Chocolate Gravy, Southern Style

Gravy, gravy, gravy!

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Here in the South, Chocolate Gravy is served at breakfast over “cat-head” biscuits, as my dear Dad calls them.   My own daughters used to gag at the idea of gravy being sweet, until they grew up a little and learned just how delicious chocolage gravy poured over a warm biscuit and topped with a pat of butter can be.

It’s not something I make on a regular basis, but for a special breakfast treat.

Speaking of Dad, his specialty was always Tomato Gravy, a savory gravy made with bacon drippings and flour, with chopped fresh tomato pieces added.  Yum, yum!  I must make some soon.

My friend Jada shares her family’s secret recipe for Chocolate Gravy.

Chocolate Gravy

2 cups sugar

3 TBS cocoa

3 heaping TBS flour

add 3-4cups HOT water

Mix sugar, flour, and cocoa with whisk first, then add your water.  Mix well.  Cook on med heat until it boils.

Jada’s notes:  Add more water if it gets too thick.  Some like it thick, some don’t.  I let mine sit and cool about 5 min before serving so its not like lava–lol–ENJOY! I’ve just let y’all in on a BIG family recipe  :)

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8 Responses to Chocolate Gravy, Southern Style

  1. thank you for posting this…my grandmother used to make it all the time….and then i started telling people about it and they all thought i was crazy…now i have proof i’m at least not crazy on this…i loooove chocolate gravy… :)

  2. I am an Atlanta girl–most of my family was born and raised in Decatur and Conyers, Ga. So, definitely being from the South, I was surprised to have never heard of “chocolate gravy” until my husband–from Sand Mountain, Alabama–introduced me about 15 years ago. I still think it is weird, but I would never, never turn it down! I’m officially a convert. Thanks for the recipe–I might just surprise the husband sometime! He’d be shocked!

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  4. I have never heard of Chocolate Gravy. But since I’ve never met a gravy I didn’t like, I bet it’s DELICIOUS. You just put these on regular biscuits??? I’ll be trying this! And thanks for visiting my blog. I wish I had time to do nothing but check out other folks’ blogs. They are so interesting and you learn so many new things!!!!!!!!!!! Happy New Year!

    • That’s right, Robbin. You can put these on regular biscuits. Any kind will do, IMHO. :D Glad you stopped by today. I enjoyed your blog as well and bookmarked it for future reference. I’d love to spend all day blog-hopping, too. :)

  5. I don’t think you can be from the South and not know about Chocolate Gravy. I have not made it in years! I have a friend that loves it more than anything you can eat. I will have to make it for my two year old grandson. He loves anything chocolate. I hope you have a wonderful New Year.

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