Recipe Spotlight: Creamy Butternut Soup (with Oya’s Butternut Powder)

This smooth, hearty butternut soup is a winter staple — comforting, flavourful, and incredibly easy to prepare using our 100% pure butternut powder.

Made without preservatives or additives, our butternut powder delivers rich taste and velvety texture in minutes — no peeling, chopping, or roasting required. Just wholesome, nourishing flavour, the Oya way.

Whether you're cooking for one or feeding a family, this recipe brings warmth to your table with every spoonful.

Ingredients: 

• 3 tablespoons Oya Foods butternut powder
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
• 2 cups vegetable/chicken stock
• ¼ cup cream OR coconut milk
• Salt & pepper to taste
• Pinch of nutmeg or cinnamon (optional)
• 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt or sour cream (for garnish)
• Spring onion (optional)

Instruction

1. In a pot, heat the olive oil and sauté the onion and garlic until soft.
2. Add the Oya Foods butternut powder, stir for a minute to toast lightly.
3. Pour in the stock gradually, stirring to smooth out any lumps.
4. Let it simmer for 5–8 minutes until it thickens.
5. Stir in the cream or coconut milk, season with salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg.
6. Blend if desired, then serve into bowls.
7. Top each bowl with a swirl of yogurt or sour cream – just one spoon gently swirled with the back of a spoon.
8. Garnish with spring onion and enjoy!

Let the creamy richness and gentle sweetness of this butternut soup wrap you in warmth- a simple, soulful celebration of African flavour at its finest.