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Calling all McDonald’s lovers! Learn how to make a Sausage McMuffin at home! Made with just 4 ingredients, it’s healthier, tastier, and the perfect copycat recipe of the popular breakfast sandwich.
The Best Sausage McMuffin Recipe
Unpopular opinion: McDonald’s breakfast menu is far more superior that their everyday menu.
Their menu offers some of the most delicious offerings, including hotcakes, bacon egg and cheese biscuits, and everyone’s favorite sausage and egg McMuffin.
As a family, we used to order this at least once a week but haven’t for quite some time.
Why?
It’s SO easy to make at home and is both more affordable and more delicious! It’s actually healthier too, and we know exactly what goes in it.
With this copycat recipe (like our Spicy chicken sandwiches!), you can make sausage egg McMuffins in the comfort of your own home and have leftovers to last you for a week of breakfasts!
What is the Sausage Egg McMuffin made of?
A typical McDonald’s McMuffin typically contains an English muffin, American cheese, a sausage patty, and a pat of butter. Most often request the egg too, so we’ll be including that in our homemade recipe! Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
- Eggs. Room temperature.
- Sausage. Use your favorite frozen breakfast sausage (Jimmy Dean Original breakfast patties and Bob Evans pork sausage tastes exactly like the one used at McDonald’s) or try a homemade breakfast sausage.
- American cheese. For an authentic flavor, use Kraft American cheese singles or something similar (there are tons of cheaper brands available).
- English muffins. We like using wholewheat English muffins, but again, any work.
How to make a sausage McMuffin?
Making homemade McDonald’s sausage muffins is simple: just be sure you’ve cooked up your homemade or frozen breakfast sausage prior to preparing the other ingredients. If you are making the sausage from scratch, prepare them first and, during their final five minutes of cooking, prepare everything else.
Step 1- Fry the eggs
To replicate the eggs like McDonald’s does AND for them to fit the English muffin perfectly, use egg rings. You simply place them in the frying pan and crack your eggs into them and they turn out thick and circular. If you don’t have one, a simple fried egg works a treat!
Start by lightly greasing your pan with a little olive oil or butter. Grease the egg rings, then place them in the pan. Crack an egg into each one and fry for 1-2 minutes, before carefully flipping over and cooking for a further minute.
Step 2- Toast the muffins
While the eggs are cooking toast the English muffins. If you like, you can spread a little butter on both sides, but it is completely up to you.
Step 3- Heat and assemble
To one muffin half, add the cheese, followed by the sausage patty, then the fried egg. Top it with the other muffin half and enjoy immediately.
Dietary swaps and variations
The beauty of these homemade McMuffins is how easy they are to customize: from the meat, to the bread, to the calories! Here’s what you can try:
- Use different meat like ground chicken, ground beef, or even ground venison.
- Make it vegetarian by using your favorite vegetarian breakfast patty or simply omitting the sausage.
- Cut the carbs by replacing the English muffin with a keto English muffin or 90-second keto bread.
- Use different cheeses like cheddar, Pepper Jack or even goat cheese slices.
- Lower the calories by using egg whites instead of the whole egg and low fat American cheese.
Make ahead and storage info
What we love about these homemade sausage McMuffins is that they work for meal prep and you can make enough to last you the week or up to two months. Here are best practices for storage:
- Up to 1 week: Wrap each prepared sandwich in parchment paper, place them in individual ziplock bags and then store them in the refrigerator.
- 1 week or more: Wrap each breakfast sandwich in parchment paper AND tin foil. Store them in the freezer for up to 6 months.
When ready to enjoy, either microwave for 20-30 seconds or in a panini/sandwich press until you hear it sizzling.
FAQS about this McDonald’s Sausage McMuffin
How much is a sausage McMuffin?
Currently, the sausage McMuffin retails at $4.47 plus tax. This is quite standard in other western countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.
Is a sausage McMuffin healthy?
Compared to other menu items, a McMuffin is a healthy option. With just 383 calories, it makes a balanced and satisfying breakfast. It has moderate amounts of protein, fat, and carbohydrates.
