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So where I am, it is totally soup season. This Brie + Cheddar Apple Beer Soup with Cinnamon Pecan Oat Crumble is seriously the best!!
And I love it.
Although, I actually heard the temps in Ohio where a little chilly over the weekend too. So does that mean the rest of you guys are catching some colder temps as well?? I am kind of hoping so because I am really excited about soups this fall.
I have so many many on my list of must makes, but I swear you guys, there is just not enough time. I was thinking the other day how nice it would be just to have a pause button. Ideally I would just pause life a little while so I could soak everything up and not let it pass by before my eyes, like it does everyday. It’s actually a little scary how fast things go. I know that everyone says this, but honestly as I get older it just becomes more and more clear. Enjoy life now, do what you love and try to slow down a little.
I am doing what I love, but the whole slowing down thing?? Yeah, I do not think that is possible for me. But I am young, so slowing down can come later in life, like it naturally should – right??
Umm, but SOUPS!!! Let’s talk soups.
Especially this one. It’s the perfect soup for mid September. Not too heavy, but still just cozy enough. Does that make sense? Probably not, but I’m going to go with it anyway.
I have been dreaming of this Brie + Cheddar Apple Beer Soup for a while now. Ever since last fall, I have loved the combo of apples and cheddar. I think the two are the perfect match. It’s something about the tart apples with the sharp cheddar cheese, they are just so good together.
Some of you may think I am crazy, but just give it a try. You don’t really taste apples, more just their sweetness. It’s kind of hard to explain, so just try it. If you like apples, cheddar and soup, than I am almost positive you will love this.
Also, if you use honeycrisp nothing can go wrong. They are SO flippin good right now. I think I have like three a day. Yep, not one, or two, but three. I love them!
Then there is the cinnamon, pecan and oat crumble?
I know that this may seem totally out there, putting a crumble on top of soup, maybe even way out there. But if you haven’t noticed, sometimes I like to do that. Sometimes my way out there ideas just turn out bad, and the recipe never gets seen. But sometimes, they just turn out soo good and I cannot wait to tell you about them!
Clearly this is one of those times.
I had a ton of doubts about the cinnamon topping though. So much so that it actually made me second guess the whole soup. I even made a whole second topping for the soup, took hours contemplating what to do and in the end it was the cinnamon pecan crumble that won by a long shot. I always knew that’s what I wanted to do, but all my second guessing. UGH. When will that ever stop??
Going with your gut is always the best opinion. Never stray from your gut feeling and I truly believe you will be golden. Go with the gut.
And when in doubt, just add more cheese. That never fails either.
Brie + Cheddar Apple Beer Soup with Cinnamon Pecan Oat Crumble.
Servings: 4
Calories Per Serving: 911 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
Cheddar Apple Beer Soup with Brie
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 sweet onion chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2/3 cup apple cider
- 2 small Honeycrisp apples or 1 large, chopped
- 2 teaspoon fresh thyme chopped (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)
- 1 (12 ounce) beer I used pumpkin beer
- 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 8 ounces brie rind removed + cubed
Cinnamon Pecan Oat Crumble
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cups whole raw pecans
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
Instructions
To make the Crumble
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Working on a greased cookie sheet or pyrex dish, add the oats, pecans, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add the softened butter and use your fingers to crumble it into the oats mixture until everything is moist and the butter is evenly distributed. Bake for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking, until crisp is golden brown and smells amazing. I like to serve this warm, so I make it while the soup simmers.
To make the Soup
- Heat a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil. Once hot, add the onions and a pinch of brown sugar. Season with a little salt and pepper. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened. At this point, slowly add in the apple cider, let it cook into the onions, add more and continue to cook. Do this until the onions are caramelized. Add the apples and thyme to the pot and cook over medium heat, stirring, until softened, 8 minutes. Add in any remaining apple cider, the beer, chicken broth and cayenne. Bring to a simmer and cook 5-10 minutes or until the apples are tender. (This is when I bake the crumble)
- Meanwhile, whisk the flour into the milk until smooth. Set aside.
- Once the apples are soft, puree the soup until chunky smooth or completely smooth (whatever you like). Return the soup to the stove and bring to a low bowl. Whisk in the milk mixture and boil until the soup thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the cheddar cheddar cheese and brie until melted and smooth. Simmer the soup 5 minutes or until ready to serve.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and top with the cinnamon pecan crumble. Plus maybe some extra cheese too!! Happy slurping!
And yes, it is cold enough here in the mornings and at night that a sweater, scarf and boots are a must.
Hi!
I just wanted to say thank you for this recipe! I made it on Sunday and it was AMAZING. Will definitely make again, it was so rich and delicious!
Perfect! I am so happy you loved them Adrienne!! Thanks!
I just came across your recipe. I am a huge soup lover. I live in Texas so we don’t get a lot of cold weather. But I am dying to try this anyway. I have never cooked with beer. The question I have is what kind of flour am I supposed to use? All purpose or self rising?
Hi Leeza! Use all-purpose flour! 🙂
Let me know if you have other questions. Thanks!
Great recipe. I was making for a dinner party so after blending it I put it into my preheated crockpot. Then I followed the rest of the steps in the crockpot. Once it was done I turned to warm and it sat there just fine until my dinner party. I was able to make it earlier in the day and have it ready to go later. I also substituted cream for the milk because I wanted a creamy soup. I’d say this recipe feeds closer to six instead of four. I had eight people coming so I doubled the recipe and had plenty left over. The crumble was just delicious. The soup was a hit and everyone wanted the recipe. I’ll definitely make it again.
