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by: Gerhild Fulson / Oma Gerhild shares German recipes rooted in family tradition.
Updated: October 23, 2025
Are you looking for a homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup, champignonsuppe (pilzcremesuppe), without all the fuss?
This recipe is so easy and quick to make. It's a recipe for mushroom soup you'll use over and over.
From scratch? No. But it certainly tastes like it. It's one of those quick and easy dinner recipes that uses items you probably already have in your pantry.
In fact, once you try my Mutti's mushroom soup, you'll make sure you always have canned condensed mushroom soup and canned mushrooms on your shelf!
Now back to this "homemade" mushroom soup recipe. That's right - it says canned soup. But wait, it doesn't taste like canned soup when you are finished.
How do I know that?
Well, my Mutti was the best German cook there was. She made everything from scratch (or so I thought!).
That very last time I visited her (just before she died), she served a mushroom soup that I just loved. I was very touched that she would go through all that work just for me because she hadn't been feeling well.
And then she shared her secret for her favorite among her quick soup recipes and here it was: canned soup and "fried" canned mushroom pieces! WOW!
In German, pilze is the general word for mushrooms of all kinds, while champignons refers specifically to common button mushrooms ... those familiar white or brown ones found in most shops.
When making pilzcremesuppe, it always uses edible mushrooms, whether wild or cultivated, such as chanterelles, porcini, or champignons. So while all champignons are pilze, not all pilze are champignons ... but in soup, they’re always the tasty, safe ones!
If you're wanting a REAL homemade cream of mushroom soup FROM SCRATCH, here's the one I use: Oma's Cream of Mushroom Soup.
BUT, if wanting my Mutti's version, a quick and easy version that tasted homemade, then that's the recipe that's here ...
Want homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup, aka Pilzcremesuppe or Champignonsuppe, without all the fuss? This recipe is so easy and quick to make.
From scratch? No. But it certainly tastes like it
Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
10 minutes
Total Time:
15 minutes
Servings:
Makes 2 servings
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Updated on October 13, 2025
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