A healthy biscuits and gravy recipe—comfort food with 90% less fat than traditional biscuits and gravy.
Start with healthy sausage gravy made with turkey sausage in a homemade white gravy, seasoned as you like. Serve over low-fat biscuits made with yogurt.
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Featured Comment by Karen:
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"This is an awesome recipe! My overweight husband loves biscuits and gravy, and when I make this for him, he doesn't even realize that it's a low-fat, lower-calorie recipe."
📝 TL;DR — Recipe Summary
- What: Healthy biscuits and gravy with homemade low-fat biscuits and creamy turkey sausage gravy.
- Why: Classic comfort food with 90% less fat, ready in about 30 minutes.
- How: Make the biscuits with non-fat yogurt. Then make the healthy sausage gravy with turkey breakfast sausage, skim milk, and a simple flour slurry.
📋 Nutrition Snapshot
Traditional biscuits and gravy usually run 600–900+ calories and about 30 grams of fat per serving. This lighter version comes in at about 216 calories, 3 grams of fat, and 477 mg of sodium—over 60% fewer calories and 90% less fat than the traditional version.
🥣 Ingredients
Low-Fat Biscuits
- All-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
- Non-fat yogurt – adds moisture. Regular non-fat yogurt works best; if using thicker Greek yogurt, add a splash of milk as needed.
Healthy Sausage Gravy
- Turkey breakfast sausage – provides classic sausage flavor while keeping the gravy low in fat.
- Skim milk – makes the creamy gravy base without added fat.
- Seasoning salt and black pepper – season to taste.
✅ Pro Tip: You can use self-rising flour in place of the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Just skip those extra ingredients.
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👨🍳 Quick Overview: Healthy Biscuits and Gravy
Make low-fat biscuits
Stir together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda; fold in non-fat yogurt until just combined.
Form drop biscuits on a baking pan. Bake at 425°F until golden brown – about 12 minutes.
Make healthy sausage gravy
Brown turkey breakfast sausage in a non-stick or cast-iron skillet.
Whisk flour with skim milk. Slowly add the slurry to the sausage over medium heat, stirring continuously until thickened.
Add seasoning salt and pepper. Simmer another 5–10 minutes.
Split biscuits and ladle the gravy over the top.
👇 Scroll down for the printable recipe card and complete step-by-step photo instructions, or keep reading for tips and discussion.
🖊️ Low-Fat Biscuits
These fluffy, low-fat biscuits use non-fat yogurt instead of added fat, contributing less than 1 gram of fat to the final dish. Regular non-fat yogurt works best; Greek yogurt may need a splash of milk. See my Low-Fat Biscuits Recipe for more tips and options.
🖊️ Healthy Sausage Gravy
The secret to this healthy sausage gravy is turkey breakfast sausage and a simple skim milk-and-flour slurry instead of a butter-and-flour roux. The slurry makes a creamy low-fat sausage gravy without added fat. See How To Make Gravy at Home for more about this method.
Turkey breakfast sausage usually browns without added oil, although fat content varies by brand. Use seasoned breakfast sausage rather than plain ground turkey—the sausage seasoning provides much of the classic gravy flavor.
This healthier sausage gravy is slightly less rich than a traditional roux-based gravy but still creamy and delicious.
📚 More Low-Fat Recipes
Some of my other favorite low-fat recipes include Healthier Carrot Cake, Healthy Chicken Enchilada Casserole, Healthy Blueberry Scones, and Healthy White Chicken Chili.
❄️ Storage of Leftovers
- Refrigerate: Store the gravy in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Keep the biscuits separately at room temperature in an airtight container or bag.
- Freeze: Freeze the biscuits and gravy separately in airtight containers for up to 3 months.
- Reheat: Gently reheat the gravy on the stovetop or in the microwave, adding a little skim milk if needed to thin it.
❓FAQs
With this low-fat recipe, a serving of two biscuit halves with ⅓ cup of gravy has about 216 calories, 3 grams of fat, and 477 mg of sodium—more than 60% fewer calories and 90% less fat than a traditional version.
Yes. Non-fat Greek yogurt works, but it is thicker and may need a splash of milk to loosen the dough.
📖The Recipe Card
Healthy Biscuits and Gravy (Low-Fat Sausage Gravy)
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder - (aluminum-free preferred)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1¼ cups non-fat yogurt
- ½ pound turkey breakfast sausage
- 2 cups skim (non-fat) milk
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon seasoning salt - I used Lawry's
- ½ teaspoon pepper - or to taste
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° convection or 425° conventional.
- In a bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, 1 tablespoon of baking powder, ½ teaspoon of baking soda, and ½ teaspoon of salt. Mix well. Fold in 1¼ cups non-fat yogurt until the dry ingredients are just incorporated.
- Make eight drop biscuits on a PAM-sprayed baking pan.
- Bake until golden brown—about 12 minutes.
- While the biscuits are baking, brown ½ pound of turkey breakfast sausage in a non-stick skillet.
- Whisk together ¼ cup flour and 2 cups skim milk. Slowly add the milk-flour slurry to the sausage over medium heat, stirring continuously.
- When the gravy starts to thicken, add 1 teaspoon of seasoning salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper, or to taste. Simmer another 5–10 minutes.
- Split the biscuits and ladle the gravy over the top.
Recipe Notes
Pro Tips
- Use skim (non-fat) milk and yogurt, and the leanest turkey breakfast sausage possible.
Your Own Private Notes
To adjust the recipe size:
You can adjust the number of servings above; however, only the amount in the ingredient list is adjusted, not the instructions.
Nutrition Estimate (may vary)
Originally Published March 1, 2014. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and organization.
Karen says
I just made this recipe for the first time and really enjoyed it. The only alteration I made was making a sausage mix from ground chicken because I can’t do turkey. But aside from that swap I made the recipe as is and it definitely fulfilled the craving at a much lower calorie and fat point. Thanks for sharing!
Deana says
One of the dishes I miss from before my gallbladder was removed.
Would this be safe for me to eat?
Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan says
Hi Deane,
Welcome to the blog.
I do not give medical advice on this blog or in life anymore: I'm retired, I'm a pediatrician, and I have not seen a gallbladder patient for at least 30 years. Plus, any online advice would be incomplete without a medical history or exam.
Since it is extremely low in fat, I suspect it would be good, but please check with your doctor or a registered dietitian.
DrDan
Debbie says
I grew up on biscuits and gravy and these turned out as good as I remembered, but without all the butter. Thanks for this recipe!
Made biscuits with wheat cake flour, Greek yogurt and added some milk. Not a full two cups flour because I read that when substituting wheat for white to add less. Used low-fat instead of nonfat for both because that is all I had.
Gravy was a little thick so I added more milk.
It’s just my husband and I at home so I’m looking forward to more cooking for 2!
JadaCass says
Made this meal for the first time today. We needed a change from the everyday breakfast. Loved the gravy trick with the shaker! Will definitely make this more often. The gravy sausage mix is so good, we imagined making it with rice or noodles.
Lana says
We have a bit of a dilemma at our house. We are sort if the reverse of the "Jack Sprat and his wife" type family. In the 2 years I have taken off 110 pounds, my husband has also lost and he doesn't need to! His doctor attributed it to healthier diet, but cautioned him not to lose any more. I still need to lose about 30, and that will take me to about where he started! So, I can eat no fat, and he can eat no lean! LOL! I made this recipe and made his using pork sausage and whole milk, and mine as written. His comment was that it was some of the best biscuits and gravy he has ever eaten! I fried up and crumbled both the turkey sausage and pork sausage, and froze it to use for later. This has become a pretty regular favorite. Tonight I'm going to make the General Tsao's and put his on angel hair (sort of like Lo Mein) while mine is on steamed broccoli slaw. Thank you so much! I have every faith that the meal tonight will be just as excellent! I will rate it, too.
Stella says
I discovered you while looking for calorie content in biscuits and gravy and saw this wonderful recipe. I have recently been diagnosed with CHF. Do you have any low sodium recipes to share?
Thank you
Stella
DrDan says
Hi Stelia,
Welcome to the blog.
Glad you enjoyed this recipe.
I don't specifically cook low-sodium. But since the recipes are cooked at home, you can adjust the added salt. Usually, recipes are fine with about half the added salt. But many foods contain a fair amount of salt already like dairy products.
A few hint in addition to the cutting the salt in half in recipes: If using pre-cooked beans, use low sodium and rinse. Better yet, learn to use dry beans. There are sodium free broths if you can find them. Of course, use other low sodium products.
Hope that helps.
Dan
Hannah says
Can’t wait to try this!! I was looking for a healthier busicuits and gravy and I ironically have all the ingredients already in my fridge!
DrDan says
Hi Hannah,
Welcome to the blog.
This is an interesting recipe that I really like. Comfort food without the guilt.
Thanks for the note and Happy New Years.
Dan