Chocolate Gravyrn

Name: Chocolate Gravy
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup granulated sugar; ¼ cup cocoa powder, (Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa); 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 3 tablespoons salted butter, (room temperature); 2 cups whole milk; 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

a close up shot of biscuits topped with Chocolate Gravy on a plate

This rich and creamy chocolate gravy is a popular Southern treat that is easy to make with a handful of simple ingredients resulting in pure comfort food.

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Chocolate Gravy Ingredients
Substitutions And Additions
How To Make This Chocolate Gravy Recipe
How To Serve
Storage
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Chocolate gravy is a classic Southern dish that will delight your taste buds and make you come back for more. Incredibly creamy and rich, it’s similar to chocolate pudding but with a heavier consistency that makes it ideal for pouring over other desserts like warm biscuits or pound cake.

a close up shot of biscuits topped with Chocolate Gravy on a plate stacked on top of each other

Chocolate Gravy Ingredients

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The rich, velvety texture of the gravy is perfectly balanced with the sweet, chocolaty taste. It’s like a warm, comforting embrace for your taste buds.

Whether you choose to serve it over biscuits, waffles, or just spoon it straight into your mouth, you won’t be disappointed with the savory sensation of chocolate gravy.

You’ll need:

1 cup of granulated sugar
¼ cup of cocoa powder (Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa)
3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons of salted butter, room temperature
2 cups of whole milk
1½ teaspoons of vanilla extract

PRO TIP:

Use good-quality baking cocoa powder for this sweet gravy recipe. This is a very simple recipe, so the better the quality cocoa powder, the better the flavor of your gravy.

Substitutions And Additions

COCOA POWDER: Do not use hot cocoa powder mix as a substitute in this recipe. It won’t give you the same yummy result.

MILK: 2% milk is a suitable substitute for whole milk in this sweet sauce recipe. I would not suggest skim or fat-free milk as that may alter the consistency of your final product.

BUTTER: If you only keep unsalted (sweet cream) butter in your home, you can just add ¼ teaspoon salt to the dry ingredients in this recipe.

How To Make This Chocolate Gravy Recipe

Let’s walk through the simple steps to preparing this unique Southern dish.

OUR RECIPE DEVELOPER SAYS

This gravy can be made ahead of time, stored in the fridge, and reheated on the stove over medium-low heat.

STEP ONE: In a small bowl, stir together the granulated sugar, cocoa powder, and all-purpose flour. Set aside.

sugar, cocoa, and flour stirred together

STEP TWO: In a medium saucepan on medium heat, melt the butter.

STEP THREE: Whisk the dry ingredients into the butter until all of the melted butter has been absorbed by the flour mixture.

STEP FOUR: While whisking constantly, slowly pour the milk into the chocolate mixture. Keep whisking until the mixture is smooth and no lumps remain.

STEP FIVE: Cook on medium-high heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until your gravy has thickened. Be sure to whisk constantly to prevent burning the chocolate gravy and to ensure that your chocolate gravy is nice and smooth. If your chocolate gravy is bubbling too heavily, you can reduce the heat to medium.

STEP SIX: Remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract. This chocolate gravy should be the consistency of traditional milk gravy.

PRO TIP:

You will want to serve the chocolate gravy over a hot butter biscuit while it is still warm.

whisk in the vanilla and remove from heat

How To Serve

Since it is not super sweet (like a fudge sauce), you could serve this creamy gravy for a special occasion breakfast treat or for dessert.

Serve over top warm buttermilk biscuits, fresh fruit, vanilla ice cream, or French toast.

For more chocolate treats, you can’t go wrong with a chocolate milkshake or chocolate fudge.

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Storage

You can keep the leftovers of this tasty chocolate treat in the fridge or freezer for later. Here’s how.

IN THE FRIDGE: Once cooled completely, you can store this chocolate gravy in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

IN THE FREEZER: Let the recipe cool completely, put it into an airtight container, and place it in the freezer; this should keep for about 4 months.

REHEATING: You can rewarm this delicious gravy in a saucepan, over medium heat, by adding a couple of splashes of additional milk to thin it out if it is too thick.

This comfort dish is a warm, luscious blend of melted butter, cocoa powder, and sugar stirred together until it forms a thick sauce. Not only does this decadent concoction taste like childhood memories, but chocolate gravy takes no time at all to make and is delicious served over homemade biscuits.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I freeze chocolate gravy?

This Southern recipe can be frozen once cooled and stored in the freezer for up to four months.

What can I serve this gravy with?

There are plenty of ways to enjoy this wonderful recipe. Serve it over top of homemade biscuits, ice cream, or any other sweet treat that you would enjoy with hot fudge or chocolate syrup.

Can I make this Southern chocolate gravy recipe ahead of time?

While the chocolate gravy is best made fresh, it can be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge. Warm it up on the stove when you are ready to enjoy it.

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Chocolate Gravy

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This rich and creamy chocolate gravy is a popular Southern treat that is easy to make with a handful of simple ingredients resulting in pure comfort food.

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 8

Total Time 10

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Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
¼ cup cocoa powder, Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons salted butter, room temperature
2 cups whole milk
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

In a small bowl, stir together the granulated sugar, cocoa powder, and all-purpose flour. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan on medium heat, melt the butter.
Whisk the dry ingredients into the butter until all of the melted butter has been absorbed by the flour mixture.
While whisking constantly, slowly pour the milk into the chocolate mixture. Keep whisking until the mixture is smooth and no lumps remain.
Cook on medium-high heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until your gravy has thickened. Be sure to whisk constantly to prevent burning the chocolate gravy and to ensure that your chocolate gravy is nice and smooth. If your chocolate gravy is bubbling too heavily, you can reduce the heat to medium.
Remove from the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract.

Notes

Use good-quality baking cocoa powder for this sweet gravy recipe. This is a very simple recipe, so the better the quality cocoa powder, the better the flavor of your gravy.
This gravy can be made ahead of time, stored in the fridge, and reheated on the stove over medium-low heat.
You will want to serve the chocolate gravy over a hot butter biscuit while it is still warm.

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