Sweet Potato Gnocchi

Welcome!! 

I've always wanted to perfect a gnocchi recipe and I think we did it here! This is a very SWEET gnocchi with cinnamon and maple syrup!  This recipe takes some time, but is actually really fun as a  change in your cooking.  I hardly ever make anything like this, and it was a welcome change in the kitchen!  Also, Derek hates gnocchi, so I thought it would be a good time to try it while I was at home cooking with Jess!

Ingredients:
2 large sweet potatoes
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 1/4 cup fine while wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
pinch of freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup olive oil
1/8 cup maple syrup
10-15 sage leaves

Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Pierce sweet potatoes with a fork and cook for 50-55 minutes, or until sweet potatoes are cooked through.  Let them cool  and remove from their skin.  Mash in a large bowl until smooth.  Add the ricotta cheese, along with the cinnamon, salt and pepper to the bowl and mix thoroughly.  Then, add the flour and combine until ingredients form into a soft dough.  NOTE: The dough should not be a sticky mess.  You may need to add more flour to the batter if it is too sticky.  Wrap dough in a paper towl and refrigerate for an hour. 

Sprinkle counter with flour and cut dough into four sections.  Roll each section out into long snakes, just under an inch thick.  Using a knife, cut the gnocchi into one inch pieces.  Boil a large pot of water and season generously with salt.  Add the snocchi in two batches and cook about 6-7 minutes.  Test one before removing batch to make sure they are sfot and cooked through. 

While they are boiling, add olive oil to a large sauce pan on medium heat.  Once oil is hot, add the sage leaves. Cook sage leaves for a couple of minutes, remove and set aside for later.  Add the maple syrup to the pan, and heat gently for a minute or so.  Once the gnocchi are cook, add them to the sauce.  Let them crisp up a little on both sides.  Do not overcook. You want the insides soft.  Remove from heat and sprinkle with cinnamon, maple syrup and the crunched sage leaves. 

Enjoy!
Recipe found on www.ahealthfoodie.com