11 coconut milk soup recipes

Velvety cold curried carrot soup with coconut milk, ginger, and lime, topped with crisp shrimp. A showstopping chilled soup starter that's worth every minute of chill time.

A rich cocoa bundt cake with a sweet coconut macaroon filling swirled through every slice and finished with chocolate glaze. Two classics, one spectacular cake.

Thai pumpkin and coconut cream soup blends shrimp, lemongrass, and chilies into a paste, then simmers cubed pumpkin in coconut milk with basil for a fragrant Southeast Asian first course.

Caribbean calabaza soup pureed silky with coconut milk, scallions, garlic, fenugreek, cumin, and allspice. Vegan, naturally creamy, and full of warm island spice.

Vegan pumpkin soup with coconut milk and a hint of galangal for warming Southeast Asian flavor. Smooth, dairy-free, and high in fiber, this pureed soup is silky comfort in a bowl.

Mulligatawny soup simmers chickpeas, vegetables, and coconut milk with turmeric, coriander, and dried chili, then gets blended smooth and finished with lemon and cilantro.

Fiery Thai chicken coconut soup loaded with seven types of chiles, lemongrass, ginger, and shiitake mushrooms simmered gently in coconut milk and chicken broth.

Curried pumpkin soup with shrimp, coconut milk, jalapeno, and lime juice. A creamy, spiced bisque-style soup pureed smooth with shrimp stirred in at the end.

Creamy vegan Buddhist soup with pumpkin, sweet potato, mung beans, peanuts, and fried tofu in rich coconut milk broth. A nourishing one-pot meal with 120+ reviews.

Spicy Thai-inspired tomato soup with coconut milk, red curry paste, tofu, and soy sauce. Vegan, creamy, and ready in under 30 minutes.

Green tomato soup with garlic, ginger, and cumin pureed smooth and finished with coconut milk. An Indian-inflected way to use up unripe tomatoes from the late-summer garden, garnished with yogurt, cashews, and cilantro.