Homemade McDonald’s Sausage and Egg McMuffin recipe with sausage patties made from scratch! You will be amazed how similar this tastes to the real thing – but so much better because it tastes like REAL FOOD!!!
This is a great grab-and-go make-ahead breakfast. Plus, sharing a cheeky way to cook round eggs even if you don’t have egg rings! 😉
Copycat Sausage and Egg McMuffin recipe!
I have a secret list of Dirty Foods I Love.
KFC Popcorn chicken is on it. Pizza Hut is on it (double pepperoni thin and crispy with anchovies!). Crispy Kreme classic glazed doughnuts.
And yes, McDonald’s is on the list too. It doesn’t happen often, maybe 3 times a year. And when it does, I do the Drive-Through-of-Shame. I would never risk being seen inside McDonald’s!!!
I really wish I was the kind of person who never craved junk food. I’m sure if I really put my mind to it, I could live a whole-food life. But it would be an EFFORT!!!
So my compromise? Takeout copycats. Junk food made at home, a whole lot healthier.
Say HI to my McDonald’s Sausage and Egg McMuffins copycat!
Sausage Patties
This copycat is all about the copycat McDonald’s sausage patties. Tasty, juicy, well seasoned breakfast patties that we love!
You will be astonished how similar it tastes to the real thing. There’s not even that many spices in the seasoning – but the secret spice is sage. This is what gives these breakfast patties that extra little flavour edge that really makes it taste like the Maccers!
How to make Sausage and Egg McMuffins in your PJ’s
It’s terrifically easy – so you can manage this half asleep or even if you’re feeling sketchy after a few too many wines the night before (let’s all just admit that Maccers is excellent hangover food).
Though if the thought of handling raw meat first thin in the morning is too much for you, just make the patties the ahead – they will keep for days in the fridge and months in the freezer!
I do like to melt the cheese ON the pattie. This is not how Maccers does it….. but who can resist molten cheese draped over a breakfast sausage pattie? Not I!
Also, my sausage patties are thicker. Because this is the beauty of homemade – we can make things just the way we want!
Don’t have egg rings?
Don’t worry! Either just pan fry eggs and push the edges in as they cook, or cut both sides out of a tuna can then use that as an egg ring! This was a genius idea from a reader, the lovely Dorothy from Tennessee.
Great make ahead breakfast – on the go!
Sausage and Egg McMuffins are a terrific make ahead breakfast. They will last for 4 days in the fridge the just need a quick microwave to reheat.
If you want to freeze them – instead of of cooking eggs sunny side up, either scramble them or make a folded omelette (of sorts). Egg whites tend to go a bit rubbery when frozen (in my opinion), but if mixed up with the yolks then cooked, they freeze fine.
And in true McDonald’s form, these Sausage and Egg McMuffins are fab for food on the go. Wrap it up, shove it in a paper bag, grab a cup of coffee and scoff these down with one hand while driving.
Because if I do the actual McDonald’s drive through, that is exactly how I eat it. 😉
All jokes aside though, no matter what your position on McDonald’s is – and I’ve been very honest with mine (i.e. Love / Hate) – these are really tasty. Really, really scrumptious.
They’re also a terrific breakfast for large groups because it’s easy to make big batches, especially if you cook on the BBQ so you can cook loads of sausage patties at the same time.
And instead of individual eggs, just make a giant batch of scrambled eggs.
Happy weekend everyone!! – Nagi x
More Grab-and-Run Breakfasts!
Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies – it’s like a bowl of porridge, in cookie form!
And more eggs for breakfast
Frittata – the classic done right!
Shakshouka – baked eggs made exotic
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Homemade Sausage and Egg McMuffin
Ingredients
Sausage Patties
- 1 lb / 500g ground pork (juicier) OR beef (mince) (Note 1)
- 1/2 tsp dried ground sage
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp onion powder (or garlic powder)
- 3/4 tsp black pepper
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp sugar (any)
Muffins
- 2 tbsp oil
- 4 eggs
- 4 English muffins , cut in half
- 4 slices cheese (Note 3)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 130C/275F.
- Place muffins on a baking tray, cut side up, and top with cheese. (Alternative – melt cheese on sausage patties, see video)
Sausage Patties
- Mix Sausage Patty ingredients in a bowl – use your hands to mix it real good!
- Shape into 4 patties (thick ones, or 5 Maccers size patties). Make them slightly larger than the muffins because they will shrink when cooking.
- Heat oil in a large non stick skillet over high heat. Add patties (in batches if needed). Cook the first side for 2 – 3 minutes or until browned. Flip then cook the other side until browned. (Optional: After flipping, top with cheese, cover with lid to melt).
Egg
- Meanwhile, heat another pan over medium high heat with 1 tbsp oil. Spray egg rings with oil and place in the skillet. (Note 4 for other cook methods).
- Crack egg into the rings. Add around 2 tbsp water into the skillet then cover with a lid. Cook for 1 – 2 minutes or until egg is cooked to your liking (I like runny yolks).
Assemble
- Remove warm muffins from the oven. Top with sausage, then egg, the lid of muffin.
- Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes:
– tuna can: take both ends off, wash (well!) and use as the ring. GENIUS idea from Dorothy in Tennessee, a RecipeTin Eats regular reader!
– in a well sprayed muffin tin(baked); or
– in onion rings (just cut a 1/3″ slice and use the outer ring). Otherwise, just crack the eggs into the skillet then as it starts to cook, fold the edges in to make a (albeit rough!) round shape. OR just scramble them, or make a large omelette and cut to fit onto each. 3. Cheese – I used processed cheese to mimic McDonald’s. 4. MAKE AHEAD:
- Refrigerate up to 4 days, reheat on low in the microwave for a couple of minutes, or cover with foil and reheat in oven.