This is so amazing to hear!! I am so happy you and your guests loved this recipe Dina! Thanks so much!
My family loved it! Will make this part of my yearly fall traditions for sure. A tad sweet so may leave out the brown sugar next time, but we also had really sweet apples. Otherwise all the complex flavors were amazing.
So happy this was so good for you Allie! Thank you!
This looks delicious! I was curious if you mince your onions so small that they disappear in the soup? And do you have to whisk the cheese in for a super long time? I stirred for about 10 mins but it was still pretty chunky and stringy :'( any other tips for technique would be helpful!! Thanks for another great recipe!!
Hey Jessica! I actually puree the soup the get rid of the onions. Sometime the cheese doesn’t melt if it’s not a high quality OR if the soup is too hot when you add the cheese it can almost burn. My cheese was not chunky, but it is string a bit. Let me know if I can help in any other way. Thank you!
This looks delicious. I would like to make it for a soup party I’m going to. Can you make this soup ahead of time or will the cheese thicken after cooling?Thanks
HI Cindy!! The soup will thicken a bit, but if you just add a little broth or water when reheating I think it should be fine. Please let me know if you have questions. Thanks!
Looks delicious but curious how to measure/chop all the ingredients in the 10 minutes it says to prepare? Looks closer to an hour. Hate when recipes say they are Quick but one look at ingredients tells you it’s not.
This looks amazing! I am in love with your spoon too hehe, but I’m a Fall junkie! Question, do you taste the beer? I’m not a beer drinker, so am wondering if it makes a difference if I omit it?
Hey Neyssa!! Thank you!! You really do not taste the beer, so I think it would be fine. That sound, you can replace the beer with chicken or veggie broth. Let me know if you have questions. Thank you!
I just made this soup for a Beer/Soup pairing party I attended this last weekend. I doubled the recipe (doubles perfectly) and it got rave reviews at the party!!!! Everyone loved it and my crockpot was empty when I left! Sadly, when I made the crumble topping it got insanely burnt in my oven! 🙁 Seeing as no one else had that problem, I’m thinking there must have been an issue with the temperature my oven cooks at… (I just moved to a new place and haven’t used the oven much yet). I’ll have to give the crumble another go when I make it next. Thank you for a simply outstanding soup!
I just caught this recipe, and I am SOOO excited about it! We live in a wee town in the Canadian Arctic, so it’s soup weather here for 8-9 months of the year. Since we also live right across the street from the school, our grandkids come here for lunch every day and this looks like something they would love as well (they went gaga over a Potato Apple Brie soup I made earlier this fall). I am especially looking forward to the crumble on top – something I LOOOOVE in nice restaurants, but yet it never seems to happen at home. Well that changes now! Thanks for this amazing looking recipe and also for the kick in the pants to get out of my rut and try something new here.
Awe! That sounds amazing!! Hope you all love the soup!!! 🙂
Just wondering, are the apples peeled or not? This recipe sounds amazing!
I also love your presentation!
Hi Kathy!
I do not peel my apples, but if you are not a fan of the texture, I would peel than. Enjoy the soup and thank you!
Oh wow yum, this sounds so amazing. Love that you put the apples and cheddar together (2 things I love!)! Can’t wait to try it.
I hate to be a downer, but I just made this and it was terrible. Everyone loved the granola but wouldn’t eat the soup. The ACV was too strong (even though I let it all cook into the onions). It made the cheese curdle. We couldn’t taste all the lovely cheese or apples in there because the ACV was too strong. Super bummed, too. It LOOKED and sounded super tasty.
Did you use apple cider vinegar instead of apple cider?
Ugh! I totally used ACV instead of apple cider! I read it over like 4 times and never caught that. Can I blame it on baby brain??? I’m sure it would have been lovely with apple cider.
Oh no!! Don’t worry, that happens!! Hope you do try it again and LOVe it! THANKS!
Hi Annie,
Did you use apple cider or apple cider vinegar?
Hi, can you suggest a substitute for the beer? Could you double the apple cider? Or use hard cider? Or anything else… ideally not alcohol and not wheat. Thanks!!
Hi Nicole,
I would use chicken broth. I think doubling the apple cider might make this a bit sweet. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Tieghan!
So I was getting my menu for the next week ready and was trying to move the link for this to a different board on Pinterest only to discover someone flagged it as spam ?so I can even Repin it
The same exact thing happened to me, I was also trying to move it to a new board when I saw it was flagged as spam! I emailed Pinterest to tell them that it was a mistake, hopefully they will un-flag it.
Me too! Its one of my favorite soups I made it several times last year
Pinterest support just wrote back saying they removed the site from the blacklist, so all so be well now 🙂
YAY!
I know, I know! THANK YOU!
It means SO much that you helped!!
All fixed, pin away! THANKS!
SO SORRY! It is all fixed now, pin away! THANKS!
Hi Kim! So sorry for the trouble. The issue is fixed now. Pin away! THANKS!
I did move the recipe but I literally took screen shots of the whole thing lol just incase. Its seriously my favorite soup I had to make sure I had the recipe one way or another