or my sweetener blend), optional
• salt and pepper to taste ***

Directions

• Puree enough fresh tomatoes in a blender to equal five cups of puree. This was about 4 large tomatoes and maybe a pint of cherry tomatoes.
• Pour the puree into a large saucepan and add the butter and cream cheese. Heat to a simmer and cook until the butter and cream cheese melt. Carefully pour the soup back into the blender and add the basil (use caution blending hot liquids - always vent the lid) or use an immersion blender to puree until smooth.