Homemade Sweet Potato Ravioli
This homemade sweet potato ravioli is the perfect creamy pasta dinner for you to make from scratch! The fresh pasta dough covers a fluffy, flavorful sweet potato filling made with sweet spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
For the pasta:
- homemade pasta dough rolled in flat sheets
For the filling:
- 1 sweet potato baked and mashed
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- ⅛ cup parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp nutmeg
- salt and pepper to taste
- red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
To cook the sweet potato:
- Peel, chop, and boil on the stovetop until fully tender. then mash the sweet potato until completely smooth.
To make the filling:
- Mix together mashed potato, brown sugar, nutmeg, parmesan and salt and pepper until fully combined.
To assemble the ravioli:
- To fill the ravioli, you’ll want two dough sheets of the same size - using a small donut cutter, cut out as many circles in each dough sheet as you can.
- Place a small spoonful of filling on half the number of dough circles, then place another circle on top, pressing the edges down firmly with your fingers.
- Take a fork and make imprints along the edges to further seal and add a bit of texture.
To cook the ravioli:
- Boil around 2-4 minutes, or longer depending on how soft you like your ravioli - just don’t boil them too long, or they’ll explode!
- Top with a sauce of your choice and enjoy!