Introducing this simple 2 ingredient Homemade Sweet Potato Gnocchi.
Yes… you can make your own gnocchi at home with just 2 ingredients you’ll most likely have in the cupboards.
And it’s gluten-free, vegan and simple to make. What’s more to love?!
You can also freeze this for another day (more instructions on that in the blog below).
HERE’S WHAT YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE ABOUT THIS SWEET POTATO GNOCCHI:
- Easy
- 2 ingredients
- Tasty!
- Freeze for another day
- Vegan & Gluten-Free
Using these 2 ingredients you’ll probably have in the cupboard!
Don’t let the time in this recipe mislead you.
Most of that time is for roasting the sweet potato ready to make this delicious homemade gluten-free gnocchi.
Here’s the simple 6 step process before shaping your sweet potato gnocchi.
There’s no need to be precise with getting the perfect shape, size or faffing around with the fork method to make ridges.
We’re all about quick recipes with as little hassle as possible here!
How to freeze:
Incase you want to batch cook this or you’re only making it for 2 then here’s how to freeze it down for another day.
I personally prefer to freeze my gnocchi after boiling it.
Allow the gnocchi to dry and cool before adding to a sealed Tupperware box and place in the freezer.
Allow to thaw completely and then pan fry (as shown below) before mixing into sauce.
SO IF YOU TRY MAKING THIS HOMEMADE SWEET POTATO GNOCCHI LET ME KNOW!
Leave a comment, rate it and don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @healthylivingjames using #healthylivingjames . I absolutely love seeing and sharing your recreations!
Once you have boiled your sweet potato gnocchi it’s ready to mix into your pasta sauce.
Or if you want to make it a little crunchy which is my favourite!!
Lightly fry them in a pan with olive oil before adding your sauce, but this is totally optional.
So you might be wondering what sauce I mix with mine.
It works really well with this homemade pasta sauce using 5 store cupboard ingredients.
- Garlic
- Red onion
- Mushroom
- Herbs (I like parsley)
- Tinned tomatoes
Simply add these 5 ingredients to a pan and simmer until it thickens, that’s it!!
But if you want a spicy pasta sauce then try my Warming Pasta Sauce recipe, it’s so tasty with this sweet gnocchi.
Homemade Sweet Potato Gnocchi
Ingredients
- 2 Sweet Potatoes (680-700g)
- 180g gluten-free white flour + more for dusting (Roughly 1 ½ cups)
- Pinch Salt (optional)
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 180C
- Prick your 2 sweet potatoes with a fork and place in a baking dish. Place in the oven at 180C for 60 minutes (turn after 30 minutes). You can microwave each potato for 8 minutes if you prefer
- Remove the sweet potatoes from the oven and carefully peel off the skin and place the inside flesh into a bowl and mash with a fork
- Allow to cool for 10 minutes
- Slowly add in the 180g flour and gently kneed with your hands
- Transfer the dough to a floured worktop and form a ball (you may need extra flour!)
- Cut into 4 parts, hand pressing each part into a flatbread shape (½ inch thick). Cut into small pieces and roll with your hands into gnocchi shapes (follow the photo above in the blog post)
- Now place into a large pot with salted boiling water, don't add them all at once (give them space to boil) and boil until they start to float off the bottom (or 2-3 minutes)
- Once boiled remove from the pot and place into a bowl lined with kitchen roll, this helps to absorb any leftover liquid
- Finally you can either fry them in a pan with olive oil to make them crispy or just add directly into your pasta sauce!
Notes
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Hello James,
I’m going to try the gnocchi, can you send me some sauce recipe ideas that compliment the the gnocchi? my family doesn’t like dry pesto like dishes and/or butter
Thanks a bunch
Hey Sila 🙂 if you look near the bottom of this post there is a tomato sauce recipe. Or there is a link to my “warming pasta sauce” recipe. Let me know how you get on!
Could I make them with Coconut flour?
Hi Julia, you could. I am a little concerned how well they would bind together with coconut flour though. Not tried it myself.
I tried it with coconut flour and it didn’t work. As James said they didn’t bind well and went to mush in the pan.
I could not believe this recipe and prepared myself for a soggy lumpy fail. However, instead I had a mass of delicious orange nuggets of gnocchi. They are so simple, cheap and easy to make and extremely healthy. All time win. As someone with MANY intolerances and digestive issues, I struggle to find easy good stuff I can afford. Thank you James. This is my favourite food.
Thanks Luka 🙂
Hi! This recipe looks great! Would it be possible to use chickpea flour? Amy
Hey Amy, yes chickpea flour should also work with these 🙂 let me know how you get on!
At first I didn’t think I did it right, but they turned out so yummy! I made my own blend with GF flours I had on hand, and it worked just fine. I did have some trouble with them sticking while browning, but think I just need to add more oil next time. My bf even thought they were great! Thanks for another great recipe James.
Just wanted to say that I made your sweet potato gnocchi tonight and wow, it tasted so authentic! Got quite messy in the process of making it but it was well worth it and even my husband was impressed with my #meatfreemonday cooking! Thanks James, love all your recipes!
The recipe is super easy to make and it tastes delicious. I swapped the gluten-free flour with spelt flour which also worked perfectly fine. I served the gnocchi with the creamy roasted pepper sauce which was lovely too. Definitely recommend it
Awesome Heidi, so pleased you enjoyed it!
Hello from Canada! I made these tonight for dinner and was FLOORED by how delicious they were! I did have to use quite a bit more flower as the dough was very sticky with only the recipe amount, but they turned out great. Only other comment would be to leave a good amount of time to form the gnocci if it is your first time- I found it took a bit of work but got the hang of it. I have also never fried gnocchi before and found it made a huge difference for the better. My family and I loved it- will be making again!
