Step 1

Peel and cut the sweet potato and cook them in boiling water until soft. The smaller you cut it, the shorter the boiling time is. I found that for 1-inch cubes, it takes approx. 10-15 minutes.

Step 2

Now, cool them down completely!

Step 3

Smash the sweet potato with a fork and use your hand to combine it with oat flour, brown rice flour, potato starch, salt, and pepper. Don't overwork it! See tips in Notes

Step 4

Take a small piece and form long tubes. Then cut the tubes into inch-long pieces. You can add stripes to your gnocchi by pushing them against a fork, as we did in one of the photos and video. However, if you prefer the authentic traditional gnocchi look, you should get gnocchi strippers*.

Step 5

Cook your vegan sweet potato gnocchi in boiling water. It takes about 1 minute for the gnocchi pieces to rise to the surface. Wait another 2 minutes, and you can take them out with a strainer.

Step 6

As the last step, I like to fry them for a bit in oil. This way, the gnocchi will not stick together but get a nice golden brown and crispy crust.

Step 7

Serve it with your favorite pasta sauce like vegan alfredo sauce or vegan marinara, sauce or vegetable pasta sauce. For more sauce inspiration check out the best 20 gnocchi sauces!