Get Soup-er Organized: How to Make Gluten-Free Cream of Celery Soup Cubes

Today I have my mouthwatering gluten-free cream of celery condensed soup cubes. This recipe involves you making a batch of cream of celery concentrate and freezing that into cubes for later use. Once you prepare your frozen soup cubes, you can keep your cream soups gluten-free with my instructions below.

Oh, and these soup cubes make the most DELICIOUS soup!!

The Gluten Problem in Canned Cream Soup

For those who are on a gluten-free diet, finding ingredients and products can be a challenge. One popular ingredient that is often used in soups and casseroles is cream of celery soup. Unfortunately, most canned soups contain gluten. In this blog post, we will show you how to make gluten-free cream of celery soup cubes that can be used in any recipe that calls for cream of celery soup.

Since the concentrate soup cubes do not have any thickener, you can prepare them into a gluten-free soup using either arrowroot, cornstarch, potato starch, or flour. This makes for a very versatile condensed soup regardless of your dietary needs.

Why Make Condensed Soup Cubes?

Homemade soup is definitely superior to storebought not only in flavors but also ingredients. It’s unsurprising that commercial soup is loaded with preservatives and other unpronounceable ingredients. However, if you have a recipe that calls for creamed soup, it’s just convenient to buy a can, right? Well until now, that may have been the case.

• By making a soup concentrate, you can still make casseroles without relying on highly-processed canned cream soup.
• You can cut out a significant amount of time by preparing the base of the soup (the cubes) ahead of time and preparing your cream soup as needed.
• These soup cubes are an easy way to conveniently preserve fresh chopped celery for easy addition to recipes.
• Depending on your dietary needs, you can use dairy-free milk or gluten-free thickeners to prepare your cubes into soup.

You may be wondering about the trays for freezing that I used. The cavity of each cube has a capacity of about 1 tablespoon. I’ve had mine for years, but these silicone ice cube trays are the same size and will also work for my garlic cubes.

Our Family’s Use of My Cream of Celery Soup Cubes

For years I’ve been making Gwen’s Nest’s cream of mushroom soup cubes. I love her recipe and never buy canned cream of mushroom soup. It’s been a huge blessing for me to use in family recipes

But there were times when I needed cream of celery soup. I also wanted to be able to quickly add chopped celery to recipes that call it such as my Knoephla Soup, and my Chicken Wild Rice Soup.

While our family is not gluten-free, I love that I can use this recipe for friends that are gluten intolerant.

You will make the celery cubes the same way whether you are gluten-free or not. So let’s discuss using the cubes to make a can of celery cream soup.

Preparing Gluten-Free Cream of Celery Soup Recipe

For the gluten-free option, you will:

1. Add 1 cup of cold milk to a measuring cup.
2. Mix in 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, potato starch, or arrowroot.
3. Pour the milk mixture into a small saucepan and heat on medium.
4. Add 3 frozen soup cubes.
5. Continue to stir and heat the soup until the cubes are thawed and the soup is thickened.
6. Add milk to your thickened soup until at the desired creamy sauce consistency.

These instructions produce the equivalent of a 10-ounce can of cream of celery soup. If you are preparing the cubes for actual cream of celery soup, add enough additional milk for the proper consistency.

Preparing Regular Cream of Celery Soup Recipe

For the regular option (with gluten), you will:

1. Add 2 tablespoons of butter and 3 frozen celery soup cubes to a small saucepan.
2. Heat on medium-low until butter is melted and soup cubes are thawed.
3. Add 1/4 cup of flour to your saucepan and saute for a few minutes to make the roux.
4. Pour 1 cup of milk into the roux and whisk.
5. Continue to stir and heat the soup until the soup is thickened.

Again, these instructions produce the equivalent of a 10-ounce can of cream of celery soup. If you are preparing the cubes for actual cream of celery soup, add enough additional milk for the proper consistency.

With all of that out of the way, let’s get to the cream of celery soup recipe (concentrate cubes).

Other Creamy Soup Recipes

If you’re looking for some other creamy soup recipes, check out my Crockpot Chicken Wild Rice Soup or my Knoephla Soup. Both are so delicious and hearty.