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Pumpkin Soup — Heartopia Recipe Guide

Pumpkin Soup is Heartopia's signature Autumn dish — loved by seven NPCs during the Harvest Moon Festival, required by three separate quest chains, and a dependable daily income source throughout the cooler seasons. This guide covers how to unlock the recipe at Farm Level 3 or during the Harvest Moon Festival, where to source every ingredient, full sell prices by star quality, and the smartest ways to use each batch.

20 min
Cook Time
240–432g
Sell Price (★1–★5)
3
Ingredients
Easy
Difficulty

How to Cook Pumpkin Soup

1

Unlock the Recipe

Pumpkin Soup unlocks in two ways: attend the Harvest Moon Festival (the recipe scroll is given by NPC Farmer Gord on Day 1 of the festival) or reach Farm Level 3, after which the recipe appears automatically in your Cookbook under Main Dishes. Farm Level 3 requires planting and harvesting 30 total crop units — any crop counts.

Tip: If you are Farm Level 2 and want the recipe sooner, plant fast-growing Radishes (1-day growth, available from the General Store). Ten harvests of 3 Radishes each = 30 units. You will hit Farm Level 3 within 4 in-game days.
2

Grow or Gather Your Pumpkins

Pumpkins take 7 in-game days to grow from seed. Buy Pumpkin Seeds from the General Store for 30g per pack (yields 2 seeds). One Pumpkin plant yields 2–4 Pumpkins per harvest. You need 2x Pumpkin per batch, so plant at least 2 plants and harvest every 7 days. Pumpkins grow in Spring, Summer, and Autumn — they die in Winter.

Tip: Pumpkins are also sold at the Harvest Market stall (open Thursdays) for 45g each. If time is short, buy rather than grow for your first few batches.
3

Collect Cream and Onion

Cream is produced by your dairy animals (Cow or Goat): any fully-grown Cow or Goat produces 1 Cream per in-game day when milked. If you do not own dairy animals yet, buy Cream from the Grocery stall near the Town Hall for 35g. Onions grow in 3 days from seeds (15g per pack) and are widely available — keep a constant rotation of 4 Onion plants.

Tip: Star quality of Cream matters slightly. High-quality Cream (from a pet-level-5 Cow) adds +0.5 to your average star rating for Pumpkin Soup, pushing you closer to Star 3 at lower cooking levels.
4

Cook at the Kitchen or Cookhouse

Open the cooking station and select Pumpkin Soup under Main Dishes. Add Pumpkin x2 first, then Cream, then Onion. The soup turns a vivid orange color with a swirling cream pattern when ready to cook. Confirm and start the 20-minute timer. Unlike some recipes, Pumpkin Soup does not require any stirring mini-game — it is a fully passive cook.

Tip: The Community Cookhouse Large Pot gives a quality bonus on rainy days (in-game weather). Check the forecast at the Weather Vane outside Town Hall — rainy days are common in Autumn, perfect Pumpkin Soup season.
5

Collect and Decide: Sell, Gift, or Stock

Once cooked, Pumpkin Soup stacks up to 10 per inventory slot. At Cooking Level 4–5, you can expect Star 2–3 regularly. For the Harvest Festival NPC gift priority list, any star level of Pumpkin Soup counts — NPC preferences are recipe-based, not star-based, for this specific dish. For selling, target Star 3+ for best profit margin.

Tip: Make a batch of 5–6 Pumpkin Soups on the first day of Autumn and store them for the Harvest Moon Festival events that begin mid-Autumn. Running out of stock during the festival wastes premium gifting opportunities.

Ingredients & Where to Find Them

Pumpkin

2x
Source: Grow from Pumpkin Seeds (General Store, 30g per pack, 2 seeds per pack)

Takes 7 in-game days to grow. Yields 2–4 per harvest. Available Spring through Autumn. Also sold at the Harvest Market on Thursdays for 45g each.

Cream

1x
Source: Milk a Cow or Goat daily, or buy from Grocery stall near Town Hall (35g)

Cows produce Cream automatically once milked. Higher-level dairy animals (pet level 4–5) produce higher-quality Cream, which slightly boosts soup quality. Cream cannot be stored more than 3 in-game days before it spoils.

Onion

1x
Source: Grow from Onion Seeds (General Store, 15g per pack), or buy at the Grocery for 20g

Onions grow in 3 in-game days and yield 2–3 per harvest. One of the cheapest and easiest ingredients in the game. Keep a rotation of 4 plants to never run short.

