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Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy

A traditional strawberry shortcake recipe topped with a southern chocolate gravy makes a delicious spring or summer dessert.

Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy

Happy Monday and Happy Memorial Day. Memorial Day is a holiday that brings such a range of emotions with it. Remembering and honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. That’s big stuff.

Of course, showing our patriotism is one of the best ways to honor servicemen and women who have lost their lives at war. Strawberry Shortcake has always seemed like such a patriotic dessert to me. Throw a few blueberries on and you have your red, white, and blue.

Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy

Instead of blueberries, this strawberry shortcake is covered in chocolate gravy. Chocolate gravy may sound a little strange if you are not from the south, but it is basically a flour-thickened chocolate sauce that is typically served with biscuits. It’s made from butter, flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and milk.

This recipe combines the concept of biscuits and chocolate gravy with strawberry shortcake for a super delicious southern dessert.

It is a recipe from The New Southern Garden Cookbook: Enjoying the Best from Homegrown Gardens, Farmers’ Markets, Roadside Stands, and CSA Farm Boxes, a wonderful book that consists of every fruit and vegetable you can think of that is available in the south, arranged alphabetically.

I went straight to the strawberry section since we are nearing the end of strawberry season and I wanted to enjoy them a few more times before the first peaches start coming in.

Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy

Made with heavy cream, the biscuits are rich and heavenly. Between the biscuit top and bottom, a sweet and creamy filling of macerated strawberries and fresh whipped cream. A big spoonful or two of chocolate gravy on top adds more sweetness and the wonderful flavor of chocolate.

It’s a great way to celebrate Memorial Day, or any summer day.

Note: I’ve changed the recipe in the book some, adding a little almond extract and changing the gravy slightly. The original recipe also does not include whipped cream with the strawberries.

Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy

 

Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy

Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy

A traditional strawberry shortcake covered with a southern chocolate gravy.
PREP: 25 minutes
COOK: 25 minutes
TOTAL: 50 minutes
SERVINGS: 6

Ingredients

Shortcake Biscuits

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cake flour
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2 tablespoon-sized pieces and chilled
  • 1 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Berries

  • 4 cups hulled and sliced fresh strawberries
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Chocolate Gravy

  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter, cut into 4 pieces
  • pinch of salt

Whipped Cream

  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together both flours, 3 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  • Using a pastry blender or your hands, work the 6 tablespoons of chilled butter into the flour mixture until the pieces are no bigger than a small pea.
  • Stir in cream and almond extract just until a dough starts to form.
  • Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead very briefly. Pat dough into a rectangle that is approximately 3/4-inch thick.
  • Using a 3-inch biscuit cutter, cut 5 biscuits. Do not twist the biscuit cutter as you cut the biscuits. Just use a straight down and straight up motion.
  • Roll the scraps together to cut a 6th biscuit.
  • Place biscuits on the baking sheet and brush tops with cream. Sprinkle with the 1 tablespoon of sugar.
  • Bake until golden brown on top, about 25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
  • Toss the strawberries in a medium bowl with 2 tablespoons of sugar. Let sit 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  • To make gravy, place the cocoa powder, 1 cup sugar, and 3 tablespoons flour in a cast iron skillet or heavy-bottomed saucepan. Run a whisk through the mixture to remove any lumps.
  • Gradually add milk, whisking until smooth. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the consistency of thin pudding, about 8 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and add butter. Stir until butter melts.
  • To make whipped cream, use an electric mixer with a whisk attachment to beat the cream until it starts to thicken. Gradually add sugar and continue to beat until cream is thick and holds its shape well. Do not overbeat though. (The cream will thicken more easily if you chill the bowl and whisk attachment in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes before using them.)
  • To serve, split biscuits in half. Fill with strawberries and whipped cream and top with chocolate gravy.
Author: Christin Mahrlig
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Southern

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21 thoughts on “Strawberry Shortcake Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy”

  1. Amy @ Elephant Eats

    Chocolate gravy?! Um yes please!!! Sounds kind of like chocolate pudding hot off the stove (which is my preferred way to eat it).

  2. Jess @ On Sugar Mountain

    Chocolate gravy doesn’t sound strange to me at all; it sounds freaking fantastic! WHY DON’T ALL MY DESSERTS COME WITH CHOCOLATE GRAVY?! Sigh. These strawberry short cakes look to die for though; Hope you had a lovely Memorial Day Weekend! 😀

    1. Christin
      Christin Mahrlig

      All desserts should come with chocolate gravy 🙂
      We had a wonderful weekend. Hope you did too!

  3. The chocolate gravy sounds amazing! Love that you poured them over these strawberry shortcake biscuits – sounds delicious!

  4. Chocolate gravy??? OH HECK YEAH! What an awesome idea to smother strawberry shortcakes in chocolate gravy!

  5. I think it’s really great that you have added whipped cream and strawberries 🙂 they suit really well with biscuits and chocolate sauce..

  6. Jamie@Milk N Cookies

    We just got our first strawberries of the season from a nearby farm, and I couldn’t wait to whip up a batch of shortcakes. Adding chocolate sauce is a fantastic idea. Your recipe looks stunning. The biscuits rose wonderfully, and that chocolate sauce looks so decadent. Strawberries are always better with chocolate, right?

  7. Consuelo - Honey & Figs

    Ooohhhh what a wonderful dessert Christin dear! They look glorious and that chocolate gravy must take them over the top! I’d love to enjoy a a couple of these anytime haha ;–) I adore your picss here also!
    Have a great week! xx

  8. Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking

    You just took strawberry shortcake to a whole new level! The chocolate level! I love it!

  9. Jessica @ www.caretakerskitchen.com

    What a cute idea! Would probably be good with chocolate biscuits too.

  10. Here’s to the men and women that serve our country, and your dessert looks ah-mazing, Christin! Chocolate gravy is an incredible idea — I’m gonna have to try it! Perfect dessert for the holiday today. 🙂

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