Main Dishes
Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Description
Homemade Sweet Potato Gnocchi is extra special because it’s made with love—and tender, caramelized roasted sweet potatoes. Finish with an easy sage brown butter sauce for a knock-your-socks-off, restaurant-style dinner!
Ingredients
- 2 medium sweet potatoes about 1 1/4 pounds
- 1 large egg yolk
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese plus additional for serving
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour plus additional for your counter
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- For the Sage Brown Butter Sauce
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Directions
- Bake the sweet potatoes: Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat to 425°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or foil. Scrub the sweet potatoes, pat dry, and prick all over with the tines of a fork. Bake on the prepare sheet until the sweet potatoes are very tender, the peels have lightly browned, and bits are beginning to ooze from the holes, about 45 to 55 minutes. Let rest until cool enough to handle. (See How to Bake a Sweet Potato for more tips).
- Remove the sweet potato skins (you can peel away the skin with your fingers, or slice them in half lengthwise and scoop out the flesh). Use a potato ricer (the ideal scenario if you have one) to mash the flesh into a medium bowl. If you don’t have a potato ricer, use a fork and mash it gently but throughly—try to keep the potato as fluffy as you can. Measure out 1 cup of mashed sweet potato and place it in a large bowl. Measuring is important so that you have the right ratio of sweet potato to flour; if there’s extra, save it for another use*. Let cool to lukewarm.
- Make a hole in the center of the sweet potatoes. Add the egg yolk and with a fork, break up the egg yolk, then gently stir to combine it with the sweet potatoes.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the Parmesan, flour, and salt. Sprinkle over the sweet potato mixture. Use a fork to gently combine, stopping as soon as no dry bits of flour are visible.