Sell Prices by Star Quality

QualitySell Pricevs ★1
★☆☆☆☆ Star 1240g—
★★☆☆☆ Star 2288g+48g
★★★☆☆ Star 3336g+96g
★★★★☆ Star 4384g+144g
★★★★★ Star 5432g+192g

Festival exchange rate: 3x Pumpkin Soup = 2 Harvest Tokens. At Star 3 market value, each token costs you roughly 504g in foregone sell value — buy festival shop items only if they are truly irreplaceable.

Best Uses for Pumpkin Soup

Harvest Moon Festival NPC Gifts

Pumpkin Soup is a top-tier preferred gift during the Harvest Moon Festival (Autumn Days 15–28). Seven NPCs list it as a "Loved" gift, including Farmer Gord, Miller Bess, and Innkeeper Wren. Gifting during the festival doubles the base affection: Loved gifts give +40 affection during the event vs +20 normally. Gift one soup to each of the seven NPCs across the festival for a net +280 affection with key town characters.

Autumn Quest Chains

Three separate quest lines in Autumn require Pumpkin Soup deliveries: "Harvest Blessing" (Farmer Gord, needs 3x Pumpkin Soup, rewards 200g + Scarecrow furniture), "Warm for Winter" (Town Hall board, needs 5x Pumpkin Soup, rewards 350g + Winter Seed Pack), and "Chef Tomás Monthly Request" (Community Cookhouse board, needs 2x for 120g reward). All three can be completed with a single cooking session of 10x Pumpkin Soup.

Reliable Daily Profit

Pumpkin Soup has a stable profit margin year-round because Pumpkin, Cream, and Onion are all low-cost to produce. At Star 3 (336g sell price) against roughly 95g ingredient cost, net profit is ~241g per dish. Cook 4–5 daily during Autumn for approximately 965–1,205g per day from this recipe alone. It is not the highest ceiling but the consistency makes it a cornerstone of any cooking-based income strategy.

Harvest Festival Shop Token Exchange

During the Harvest Moon Festival, you can exchange cooked food at the Festival Booth for Harvest Tokens used in the limited festival shop. Pumpkin Soup exchanges at 3x Soup = 2 Harvest Tokens. With tokens buying exclusive Autumn furniture and the rare Scarecrow Costume, a stockpile of 15 Pumpkin Soups converts to 10 tokens — enough for one major festival item.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When can I cook Pumpkin Soup in Heartopia?
You can cook Pumpkin Soup any time of year once you have the recipe and ingredients. However, Pumpkins only grow in Spring, Summer, and Autumn. In Winter, you must use stored Pumpkins. Stock up in Autumn — grow a large batch in the last weeks before Winter and store them in your Cellar, which preserves food for up to 30 in-game days without spoiling.
How do I unlock the Pumpkin Soup recipe?
Two methods: (1) Reach Farm Level 3 by harvesting 30 total crop units of any crop — the recipe scroll appears in your mailbox the next morning. (2) Attend the Harvest Moon Festival in Autumn — Farmer Gord gives you the scroll on Day 1 of the festival. If you play through your first Autumn without hitting Farm Level 3, the festival method ensures you always get it.
What is the fastest way to grow Pumpkins?
Pumpkins take a fixed 7 in-game days regardless of fertilizer. However, Speed-Grow Fertilizer (craftable at Farm Level 4 from 2x Ash + 1x Bone Meal) reduces growth time by 33%, bringing it to roughly 5 in-game days. Without fertilizer, plant your first Pumpkin seeds on Day 1 of Spring, Summer, or Autumn so you have a continuous harvest by Day 7. Keep 4–6 plants running in rotation.
Can I gift Pumpkin Soup to NPCs outside of the Harvest Moon Festival?
Yes, Pumpkin Soup can be gifted year-round. Outside the festival, it gives +20 affection to NPCs who list it as a "Loved" gift and +10 to NPCs with a "Liked" preference. During the Harvest Moon Festival, affection from gifts doubles, so the same soup gives +40 or +20 respectively. Check each NPC's preference tab in the Social menu to see if they love or like the dish.
Does the Cream quality affect Pumpkin Soup star rating?
Yes, but mildly. Regular Cream gives no bonus. High-quality Cream (produced by a pet level 4–5 Cow or Goat) grants a +0.5 star modifier, which can push a borderline Star 2 cook to Star 3 roughly 50% of the time. It is not a dramatic difference, but if you already own a high-level dairy animal, always use their Cream for your soup batches.
Is Pumpkin Soup worth cooking in Winter?
If you have stored Pumpkins and spare Cream and Onions, yes — the sell value and quest demand do not decrease in Winter. The "Warm for Winter" quest board at Town Hall specifically runs through Winter and accepts Pumpkin Soup deliveries. The main challenge is ingredient supply since Pumpkins do not grow in Winter. Pre-stock 20–30 Pumpkins in your Cellar before Winter to keep your cooking rotation going.