Gather your mise en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.

Cut the pumpkin in half and scoopy out the guts and seeds and discard. Place the pumpkin on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Cook at 375°F until pumpkin flesh is soft, about 30 minutes. Scoop out the pumpkin when finished and discard the skin.

While the pumpkin is cooking, prepare the rest of the ingredients. Finely Food cut into small blocks or squares. Make sure they are all roughly the same size!dice the onion.

Peel the carrot and finely Food cut into small blocks or squares. Make sure they are all roughly the same size!dice it.

Finely mince the garlic.

Measure out the broth, cream, beer, butter, and pumpkin pie spices.

Grate the cheese.

Add the butter to a large pot over medium heat and saute the onion until softened and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the carrot and continue to cook another 4 – 5 minutes until beginning to soften. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute until fragrant.

Add the beer to Adding a liquid to a hot pot or pan to get up all the delicious stuck on bits from the bottom after frying, browning, or sautéing.deglaze the pot, and let cook about 2 minutes until slightly reduced. Add the pumpkin, stock, and cream and bring so a low simmer. Add the pumpkin pie spices with pepper and salt to taste, and let cook about 10 – 15 minutes.

Transfer the soup to a blender and blend until very smooth. Transfer the soup back to a pot and slowly A technique used to gently mix two ingredients together to create a light fluffy consistency. Start by scooping around the outside of the bowl and cutting through the centre. Turn the bowl and repeat the process.fold in the cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve!