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This old fashioned homemade sausage gravy recipe is flavorful and foolproof. Homemade sausage gravy is a rich, comforting classic made by browning savory breakfast sausage, then stirring it into a creamy milk gravy. Thick, hearty, and full of flavor, it’s perfect spooned over warm biscuits for a timeless, satisfying breakfast. This is my family’s favorite breakfast and they request it often.

If you’ve ever watched someone born in the early 1900’s cook, you’ll notice that they do not measure their ingredients. The same goes for professional chefs. They cook by instinct and approximations. Making sausage gravy is very much the same. Instead of measuring out the amount of flour, I use handfuls. It doesn’t matter how big your handfuls of flour are, you can easily adapt the amount of milk to create the desired gravy consistency. And your family can salt and pepper to suit their individual taste buds.

Why You’ll Love This Homemade Sausage Gravy

Why should you make homemade sausage gravy? Making your own sausage gravy is worth your time because it delivers richer flavor, better texture, and complete control over the ingredients. Homemade gravy lets you adjust the seasoning, thickness, and spice level to your taste, while avoiding preservatives and excess sodium found in packaged mixes. It’s also quick and affordable to make, using simple pantry staples, and the fresh, savory taste is noticeably more comforting and satisfying than store-bought versions.

Easy to make: Follow these simple directions and you will never go back to bacon gravy or store bought gravy again.
Budget friendly: Only need one package of your favorite breakfast sausage, flour and milk.
Adaptable: Can easily stretch the number of servings by increasing amount of flour. Adjust the taste by using your preferred breakfast sausage. Try using original, spicy, or maple sausage. Choose your favorite brand (Jimmy Dean, Johnsonville, Bob Evans, Smithfield, Odom’s Tennessee Pride or Purnell’s).
Makes a hearty breakfast: After eating your homemade sausage gravy over biscuits you will find yourself full and satisfied. It’s a breakfast that sticks with you throughout the morning. That’s probably why it was so popular with our ancestors.
Kid friendly: The taste of sausage gravy is dependent on the flavor of sausage you choose. The same goes for seasoning. Use salt and pepper at the table so every member of your family can adjust the seasonings to match their preferred tastes.

Ingredients

Breakfast sausage
All-purpose flour
Milk (I use 2% to reduce calories.)
Salt & pepper to taste

Notes For Making Homemade Sausage Gravy

What I love about this recipe is that you don’t have to be exact. In fact, you’ll find that I don’t use specific measurements. That allows you to personalize the gravy to meet your family’s taste buds and textures.

The key to flavorful gravy is to brown your sausage and flour. Once the sausage is browned, flour is added to coat the crumbled sausage. Take the time to brown the flour. Browning the flour enhances the sausage flavor. If you don’t, you will get a gravy that tastes like flour.

The amount of milk needed is directly connected with the amount of flour used. If I’m using 3 handfuls of flour, I usually use about 2-3 cups of milk to produce creamy gravy. However, if you like your gravy lumpy and thick, then use less milk. Begin by adding 1-2 cups of milk. When the milk is first added to the sausage, the gravy will look watery. But after about 3-4 minutes it will suddenly thicken. When that happens you will need to add more milk (about a cup at a time), until you get the consistency you desire. And be sure to stir constantly to avoid burning your gravy.

Serve your homemade sausage gravy over your favorite biscuit, store bought or homemade. It’s wonderful over my Cheddar Cheese Biscuits.