Ingredients

  • Spinneysfood Organic Sweet Potatoes, pricked all over with a fork 400g
  • Spinneysfood Organic Free-range Egg 1
  • Spinneysfood Fine Salt To taste
  • Spinneysfood Organic Plain Flour, plus extra for dusting 200g
  • Spinneysfood Pumpkin Spice ¼ tsp
  • Spinneysfood Unsalted Butter 100g
  • Fresh sage, leaves picked 15g
  • Spinneysfood Pine Nuts 40g
  • Spinneysfood Black Pepper, freshly ground To taste
  • Spinneysfood Parmigiano Reggiano 60g

Nutrition (Per serving)

  • Calories 1185
  • Fat 65g
  • Saturates 33g
  • Protein 30g
  • Carbs 121g
  • Sugars 10g

Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated."

Sweet potato gnocchi with brown butter and sage

Italian 40 Mins Prep · 60 Mins Cook


  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6.
  2. Place the sweet potatoes on a baking tray and bake for 45-50 minutes until completely soft. Halve the sweet potatoes, scoop the flesh into a large bowl and mash until smooth.
  3. Add the egg and 1 tsp salt to the mashed sweet potato and mix well. Add the flour a little at a time, bringing it together with your hands into a soft, slightly sticky dough. Avoid overworking it.
  4. Divide the dough into four pieces. On a lightly floured surface, roll each piece into a log approx. 2cm thick. Lightly sprinkle a touch of the pumpkin spice evenly along each log, then cut into 2cm pieces. Roll each piece gently over the back of a fork to create ridges, then dust lightly with flour and place on a floured tray.
  5. Bring a large pan of well-salted water to the boil. Cook the gnocchi in batches for 2-3 minutes until they float to the surface, then lift out with a slotted spoon and drain well.
  6. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Cook for 3-4 minutes, swirling the pan, until it foams and turns a nutty golden brown. Add the pine nuts and sage leaves, cooking for 1-2 minutes until the sage is crisp and the nuts are toasted.
  7. Add the drained gnocchi to the pan and toss to coat in the brown butter, frying for 2-3 minutes until golden.
  8. Divide between two bowls, spooning over the crispy sage, pine nuts and butter. Season with black pepper and grate over fresh Parmigiano Reggiano.