CLEVELAND — As cooler weather moves into Northeast Ohio, Piccolo Italian Restaurant’s Chris Licht stopped by WKYC Studios to share a cozy fall favorite, sweet potato gnocchi.

Piccolo Italian Restaurant is located at 1261 SOM Center Road in Mayfield Heights.

Licht’s homemade gnocchi brings comfort to the table with simple ingredients and a touch of fall flavor.

Here’s how to make it at home.

2 large eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 large sweet potato

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 teaspoons salt (plus more for pasta water)

¼ cup smooth ricotta cheese

Bake or microwave the sweet potato until tender. Once cool, scrape the potato from its skin and mash until smooth. Mix in ricotta cheese, salt, cinnamon, flour, and eggs. Roll the dough into ½-inch logs, then cut into ½-inch pieces. Drop the gn

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