Chocolate Gravy Recipe
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Using pantry staples, this Southern-style chocolate gravy recipe is so quick and easy to make and tastes absolutely incredible served with homemade biscuits.
Does a chocolate gravy recipe sound a bit odd to you? Well, for me, a professed chocolate lover, nothing with chocolate is ever ruled out but I was intrigued as to what this recipe would taste like when I whipped it up. For me, this is perfect: not too rich, but has that silky smooth chocolate flavor I adore.
Chocolate gravy’s roots are in the South for sure. Anywhere from Louisiana to Tennessee has claimed its origin even dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries. Anything that lasted that long just has to be good!
A Little History About the Chocolate Gravy Recipe
In days of old, with flour in abundance and other resources scarce, biscuits made a great breakfast and filling snack any time of day. Sweets were not a regular occurrence, so waking up in the morning to find fresh buttermilk biscuits and a boat of chocolate gravy was a wondrous treat. It was poured over the buttered flaky biscuits, then the tender bread soaks it up and as I found out when I tried it – you are then on your way to heaven no matter what the day has in store for you.
Here is the old-fashioned chocolate gravy recipe I used. Don’t try this unless you want the flavor to linger in your mind for the rest of your life. It was purely divine. Also, scroll down to find some suggestions about what else you can do with this special biscuit and chocolate gravy recipe.
Recipe Ingredients
- Sugar
- Flour
- Unsweetened cocoa powder
- Milk
- Butter
Put the (the , , and ) in a heavy saucepan.
Add the milk.
Whisk together well.
It will be a little lumpy but those will cook up so don’t worry. Just keep stirring. We want to stir this constantly, over medium heat. The goal is to bring it slowly to a boil.
We need to be careful though because if you stop stirring it the milk will scorch rather easily.
When it comes to a low boil, turn the heat off and continue stirring for a minute or two. This will thicken up rather suddenly to the consistency of a thin gravy.
Add butter and stir well.
Pour your chocolate gravy into a gravy boat and then get ready to pour it over your warm biscuits.
If you’re looking for a homemade biscuit recipe, here it is!
I hope you can smell this. If not, get into your kitchen and make up some quick!
Chocolate gravy is super easy, but such an indulgent taste! Scroll down to see what you can do with this delightful dessert.
Storage
Store chocolate gravy leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Just reheat in the microwave before serving.
Recipe Notes
- Use whichever cocoa powder you prefer in this gravy recipe. I like the natural unsweetened cocoa powder but if you like Dutch-process cocoa powder, go for it!
- For more flavor, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract and a pinch of salt at the end, just before serving.
Recipe FAQs
What else can you do with this chocolate gravy recipe?
Well, I wasn’t quick enough to get a picture of this but add some custard filling in the biscuit or some vanilla ice cream for a chocolate gravy eclair or ice cream sandwich. YUM! You could also serve it over buttermilk pancakes, vanilla ice cream with fresh strawberries, or a slice of pound cake. The possibilities are endless with this beautiful creamy chocolate sauce aka gravy.
You may also like these other delicious dessert recipes:
Grandma Pear’s Flaky Chocolate Icing
Chocolate Cobbler Recipe Food Allergy Options
Chocolate Depression Cake No Milk or Eggs!
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 T flour
- 1 T unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Combine everything except the butter in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.1 cup white sugar, 2 T flour, 1 T unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 1/4 cups milk
- Once boiling, cut the heat down and stir for a minute more (it will get pretty thick rather suddenly). Take off the heat and stir in the butter.1 tablespoon butter
- To serve, pour over homemade biscuits. I tear my hot biscuit up in a bowl first and then pour it over.
Nutrition
My recipe is a little different.
1/3 Cup Cocoa
1/3 Cup Flour
1 Cup Sugar
stir together then add enough water to make a paste
Then add 2 cups water (not milk)
Stir until thickened to you’re liking.
Put in you’re bowl then add 1 or 2 teaspoons butter and stir and then pinch hot biscuts into gravy and enjoy.
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my grandmother made this for me and my sisters,we just called it cocoa and biscuits.she didn’t have a recipe she went by, so i just watched her make it. she didn’t use as much sugar, maybe half of what you use, and hers was thicker, we loved it. i still make it for my family….i love your website. i just found out about it while reading guidepost this morning. i will be buying your book as well. thanks for the memories.
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This really brought back memories. My granny made “breakfast chocolate” for me as a special treat, even though it about made Mom have a heart attack. I’ve never made it because she always said “well you just throw some sugar and flour and chocolate together in a pot with some milk and cook it ’til it’s done”. I think I’m going to cook some of this up for my son this weekend …..and maybe for me too!
Christy, I remember it as soppin chocolate as someone else has pointed out. My mother, who is 81 now, makes it from time to time for my kids. They love it. Thanks for the memories.
Steve
Round Rock, Texas
HI Christy, I know this a old site but I saw it here today and this brought back alot of memories for me. My mom would make this for us on Sunday Mornings before going to Church with home made biscuits with the excellent lard and butter you know what I am talking about. My mom grew up Alabama and my daddy was from Tn. So all the cooking you do here and share is awesome Christy. Thanks for all the memories you have awaken me back to
Susan
Ohio
I grew up in California but mama and family are from Oklahoma and we grew up eating chocolate gravy and I made it for my kids and now my oldest son makes it for his kids.Not too many people in Cali know what chocolate gravy is but when I moved to Texas 14 yrs ago I found out Lots of folks here know what it is.IF you ever have any left over(rare i know) put it in the fridge and it makes a great snack in the evening when you want chocolate pudding