Within a month of my husband and I dating, he had the courage to take me to meet his granny. She lived in St. Joe, Arkansas a town of less than 100 people. I was definitely not a country girl and this was a little bit of a shocker for me! She lived on hundreds of acres with gorgeous trees and creeks everywhere and being that it was fall, it was breathtakingly beautiful!
If I was not already shocked by the lack of modernization in this small town, the food was even more shocking. I remember her sitting me down and telling me how she just had a hog butchered and it was fresh bacon. I have never thought of bacon in the same way again. Don’t get me wrong, I love meat, but I do not like to think too much of where it came from!!
It was an adventure, and I really did love every minute of it. His granny was one of the most amazing women I have ever met, and I am blessed that I was able to spend time with her even if it was short compared to the time he had with her. His granny passed away last year and lived to be nearly 100 years old. She was on the go every day of her life and exactly how I hope to be.
In saying all of this, the recipes that have come from her are truly down home country cooking. One of my husband’s favorites is Chocolate Gravy. I have to admit when he told me about Chocolate Gravy, I looked at him like he was crazy. I still have hard time eating it, but he is bound and determined that our son will love it just as much as he does.
This is the exact recipe as she made it.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 Cups of Milk
- 1/3 Cup of Sugar
- 1/4 Cup of Flour
- 1 Tbsp Chocolate Baking Powder
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
Directions:
In a small sauce pan warm the milk on the stove. This will need to be warm but not boiling.
In a small bowl, mix all the dry ingredients. Once the milk has warmed, pour 1/4 cup of milk into the dry ingredients and whisk together. Then, whisk the dry ingredients into the milk in the sauce pan and add vanilla, continue to stir until thickened.
Serve this over homemade biscuits with a tall glass of milk. Sure to be a recipe kids will enjoy. This last picture is my husband when he was little eating his granny’s chocolate gravy.
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Love the family history that goes into this recipe! However, I’m not sure I”m brave enough to try this recipe, lol.
When I saw the name of the recipe I had to come over to your blog and see what in the world “chocolate gravy” is though. Hope your son likes it so he can continue the family tradition. 
You’d be surprised it’s actually pretty good. I went to college in a very small town and nearly everyone there knew about chocolate gravy and it was one of their favorites. I am not a huge fan of chocolate so I can’t eat it regularly, but my hubby can!
Might have to make this one just for me! =) Thanks for sharing.
Sounds yum!
a couple hours after reading your recipe this morning, I received a recipe through my allrecipes email for the same thing! interesting….may have to try this one!
I have actually had this ready to post today for several days now and received that email from allrecipes.com this morning too. I thought that was pretty funny!
Kristy-
Such a lovely story about you husband’s granny! This recipe is so unique! Thanks so much for submitting your creation to the My Baking Addiction and goodLife {eats} Holiday Recipe Exchange! Good luck and remember voting starts on November 21st!
-Jamie
Chocolate gravy has been in my family for many generations. I can not imagine life without it. I grew up eating it & now my children LOVE it & we have it at least once a week! Ironically ours came from my family in the hills of Arkansas as well!!
Can you post the recipe for the biscuits? They look delicious!
My husband actually just made the Bisquick Biscuits when I made the gravy.
Is the baking chocolate powder cocoa?
Baking Cocoa is different than powdered cocoa; it’s specifically designed for baking. However, we have used both for this recipe and either one ends the same result.
I have to agree with Becki, Chocolate Gravy has been a staple at our breakfast table for as long as I could talk. My big mama (granny) taught my mom to make it and us kids loved it. I grew up eating choclate gravy while the adults ate SOS I couldn’t stand to eat SOS. Mom always made additional chocolate gravy for the kids. My family thought I was nuts the first time I made it as a part of our breadfast. Now my kids love it as much as I do.
Yes, I didn’t know what it was until I met my hubby. I still have a hard time eating it, sort of rich for me; however, he loves it and so does my son!! It’s definitely a great recipe to share and pass down.
G’morning,
I just found your website, due to a segment that you had w/ MoneySaving Queen on News6 this morning. While taking a look through your site I came across this, and had to laugh. We had very similar expirences meeting Granny. The chocolate gravy recipe has been handed down through the women in my husband’s family as long as any one can remember… The moment that I knew I’d been accepted as a member of the family was when Granny not only allowed me to learn how to make it, but to help with it! Chocolate Gravy is more than just a meal, it’s a family tradition.
Thanks for stopping by! I completely agree too! In my husband’s family it is tradition!