CHOCOLATE GRAVY RECIPE ~ Unless you want to experience true love, do NOT make this recipe!
This morning I was making biscuits when my daughter announced that she wanted chocolate for breakfast. Hey, the gal is smart. Even at the tender age of three, she knows what she needs. As I mixed up my biscuit dough, I had one of those light bulb moments - chocolate gravy. Its one of those things that old people in the south expound about, recalling with wistful smiles normally reserved for Christmas morning. Still, having been a southerner all of my life, I had never actually tried it. I admit, it did sound a bit odd to me and always has.
Today, with biscuits going in the oven and Katy requesting chocolate, fate pointed me in the direction of the recipe and with all ingredients on hand, I had to give it a shot. :)
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 and so waking up in the morning to find fresh biscuits and a boat of chocolate gravy was a wondrous treat. It was poured over the buttered biscuits, then the tender bread soaks it up and as I found out today - you are then on your way to heaven no matter what the day has in store for you.
Here is the 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.
Chocolate Gravy
(pour over biscuits - the scone like bread, not a cookie)
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 T flour
- 1 T unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
Combine everything except butter in a heavy saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. Once boiling, cut the heat down and stir for a minute more (it will get pretty thick rather suddenly). Take off eye and stir in butter. Pour over biscuits. I tear my biscuit up in a bowl first and then pour it over.
You can die happy now. :)
Comments
OMG...another soul that knows about chocolate and biscuits!!! I was raised on it, and I raised my boys on it. They still like for me to make it and they are only 27 and 32. Grandson likes it, too. When I tell people about chocolate gravy their first reaction is "eewwww" which I totally don't get if one is a chocolate lover at all. I finally ask them if they like chocolate pie...and...
Speaking of, if you want an easy way to make chocolate gravy and biscuits, just make chocolate pudding/pie filling from the box *gasps* (lol) and take it off the stove before it gets too thick. This way, you can make your sugar-free variety, too!
~quirks an eyebrow at mention of "sugar free"~
hmmmmmmmm
I have house guests coming this weekend........~grins~