Once you have all your ingredients ready, here's how to make the homemade sweet potato gnocchi from scratch.

Wash sweet potatoes and cut into finger-thick circles. Bake the potatoes in the oven or steam them. you will need about 50 minutes. The slices should pierce easily with a fork.

Peel the potatoes from their skins. Mash the potato slices with a fork in a large bowl.

Add salt, pepper, egg, grated cheese. Pour in flour. Knead into a soft, tender dough.

Roll out a piece of dough into a finger-thick rope on a lightly floured surface.

Cut into 1-inch lengths using a sharp knife and shape with a fork or gnocchi board. We used a metal vegetable slicing holder - it's very handy.

Boil water in a saucepan, add salt. Add uncooked gnocchi to the salted water and cook until the gnocchi floats. Drain in a colander or use a slotted spoon to transfer to a plate.

For the sauce, heat the olive oil in a large skillet with the spices and pour over the gnocchi. Cook over medium high heat until slightly golden brown. Sprinkle over the thyme leaves and serve.