Chocolate Gravy

Thicker than fudge sauce, but thinner than chocolate pudding, chocolate gravy is typically made with cocoa powder, sugar, flour, milk, and fat (usually butter). It is especially popular in the Southern United States, where the gravy is served with fresh biscuits on Sunday mornings. It is called gravy because any sauce thickened by a roux and made in a skillet was called a gravy, whether savory or sweet. Although chocolate gravy is usually served with biscuits, some cooks like to add savory bacon bits into the gravy after it has been properly prepared.