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CHOCOLATE GRAVY

May.posted by Paula 20 Comments

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Chocolate Gravy is a Southern classic for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. It’s a rich and buttery chocolate sauce that’s best served warm over hot biscuits!

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Chocolate Gravy

If you haven’t had chocolate gravy before, you are in for a real treat. This is a sweet gravy that’s silky smooth, sweet, and rich. It tastes like Chocolate Pudding Pie. Have you ever eaten the filling for a chocolate pudding pie?

My husband loves it. He was brought up on this southern breakfast food that his grandmother made. We tweaked her chocolate gravy recipe.

My boys will perform circus tricks for this treat – seriously!! They like it best with warm buttermilk biscuits or chocolate biscuits. However, I prefer it in a bowl. By itself. No biscuit. Saving calories. Straight chocolate. (Hey, don’t judge – I ran 8 miles this a.m.)

melting butter in a saucepan.

 Melt butter in a saucepan.

Making southern chocolate gravy for biscuits.

 Add cocoa and stir.

Stirring flour into melted ganache.

Add flour and stir. Cook 2 minutes.

Stirring sugar into cocoa powder and butter mixture for chocolate gravy recipe.

Add sugar and stir. Cook until sugar dissolves.

milk in a glass measuring cup.

Add milk and whisk lumps out.

whisking lumps out of gravy.

Bring to a boil. Boil a couple of minutes then simmer.
Add vanilla and stir.
Pour over hot buttermilk biscuits!

The mix makes a great gift. Get the details here> Chocolate Gravy Mix Gift.

cocoa powder biscuit mix in a mason jar.

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chocolate gravy on biscuits.

Southern Chocolate Gravy

A Southern favorite, Chocolate Gravy is a rich, sweet sauce served over hot biscuits for breakfast.
Author: Paula
4.93 from 13 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6 servings

Equipment

  • saucepan

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup real butter no substitutions recommended
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup self-rising flour
  • 3 cup milk

Instructions

  • Melt butter in a saucepan.
  • Add cocoa, flour, and sugar. Cook two minutes.
  • Add milk and whisk.
  • Bring to boil and boil 2 minutes.
  • Reduce to simmer and add vanilla.
  • Simmer until thick.
  • Cool slightly. Split biscuits then spoon chocolate gravy over the top.
  • Enjoy!

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Nutrition

Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 670IU | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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Serve your chocolate gravy over fluffy Buttermilk Biscuits!

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Another old fashioned treat is Donuts from Canned Biscuits

2 Ingredient Donuts

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Comments

  1. Glenda says

    08.10.22 at 5:15 pm

    5 stars
    What a deliciously decadent breakfast! We made biscuits and this chocolate gravy for weekend guests. What a hit! Thank you!

    Reply
  2. Jade says

    08.10.22 at 4:40 am

    5 stars
    This chocolate gravy is just so exceptional and pairs well with every biscuits!

    Reply
  3. Gina Abernathy says

    08.09.22 at 8:22 pm

    5 stars
    So delicious and perfect over a hot biscuit!

    Reply
  4. Karen Webber says

    06.14.21 at 6:47 am

    I have never heard of this but would like to try it. I assume that “cocoa” means unsweetened, powdered cocoa. Is that correct?

    Reply
    • Paula says

      06.15.21 at 1:20 pm

      Yes, it is.

      Reply
  5. Scarlet says

    04.30.21 at 6:55 am

    5 stars
    This recipe is just like my Ma used to make. Delish! Biscuits with chocolate gravy are such a treat.

    Reply
  6. Allyssa says

    04.30.21 at 6:32 am

    5 stars
    Thanks a lot for sharing this idea! So tasty and easy to make! Loved it and will surely make it again!

    Reply
  7. Toni | Boulder Locavore says

    10.18.19 at 1:39 am

    5 stars
    My family will surely love this!

    Reply
  8. Dorothy Reinhold says

    10.14.19 at 8:29 pm

    Growing up we would go visit my aunt and uncle. She would treat us with chocolate gravy and biscuits for breakfast. I had forgotten about it until your post. I can’t wait to introduce this to my kids!

    Reply
    • Paula says

      10.16.19 at 7:03 pm

      I had always heard about it growing up but my family didn’t make it. My husband did and now it’s our Saturday breakfast every week. 🙂

      Reply
  9. DeeDee Bolander says

    11.14.18 at 9:18 am

    My mother in law use to make this….she had 5 hungry boys to feed!
    I mix the dry ingredients together with a pinch of salt…then add enough
    water, stirring to the right consistancey for gravy while cooking. Then I add
    the butter and vanilla at the end…..no lumps.

    Reply
  10. Paula Jones says

    09.29.12 at 3:23 pm

    Christina, I hope you like it. We usually have it every Saturday, but missed today so we'll be having it as well tomorrow! enjoy!

    Reply
  11. Christina Allred says

    09.29.12 at 2:57 pm

    I haven't had this stuff in years, and no one could remember my great grandma's exact recipe. I can't wait to give this a whirl in the morning! 🙂

    Reply
  12. Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm says

    09.28.12 at 8:24 am

    Oh my gosh! My brother-in-law (from Alabama) made this for everyone at our family reunion! It was to die for! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

    Reply
  13. Anonymous says

    06.15.12 at 8:03 pm

    I grew up with this. My grandmother made it for us and my mother makes it as well. It's delish!

    Reply
  14. Michelles Tasty Creations says

    06.04.12 at 9:38 am

    Paula, This looks delish! I never would have thought to make Chocolate Gravy but the other day I was browsing the blogs and found Chocolate biscuits so why not? Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday this week. I can’t wait to see what you link up next week. Have a great weekend.

    Michelle

    Reply
  15. Angie says

    05.31.12 at 8:38 am

    I found you at Michelle's Tasty Creations and thought I would leave you comment. My sister-in-law brags all the time about making chocolate gravy….I'm going to give your recipe a try and then rub it into my sister-in-law. “Ha, I made chocolate gravy!” I'm Angie, by the way, over at A'lil Country Sugar. http://www.alilcountrysugar.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Jaclyn says

      04.29.21 at 7:39 pm

      5 stars
      I had been searching for a good chocolate gravy recipe for a long time, thank you!!

      Reply

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