Chocolate Gravy is SO easy to make and all you need are FIVE simple ingredients! It is absolutely delicious and a true Southern staple that pairs perfectly with hot biscuits. Chocolate for breakfast? ABSOLUTELY!
We all know gravy is the greatest food in the world. And, so is chocolate. But, what happens when you combine the two? You get the most amazing gravy / food in the world! Chocolate gravy? “Shane, are you serious?” Oh, yes!
This is without a doubt one of my favorite recipes and sure to be yours. Serve this gravy over biscuits and you instantly up your breakfast game. This is something everyone from toddlers to grandparents will love.
Let me just say: Chocolate Gravy and Biscuits. Let’s do it!
Is chocolate gravy a southern thing?
Yes.
I grew up in Mississippi and Saturday mornings were my favorite time of the week. Because it was CHOCOLATE GRAVY day! We’d all gather around the table with a huge plate of homemade buttermilk biscuits and this amazing chocolate sauce. Oh, man! What a time!
Now, many years later, I’m able to relive that memory. But, in a much healthier way. The version my mama and granny made used whole milk, butter, and sugar. So, not healthy at all.
However, with just a few modifications, I was able to recreate that delicious cocoa gravy without all the hazardous ingredients. And, I, along with my five children, couldn’t be happier.
How To Make Chocolate Gravy
Add the cocoa and whole wheat flour to a small nonstick saucepan. I LOVE my Green Pans! Whisk the flour and cocoa together and set aside. You can use also organic unbleached flour or whole wheat pastry flour. They work just as well.
In a small bowl add the almond milk and vanilla and stir. Pour the milk mixture into the saucepan with the dry ingredients and whisk or stir until the cocoa lumps are dissolved.
Place the saucepan on the stove, cook over medium heat, and continually stir the mixture until it starts to thicken and develops that gravy consistency. Finally, stir in the maple syrup, remove the chocolate gravy from the stove, and enjoy.
The most obvious way to enjoy this easy chocolate gravy recipe is over my Best Vegan Biscuits. But, it’s also great as a dessert. You can serve it over fruit or your favorite vegan ice cream. Just sayin’…
More Delicious Vegan Breakfast Recipes
- Best Vegan Biscuits
- Vegan Zucchini Bread
- Easy Vegan Brown Gravy
- Vegan Blueberry Banana Pancakes
- Tofu Breakfast Scramble
- Spicy Vegan Breakfast Sausage
You are going to love this Vegan Chocolate Gravy recipe! It’s…
- Rich
- Thick
- Creamy
- Healthy
- Perfectly sweet
- Satisfying
- Comforting
- & Delicious
Let me know when you make a recipe. Please leave a comment below with a star rating. And, be sure to share a picture on Instagram with the hashtag #shaneandsimple. I want to see your work!
Vegan Chocolate Gravy
- Total Time15 minutes
- Yield8 servings 1x
- DietVegan
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. whole wheat flour
- 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon of maple syrup
Instructions
- Mix the flour and cocoa powder in a small saucepan and set aside.
- Stir together the milk and vanilla in a small mixing bowl and pour into the dry ingredients. Stir or whisk until the cocoa lumps are dissolved.
- Place the saucepan on the stove and cook over medium heat. Stir continuously until the chocolate sauce begins to thicken. When the mixture has reached a gravy-like consistency, stir in the maple syrup, remove from the heat and serve.
Notes
I would not recommend using things like almond meal or coconut flour.
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 42
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 24.8 mg
- Fat: 0.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 0.7 g
- Protein: 0.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Prep Time: 5 mins.
- Cook Time: 10 mins.
- Category: Sauces
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: Vegan
When I saw this recipe for Chocolate Gravy with Biscuits, my heart leapt with joy!!! My material grandmother made this for my brothers and me. Delicious!!! But, of course, that was in the early 1950s and no one in the family ever wrote down the recipe and saved it. But YOU DID!!! You have gone even further by making this recipe healthier by far. Thank you! I appreciate you! Bless you!
This brings memories of my childhood.
Mine too ❤️
Perfekt für das Dessert, Birne Helene nur in vegan, großartig!
Kennst du das Dessert, Birne Helene?
Grüße sendet,
Gabriel
I grew up in Atlanta and never heard of chocolate gravy! This is a first for me. Sounds easy so I have to try it.
Oh, it’s a must:)
Can this be used with a vegan vanilla cake or over ice cream as a “sauce”?
I think that would be splendid.
Would soy milk work in this?
Absolutely!
Made this with the vegan biscuits for my husband. While the biscuits are not like “what mama use to make” these were good and the chocolate gravy was awesome! My husband was excited and pleased with the results. He even had a biscuit and the vegan sausage party which are also good. When making the gravy if you will slowly stir the almond milk and flavoring in a little at a time until it is all used you won’t be fighting lumps in the gravy.
Hey, Jo! Thanks for the rating and the response. So, glad you all liked it. I’ve learned there are very few things in life that are liked “mama used to make.” LOL! Or, grandma’s:) Thanks for sharing the tips on the gravy. Lumpy gravy is no Bueno.
It’s great!
Does it have to be whole wheat pastry flour? If I buy a bag of it, it will most likely be wasted. Other options?
No, not at all, Janne! You could use whole wheat flour, unbleached flour, etc. It’s completely up to you. I would not recommend using things like almond meal or coconut flour. Hope this helps.
Really, really good. Thank you!!
Thank you, Shawna!!! I really appreciate. Blessings.
Will this work with oat flour instead?
I have never tried it, but see no reason why it wouldn’t. My only thought as to why it wouldn’t would be because the gluten acts as a binding agent. BUT, I would try it with oat flour. Worst case scenario is you have an amazing chocolate sauce:)
LIfe changing!
I can’t wait to try this over a Yonana sundae!
Awesome, Cyd!!! I hope you enjoy it and would be perfect for that:)