Gather all your ingredients and set crock pot to low.
Remove the outer skin of pumpkin with a knife, then cut off the top and then directly down the center. Once cut in half, use a spoon to scrape out the seeds. Chop the pumpkin into cubes.
Rough chop the onion and bell pepper. Set aside.
Adding ingredients one by one into crock pot: pumpkin, onion, bell pepper, garlic, salt, pepper, pumpkin spice, vanilla, vegetable stock, vinegar and olive oil.
Place a lid on the crockpot and turn it on low for 7 hours (or high for 3 ½). After 7 hours, pour in coconut cream, put lid back on, and cook for another hour.
After 8 hours total on low in the crock pot, it’s time for blending. Using an immersion blender, puree all the chunks of vegetables.
Serve soup in bowls and top with more coconut cream and fresh chives (and cilantro if preferred).