{"id":57,"date":"2026-03-26T16:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T22:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/?p=57"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:22:14","slug":"crema-de-ayote-sazon-seasoned-squash-cream-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/2026\/03\/26\/crema-de-ayote-sazon-seasoned-squash-cream-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Crema de ayote saz\u00f3n (Costa Rican Seasoned Squash Cream Soup)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Crema de ayote saz\u00f3n (Costa Rican Seasoned Squash Cream Soup)<\/h1>\n\n\n
\"Traditional<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n
\n \ud83c\udf83<\/span>\n A creamy, lightly spiced soup:<\/strong> ayote saz\u00f3n<\/em> (seasoned squash) blended with apple and onion for a smooth, comforting bowl.\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n

Quick details<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Prep:<\/strong> 15 min<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Cook:<\/strong> 25\u201330 min<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Total:<\/strong> 40\u201345 min<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Yield:<\/strong> About 40 medium portions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    \n\n\n\n
    \"Crema<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • 12 cups cooked ayote saz\u00f3n<\/strong> (seasoned squash), mashed into a pur\u00e9e<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 4 apples<\/strong>, grated<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 4 cups onion<\/strong>, grated<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 18 cups water<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 1\/2 cups mashed potato<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 tsp curry powder<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 3 small cartons heavy cream<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Salt<\/strong>, to taste<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Chives<\/strong>, for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      \n\n\n\n

      Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      1) Build the base flavors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Saut\u00e9 the grated onion<\/strong> in butter over medium heat until translucent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Add the grated apple<\/strong> and cook for 2 to 3 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        2) Blend<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Blend the squash pur\u00e9e<\/strong>, water<\/strong>, mashed potato<\/strong>, curry powder<\/strong>, and the saut\u00e9ed onion + apple<\/strong> mixture until smooth.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          3) Warm and finish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          1. Return the soup to the pot and warm gently.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Stir in the heavy cream<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Season with salt<\/strong> to taste.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            4) Serve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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            1. Serve hot and garnish with chives<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
              \n\n\n\n

              Notes and substitutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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              • Cream option:<\/strong> for a lighter version, replace part of the heavy cream with milk, and add it at the end so it does not boil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Texture:<\/strong> if the soup is too thick, add a little hot water until it reaches the desired consistency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Seasoning:<\/strong> curry powder varies by brand, so start with 1 tsp and adjust after blending.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • Prework: <\/strong>boil the seasoned squash, dice and then blend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                \"Costa
                Costa Rican Seasoned Squash Cream Soup – Boiling the squash and dicing it<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Crema de ayote saz\u00f3n (Costa Rican Seasoned Squash Cream Soup) \ud83c\udf83 A creamy, lightly spiced soup: ayote saz\u00f3n (seasoned squash) blended with apple and onion for a smooth, comforting bowl. Quick details Ingredients Instructions 1) Build the base flavors 2) Blend 3) Warm and finish 4) Serve Notes and substitutions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1078662,"featured_media":127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/ph9wUL-V","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/costa-rican-seasoned-squash-cream-soup-featured.png?fit=1380%2C752&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1078662"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108,"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57\/revisions\/108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theartofcostarricancuisine.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}