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McGriddle Muffins bring all the flavors of your favorite fast food breakfast sandwich with a fraction of the cost! These easy muffins take just a few minutes to make and freeze wonderfully for a breakfast option your kids will love!

Two McGriddle muffins are stacked on a light blue plate and covered in syrup.

Have you ever been craving a McGriddle in the middle of the night? Or a busy morning when you don’t have time for a 20 minute wait in the drive-thru? Or maybe you love the sweet and savory combo of mouthwatering breakfast foods, but hate overpaying for fast food that you know for a fact you could make for yourself.

Packed with protein and good, wholesome ingredients, easy McGriddle Muffins are the perfect combination of a sweet and savory breakfast food! We all know and love the classic flavor combo of the pancakes, eggs, and sausage. Now, you can enjoy a version of that classic breakfast at home or on the go while avoiding the fast food frenzy!

Two half eaten McGriddle muffins are sitting on the bule plate and are soaked in a pool of syrup.

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This simple recipe will save you a lot of time and money! I love to use ready-to-make pancake mix because I don’t have to measure out the right proportions of flour, milk, sugar, and baking powder. Instead I can just mix up the batter and toss the rest in! This McGriddle muffins recipe also infuses sweet syrup right into the pancake batter, so you are sure to experience a fluffy and flavorful pancake muffin in every bite!

These ready to go breakfast bites are great options for busy families or an easy midnight snack! Sausage McGriddle Muffins are wonderful fresh from the oven or reheated from the freezer! They are easy to make in advance for road trips and great to have on hand for morning when you are running behind.

Four McGriddle muffins are stacked in a pyramid on a white plate.

What Do I Need to Make McGriddle Muffins?

The ingredients needed to make mcgriddle muffins: maple syrup, eggs, sausage, cheese and pancake mix.
  • 2 1/4 cups of any complete Pancake mix that just requires water
  • 1 1/3 cups of water
  • 1 lb breakfast sausage
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Step by Step Instructions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a muffin tin well. If you have a silicone muffin pan, they work really well for easily removing these muffins.

Step 2: In a skillet, brown the breakfast sausage. Drain the grease from the meat and set it aside. Leave just enough grease in the bottom of the pan to scramble the eggs.

Step 3: Cook the eggs over medium heat, breaking them up into less than bite-sized pieces as they cook. Set aside.

A mixture of browned sausage, broken up scrambled eggs, and shredded cheddar cheese is added to the pancake mix.

Step 4: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix the pancake mix, water, syrup, salt and pepper. Stir in the sausage, eggs, and cheese.

The mixture is stirred together with a whisk.

Step 5: Pour the mixture by scant 1/4 cups into your prepared muffin pan.

The muffin mixture is added to the greased muffin tin.

Step 6: Bake at 400 Degrees for about 16-18 minutes or until the tops have nicely domed and browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

The golden brown muffins have been taken out of the oven and are cooling in the tin.

Allow the muffins to cool at least 5-6 minutes before removing from the tin. Serve with extra syrup for dipping. 

Two McGriddle muffins are stacked on a blue plate and covered with syrup.

To freeze your McGriddle Muffins just wrap them individually with cling wrap once they have cooled and store them in a freezer bag. When you want to reheat them, unwrap and place your muffin in the microwave for 1 minute or until warmed through.

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McGriddle Muffins

McGriddle Muffins

Yield: 18
Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

McGriddle Muffins bring all the flavors of your favorite fast food breakfast sandwich with a fraction of the cost! These easy muffins take just a few minutes to make and freeze wonderfully for a breakfast option your kids will love!

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups of any complete Pancake mix that just requires water
  • 1 1/3 cups of water
  • 1 lb breakfast sausage
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 4 eggs, beaten.
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a muffin tin well. If you have a silicone muffin pan, they work really well for easily removing these muffins.
  2. In a skillet, brown the breakfast sausage. Drain the grease from the meat and set it aside. Leave just enough grease in the bottom of the pan to scramble the eggs.
  3. Cook the eggs over medium heat, breaking them up into less than bite-sized pieces as they cook. Set aside.
  4. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix the pancake mix, water, syrup, salt and pepper. Stir in the sausage, eggs, and cheese.
  5. Pour the mixture by scant 1/4 cups into your prepared muffin pan.
  6. Bake at 400 Degrees for about 16-18 minutes or until the tops have nicely domed and browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  7. Allow the muffins to cool at least 5-6 minutes before removing from the tin. Serve with extra syrup for dipping. 

Notes

To freeze: Wrap each muffin in cling wrap and then place in a freezer bag. 

To reheat: Unwrap the muffin and place it in the microwave on high for 1 minute or until warmed through. 

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 176Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 409mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 0gSugar: 7gProtein: 8g

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McGriddle Muffins bring all the flavors of your favorite fast food breakfast sandwich with a fraction of the cost! These easy muffins take just a few minutes to make and freeze wonderfully for a breakfast option your kids will love!

Debbie

Thursday 18th of July 2024

I used some leftover bacon I had from a previous breakfast, and pancake syrup and these turned out delicious! I undercooked the first batch a tony bit, but still amazing! Can’t wait to try with sausage, and maybe Canadian bacon and mozzarella!! Endless possibilities

Maggie

Tuesday 25th of June 2024

Wow ok these are SOOOO GOOD. We’ve been on a McGriddle kick and the wallet was feeling it. So glad I found this.

I used kodiak cakes mix for a protein boost and added a tbsp of oil for moisture because that mix is a bit dry. They’re perfect! A new staple for sure

Maria

Thursday 13th of June 2024

These are SO good! I’ll be making these again and again. 😊 Thank you! Side note - this may be the first time a recipe actually yielded exactly what the author stated it would.

Connie

Wednesday 29th of May 2024

These look delicious, can I use pancake syrup or does it have to be real maple syrup?

Debbie

Thursday 18th of July 2024

@Connie, I used pancake syrup in mine, and they turned out delicious!!

Amy D

Wednesday 29th of May 2024

Hi Connie! You can use either!

Trudy

Tuesday 21st of May 2024

Oh my gosh!! These are amazing! I'm so excited about these because we're cutting back on eating out and this McGriddle is my favorite one! I only had sausage links on hand, but I just cut them into small pieces after I browned them. Absolutely perfect! Thank you!!

Amy D

Wednesday 29th of May 2024

I'm so glad you enjoyed them Trudy! They are a family favorite here too.

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