Sweet potato gnocchi with creamy maple sauce

Name: Sweet potato gnocchi with creamy maple sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 450 g sweet potato, baked and mashed; 120 g ricotta; 1 pcs egg; to taste salt; 200 g wheat flour; 90 g butter; 1 tsp orange zest; 30 g maple syrup; 30 ml orange juice; 0.25 tsp ground cinnamon; 20 g chopped walnuts; to taste black pepper

Homemade sweet potato and ricotta gnocchi served with a sauce based on butter, maple syrup, and citrus notes.

Total: 45 min
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Hard

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Nutrition

per serving

kcal: 515
Protein: 11 g
Fat: 26 g
Carbs: 58 g

Ingredients

for 4 servings

sweet potato, baked and mashed450 g
ricotta120 g
egg1 pcs
saltto taste
wheat flour200 g
butter90 g
orange zest1 tsp
maple syrup30 g
orange juice30 ml
ground cinnamon0.25 tsp
chopped walnuts20 g
black pepperto taste

Method

6 steps

Mix the baked sweet potato, ricotta, beaten egg, and salt in a bowl until smooth.
Gradually add flour, kneading into a soft dough. Shape the dough into small gnocchi.
Boil the gnocchi in salted boiling water until they float to the surface.
For the sauce, melt the butter in a pan, add the maple syrup, orange juice, zest, and cinnamon.
Add the cooked gnocchi to the pan with the sauce, stir gently, and heat for a minute.
Serve the dish sprinkled with chopped walnuts.