A Sweet Use for your Gravy Boat

Chocolate gravies seem to be all the rage right now.  Making them from scratch ensures no high fructose corn syrup, funky chemicals, powders or dyes.  Here are two chocolate gravy recipes that I found on Pinterest.  They contain the same 5 ingredients but the amounts of each varies slightly.  My advice to you: use them as a guide.  Experiment and adjust the amounts of sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla to your liking.  Be sure to follow the recommended amounts of milk, butter and flour, along with the instructions below to ensure a rich, creamy gravy that will not separate.

Drizzled over ice cream, biscuits, tea cake, cookies and pancakes, these gravies will dress-up any dessert or breakfast item.  Yum :) 


Chocolate Gravy 1
Source: Varmint Bites

5 Tbsp unsalted butter
3 Tbsp flour
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
4 Tbsp sugar
1 cup milk
1-1/2 tsp vanilla

Melt butter in skillet.  Stir in flour, cocoa powder and sugar and continue to cook over low heat for 2-3 minutes.  Slowly add the milk a bit at a time, making sure to incorporate it fully.  Once all the milk has been added, cook for another 2 minutes, until thick.  Add vanilla off heat.

Chocolate Gravy 2

Source: Sprinkle Bakes

4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tbsp flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups whole milk
4 tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla

In a medium sauce pan whisk together the dry ingredients.  Pour in the milk and whisk vigorously to combine.  Heat over medium-high until the mixture bubbles.  Turn heat down to medium and stir until mixture has thickened to a gravy consistency.  Remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla.
Let cool slightly then transfer to a gravy boat.  Yield: about 2 cups.