Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter

This pumpkin gnocchi with sage butter recipe is great for chilly fall/winter days but it's also great in hotter days!

Sometimes I wish we lived in the northern hemisphere. Why, you might ask. Well, there are many reasons, but one of them is that from October to February blogs and Pinterest start showcasing recipes that go very well with cold days, but here in Brazil the days get warmer as the year ends. Yes, it is summer down here and the only way to properly set up a Christmas tree is by doing it with the AC on 🙂

Hot chocolates, soups, stews, cakes, and all kinds of recipes with pumpkin do not go very well with the thermometers reaching 90 degrees (or even higher). But we might have found a way to work around this a little, and it is called Pumpkin Gnocchi.

These little pillows made from flour, pumpking puree (instead of potatoes) and cheese are phenomenal. The sage butter rounds up the fall and winter flavors giving extra warmth - but the kind that warms your soul, not your skin!

Ingredients

To make this Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter you will need:

• • pumpkin
  • all-purpose flour
  • parmesan cheese
  • salt
  • butter
  • sage

How to make gnocchi

• Place pumpkin in a large bowl and add flour, parmesan and salt. Mix well until combined. Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 2-3 minutes, until smooth.
• Divide dough in several pieces. Roll each part into a sausage and cut 3/4in (2cm) pieces.
• Heat a large pan of water and bring it to a boil. When water starts boiling place ½ batch of gnocchi into water. Cook until gnocchi rise to the surface, then cook for 3 more minutes. Drain in a colander and keep warm.
• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat and add sage.
• To serve drizzle gnocchi with the sage butter and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

More main dishes

Creamy Asparagus Risotto
Spaghetti with Creamy Aglio e Olio and Almonds
Chicken Alfredo
Brazilian Creamy Chicken with Potato Sticks

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Pumpkin Gnocchi with Sage Butter

Prep Time 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 3 cups pumpkin cooked and mashed
• 3 cups all-purpose flour a little more for working surface
• 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 tbsp sage
• parmesan cheese grated (for serving)

Instructions

• Place pumpkin in a large bowl and add flour, parmesan and salt. Mix well until combined. Turn onto a floured surface and knead for 2-3 minutes, until smooth.
• Divide dough in several pieces. Roll each part into a sausage and cut 3/4in (2cm) pieces.
• Heat a large pan of water and bring it to a boil. When water starts boiling place ½ batch of gnocchi into water. Cook until gnocchi rise to the surface, then cook for 3 more minutes. Drain in a colander and keep warm.
• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Remove from heat and add sage.
• To serve, drizzle gnocchi with the sage butter and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.