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Southern Chocolate Gravy

Southern Chocolate Gravy Recipe

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 269
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour, cocoa, sugar, and salt and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
  2. Slowly pour in the milk while whisking, and keep whisking until the mixture is completely smooth.
  3. Bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat, whisking often, and cook until the gravy thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 2 to 3 minutes.
  4. Remove from the heat, stir in the vanilla, and serve warm over hot biscuits.

Notes

The gravy will continue to thicken as it cools, so pull it off the heat when it is just slightly looser than you want it on the plate. If it gets too thick before serving, whisk in a splash of warm milk.