Sweet Potato Gnocchi

I thought I try to make my own sweet potato gnocchi. Overall it wasn’t bad at all. I think I may try it again, but if I am begin honest … I like when someone else does it for me LOL. I started by browsing the food network app and Pinterest for the best recipe. I had sweet potatoes that needed to be used, but realized I didn’t have much more of what I was finding in recipes, so I winged it!

First, I preheated the oven to 425. I took about 3-4 medium sized sweet potatoes and poked holes with a fork all around. I then rubbed them with a bit of EVOO. Placed the on a baking sheet. Once the oven was ready I baked them about 40 minutes. I removed them from the oven and let them cool. Then I removed the skin. Since I don’t have a “ricer” I used my cheese grater to break down the sweet potato.

In a separate bowl I added 1 cup of flour and some salt. I then added the grated potato and 1 egg. I folded the ingredients together until a dough began to form. I then floured my surface and continue to knead the dough and form a disk. Then let it rest for about 10-15 minutes. I started to boil a pot of water.  I think I need a bit more flour as my dough was a bit too wet, but I made it work anyways! I cut the dough into quarters and then rolled each quarter into a ½ in thick log. I cut into squares for gnocchi. I tried to be fancy and use the fork. But I think it was too wet of dough. so they ended up being more of balls haha.

Once the water began to boil, I added salt and then dropped the gnocchi in. After several minutes, they would begin to float and then I removed them to a paper towel lined plate. In a pan I heated some bacon grease, minced garlic and sage. I added the gnocchi in the pan and added some salt and pepper. I sautéed them for about 8-10 minutes, until they became golden brown!

Flavor and taste wise they were delicious. They were a bit different in texture. But they were a great side at dinner and breakfast! Have you made sweet potato gnocchi before or any gnocchi? Comment below with your favorite recipe or recommendations for me to try next time!

Live to Eat,
Tiv