Thank you for leaving your review Jenna and for helping others out too 🙂 so pleased you enjoyed them.
Hi James, juste found out your page on Facebook and followed you as your recipes look great. I have a garden full of butternut and was wondering wether I could try with it instead of sweet potato during fall ?
Thanks !
That should work 🙂 let me know how you get on!
Sorry I didn’t reply earlier ! It works but butternut is more soggy so you have to adapt flour amount. I’ve already made the recipe with sweet potato twice since Thanks !
Super simple to make but super tasty!! Would recommend and would make again! Loved it!
Thank you Tam 🙂 so pleased you enjoyed the Gnocchi!
I really enjoyed making and eating this and it was super easy to do! I love Gnocchi so having a sweet potato version is ideal! The sauce was super simple too.
Amazing, thank you Sara 🙂
This was so easy to make and really, really tasty with a tomato-based sauce. I had some leftover sauce in my fridge I used with the gnocchi and even though I didn’t add any extra veg, the gnocchi itself was perfectly filling! I also have loads leftover in the freezer for a tasty mid-week meal!
I’ve never made gnocchi before but gave it a go following your recipe…it was amazing, everyone loved it! Thanks loads, it’ll definitely be made again soon!
Thank you Emily 🙂
Made these yesterday. So simple, soo tasty! My husband said we would never have to buy gnocchi again! Served half of it with pine nuts, spinach and a sprinkling of garlic granules. Froze the other half. Brilliant,
Awesome!! Thanks Sheila 🙂
Hey James, just made this for dinner for my family. My Italian mother used to make Gnocchis with her mom, and she said that these gnocchis are some of the best that she has ever had. I cannot wait to make these again!! Thanks for the post – we just so happened to have two cooked sweet potatoes leftover from the night before so this was perfect timing 🙂
Incredible feedback Ajay 🙂 thanks for sharing!
Made gnocchi yesterday for the first time ever with James’ Sweet Potato recipe (above). Super easy! And made even easier by microwaving the sweet potatoes as James suggested. I chose to use gf oats whizzed up fine to flour and initially thought the gnocchi would taste too oaty. But…when I fried some up today for lunch, with a homemade walnut pesto I had a go at making (again first time for that..all positive aspects of #stayathome), it was DELICIOUS!! Thanks James for another fab recipe!!
Thank you Charlotte, pleased to hear it worked with the oat flour too!
The best Ghnocci in town !
Hi James. Was a little nervous making gnocchi as I’ve never made it before! It was easier than I thought. I absolutely loved it. So thank you for sharing the recipe
A beautiful meal we enjoyed tonight
Love following your page.
Take care
Aww thank you Georgie, so pleased you found it easy to make and enjoyed the end result 🙂
I’m a huge fan of every single recipe and each time you create a new one, I think it can’t possibly beat the previous one, but this surpassed all expectations!
It took a bit of time to get it right the first time but once you have made it once, you’ll be able to remember it and make it faster next time. Definitely worth the effort!
The sweet potato made the gnocchi feel so much lighter than original gnocchi and of course it’s worth mentioning it got two thumbs up from my meat obsessed partner.
We ate half of what we made and froze the other half.
Looking forward to eating it again.
Thank you Catherine 🙂 so pleased you enjoyed these and I am always impressed with how many recipes you try out! Thank you!
This is such an easy recipe, resulting in super tasty gnocchi. Particularly love the use of sweet potato, I added garlicky courgettes and pesto and they were a hit all round! Just one in the list of James’ recipes that we’ve tried and loved!!
Thank you Cathy 🙂
Hi! Can I make this using regular potatoes instead of sweet potatoes?
Hey 🙂 yes it will work but may need adjusting on flour quantities as white potato is generally dryer so will probably need less flour. Give it a go and let me know how you get on as I haven’t yet tried with normal potato myself.
so so yummy! i made this the day you posted it. took me quite a bit because i wanted to get them to be the perfect shape (i am a bit of a perfectionist) but i can definitely speed it up next time around! once i was finished, at ate some of course but then froze 5 different portioned bags. woohoo. thanks James for a great recipe!
That’s awesome Cierra 🙂 so pleased you enjoyed them!
This is so quick and simple to make. I used the microwave method instead of the oven for speed. Really really tasty too! 5 stars all the way! Thanks so much x
Thank you Joanne 🙂 so pleased you enjoyed it!
Hi if you can’t get gf flour could you use plain flour
Absolutely! Enjoy 🙂 let me know how you get on.
I made this gnocchi for dinner and it’s to die for. It’s super easy to make as mentioned in the recipe. Seriously, I think Everyone has to make this once in their life. Thanks James for sharing this delicious recipe.
Appreciate that thank you Heni 🙂 pleased you enjoyed it!
Had real fun making these! They took a lot longer than specified in the recipe as the rolling took a fair while, and batch cooking. Really tasty end product, I’ll definitely make them again. I also like the freezing tips on here!
Thank you Chloe 🙂 you’ll speed up 2nd time don’t worry!
Oh my I‘ve fallen in love with this amazing recipe for free from gnocchi , it’s the Simplest &! quickest recipe. Plus you can pre make it and it’s fabulous to freeze ( what more could you want ? ). Will definitely be making this again very soon
Thank you Diane 🙂
Hi, Just came across this amazing recipe. I have a question for you, what brand of gluten free white flour did you use for it?
Hey, I used doves farm FREEE gluten free plain white flour. Enjoy the recipe and let me know how you get on!