One of my favorite things to have leftover from cooking any dish is ricotta. I love to dollop it onto and stir it into random things of all sorts. The other day, I had some leftover ricotta, and I was feeling torn. I wanted to make sweet potato gnocchi, but I also wanted to make ricotta pancakes, and there wasn't enough for both. Suddenly I thought, why not make breakfast gnocchi?! The marriage of the two ideas worked out beautifully. The gnocchi were soft little pillows, light and sweet from the ricotta and sweet potato. And, they were complemented marvelously by a maple syrup - butter sauce, with just a hint of orange and cinnamon. I say the recipe serves 4, but I definitely had to chain myself to a chair in another room to keep myself from eating them all. They were also remarkably easy! I have a feeling this won't be the last time I have gnocchi for breakfast. - fiveandspice

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