Sweet Potatoe Gnocchi with Sage Brown Butter Sauce - Can be made Vegan!

This is pretty darned easy.   A bit time consuming, but absolutely delicious!  Great dish for a fall night. I served this with a simple spinach & arugula salad.  I thought of my vegan daughter and son-in-law while I was making this and I realized how easy this recipe is to convert to a vegan dish.  I know they would love this!  To make this dish you will need:
1 1/2-pounds red-skinned sweet potatoes (yams), rinsed, patted dry, pierced all over with fork
6-ounces fresh ricotta cheese (Vegan - Tofutti brand)
1 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
1 teaspoons plus 1 tablespoons salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 3/4 cups (about) all purpose flour
1.) Place sweet potatoes on plate; microwave on high until tender, about 5-6 minutes per side. Cut in half and cool.
2.) Scrape sweet potato flesh into medium bowl and mash; transfer 1 1/2 cup to large bowl. Add ricotta cheese; blend well. Add brown sugar, 1 teaspoons salt, and nutmeg; mash to blend. Mix in flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until soft dough forms.
3.) Turn dough out onto floured surface; divide into 3 equal pieces. Rolling between palms and floured work surface, form each piece into 20-inch-long rope (about 1 inch in diameter), sprinkling with flour as needed if sticky. Cut each rope into 20 pieces. Roll each piece over tines of fork to indent. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper. Transfer to baking sheet.
4.) Bring large pot of water to boil; add 1 tablespoons salt and return to boil. Working in batches, boil gnocchi until tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer gnocchi to clean rimmed baking sheet. Cool completely. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)

Sage Brown Butter
2 tablespoons butter (Vegan - Earth Balance)
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
3 Sprigs Fresh Sage
Heat pan on medium heat and when hot, add the 2 tablespoons butter and the tablespoon of olive oil. When hot, add the fresh sage. Let the sage brown and sizzle (but not burn) for a couple of minutes until very fragrant. Remove the sage and discard if you want To the pan, add the gnocchi and heat through. Let simmer on low for 1 minute.