- Freezer – scramble eggs or make omelette and cut up into 4. Do not freeze sunny side up eggs – I find the whites can go rubbery.
Nutrition Information:
Originally published May 2016, updated with brand new video, fresh new photos and a new Life of Dozer!
Life of Dozer
Just having a sniff……
instead of rings for the eggs
i use small plastic bowl same
size as the patties at
Mc Donalds
scramble the eggs then stick
in the micowave,,, comes out
perfect
Great tip Ernie!!
I am a massive (but secret) fan of the McDonalds Double Bacon & Egg McMuffin so when I saw your recipe I was really interested to try it out. Well it certainly doesn’t disappoint! The patties ar really simple to make and they freeze beautifully. But I confess that I do slip in two (or three) rashers of crispy streaky bacon because I didn’t think it had quite enough calories! Heaven! Thank you SO much.
YES!!! Everything’s better with bacon!
Hi Naggi
A little tip for your viewers, especailly when making for the freezer. i break an egg into an oil sprayed ramakin, stir, salt pepper and 1 tsp water. Microwave 25 sec and then 5 sec increments until soft set. Perfect egg disks, no mess freeze well.
Thanks again for all your hard work.
Hi Stephen, great tip but I find egg whites don’t freeze well, they tend to go very rubbery. You’re best to scrabble the egg and freeze – N x
Hi Nagi
i do mix the egg so the whites are blended with the yolk. Bit like an omelette. No rubber, promise.
x
we don’t have egg rings so instead we use the ring from a mason jar. Works pretty well, just have to spread some butter or oil on it to make it nonstick.
Can’t wait to make my next batch.
Sorry if this is a redundant comment
Great idea Sam!
What brand of muffins did you use? There’s so many different types in the store. I want one that matches the McDonalds.
I hear the Warburton muffins are pretty much a exact match for mcdonald’s
I married a Swedish husband & live in Scandinavia. Haven’t found any English muffins here so can you do one of your easy recipes for muffins so I can try this breakfast recipe please???
Hi Ferzanna! Feel free to pop it on my recipe request page!
Be happy to if I could find it….
Made these for the first time, they are great. What would nutritional info be, if no muffin is used? I’m LCHF, so dropped the muffin and added a bacon slice.
hi, Nagi. I am a follower of your wonderful site. I made these a couple of times. well, they taste super great but was a bit dry. do you have any suggestion/s how would I correct this? thanks and more power to you (and Dozer, too)
Hi Jamie, this will drop the calories down to about 370 per serving – N x
Is discovered this recipe on Friday and made it for breakfast Saturday and Sunday! Soooo goood thanks nagi
Wahoo! That’s great Ana!
If I want to use 2 patties today for this, should I freeze the other two uncooked or cooked?
Hi Linda, you could definitely freeze any leftovers!
So good! Much tastier than McDonald’s. Your recipes never disappoint.
I’m so glad you loved it Hayley!!
Hi there, I haven’t tried these yet but they do look fabulously easy!!! Question: can I freeze them- muffin, cheese, pattie and egg assembled once cooked?
Hello Nagi. I have a little backstory to tell. I had a bad experience my last trip to McD’s for breakfast. Therefore, I won’t be going back.
That said, I figured I could make Sausage McMuffins with Egg as good or better than them anyways. So I fired up the search engine and found your recipe. Worked like a charm. Thank you so much.
Wahoo! You’re totally converted! 🙌
These are pretty darn good. I have tried with pork and beef, and I definitely prefer the beef. It might be better with a leaner pork. One for me, 4 for the freezer.
I’m so glad you liked them Claire!
Hi Nagi. Made the patties tonight (for freezing). I was shocked how much they taste like McD’s. I guess it’s the sage. I made 6 small patties; freezing 4 for later and hubby and I having 2 tomorrow. I baked the patties vs fry. Thx for the great recipe. PS…marinating chicken breasts from your email today for dinner tomorrow.
I’m so happy you love them Cathy, I hope you enjoy the chicken as well – N x
Thanks for another great recipe Nagi! I have everything listed on hand so will be surprising hubby at breakfast tomorrow with his favourite ( but very limited due to docs orders) greasy drive thru grub, because your version is so much healthier.
PS. So glad your uber bill was only $50, I was expecting to hear the worst on that one.
Cheers!
Oh I’d love to know what you think once you try them!
OMG! The sausage was sooo good! Tasted like Mickey D’s! 😉 This will definitely be my recipe for homemade sausage from now on! Thank you for sharing!
Hi Nagi – these look so good!! What style cheese do you use? The colour looks so authentic but so far I can’t find anything like this in Australia.
Hugs and kisses to Dozer – he’s such a sweetheart!!
Dairylea burger cheese from Coles is spot on
Hi Lyn, I use the processed cheese in wrapping!
I am loving this recipe!!!
Haven’t cooked yet but am drooling at the thought
Gonna make tomorrow ofter school
Thanx soooooo much
Awwww luv dozer!!
Keep me updated! I’d love to know what you think!
Dozer you are a good dog..no drooling. .Mr Luca would have wet the floor by now👍🐕xo
Yummy sausage egg McMuffin ala NAGI..my friend grab and Go💕
One day I will break a bone slipping on the wet floor….😂
Everything I’ve made from here has come out so well! I made two small modifications: I used small whole-wheat hamburger buns that I found at Woolies because they didn’t seem to have whole-wheat English muffins. I used beef for the patties, added sage, and then skipped the other seasonings in favour of Trader Joe’s Everything Bagel seasoning. 🙂 Sooo good! I prepped them all with asparagus and cherry tomatoes on the side for breakfast this week. I found egg rings at Woolies as well and the eggs came out so nicely! Thanks, Nagi!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for letting me know! N x