Does sausage from McDonald’s have pork?
The American sausage patties use pork in them. However, countries like Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand use beef.
Sausage McMuffin calories
The original McMuffin has 383 calories. The sausage patty has 145 calories, the English muffin has 175 calories, the cheese has 55 calories, and the pat of butter on each muffin has 8 calories.
The sausage egg McMuffin calories clocks in around 452.
More savory breakfast recipes to try
Sausage McMuffins Recipe with 4 Ingredients!
Ingredients
- 4 English muffins
- 4 breakfast sausage patties * See notes
- 4 large eggs
- 4 slices American cheese
Instructions
- Prepare your sausage breakfast patties as instructed.
- Add some oil to a non-stick pan. Once hot, add four egg rings on top and add an egg to each one. Let it fry for 1-2 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove the eggs off the heat.
- Toast the English muffins. On one half, add the cheese, followed by a sausage patty, and an egg. Top with the other half of the muffin and enjoy immediately.
hello! why has this page changed? i was looking at it two weeks ago and it still had the sausage patty recipe, but now it’s changed to a mcmuffin assembly recipe! the wayback machine has saved my day (and my breakfast), but i was super bummed for a minute.
I am questioning this recipe also, American Sausage McMuffins are made with pork not beef. Is this recipe a typo? Sausage is definitely pork,
Hi! I based it off Australia’s ones 🙂
The Canadian version is made with pork – this must be an Americanized version with the beef as an ingredient. So giving this a try though subbing pork for the beef 🙂
Oh yum! Let me know how it goes 🙂
Thanks for this recipe… I’m pretty addicted to Sausage McMuffins, so it’s great to know there’s a healthier alternative. 🙂 Can I just check with the ingredients, are the quantities for fresh herbs or can I substitute dried?
Hi Wendy! You can use either fresh or dried 🙂 Fresh you may need a tad more 🙂
Wow so much better and healthier. I hate Mcdonalds but this I will try 🙂
Hahaha thanks Miryam. We can have these with some Anzac cookies/biscuits. Gah, American lingo!
I’m just here to say HELLO, you know that. I do remember, though – my first trip to Hawaii as a youngun, I was IN AWE of the TWO. STORY. McDONALDS.
crazypants.
Hahahaha. I need to veganise this for you 😉
Hi there, I love those sausage mcmuffin patties and I just made your recipe for these ones – and they’re delicious! Worth making if you’re curious. Great spice mix.
Thank you SO much for trying it out- That means an absolute tonne!
Oh my word, these look amazing! I am absolutely craving these now. Wow.
Thanks Mandy! Um…pretty sure all your desserts leave me craving desserts!
I hate McDonalds and think the golden arches should be swapped for devil’s horns or a picture of heart disease and diabetes.
That being said, I used to love the breakfast sausage and cheese biscuit. Probably more for the flavor than anything because those patties are a pale comparison to meat. To this day, I occasionally make these for the Hubby because he still loves them. See, I’m a good wife. Most days. 🙂
….You know where I ate two of these beauties? While waiting for TWO sleeping beauties. True story.
haha you made a punny! it is golden and looks ridicoulsy good! maybe you need to make an copycat ebook next!
I so do. Copycat Corny Cotter recipes lololol
A bit bummed you didn’t call it Maccas somewhere in this post. 😉 Since visiting, I have adopted calling it that…for whatever reason, I just love it! Also, I love sausage so definitely gotta try making my own.
I know, right? Who am I? American, clearly 😉
Where I work, we never switch over. I am making eggs until 8pm. People really love that about us…I get an aching back from bending over to take the eggs out of the fridge every 15 minutes. I have never been to another country to try their fast food chain. I think if I finally did venture out of the good old U.S.A. I would want to try something non-traditional from that country. I also don’t really eat at fast food chains here anyway because I’ve read a lot of books about the monopolies and corruption in corporations so I try not to support them…
That was a long answer…so yes I obviously was a complete goat as a child 😉 Still am.
I need to come by your workplace- That is epic!
I am going to have to make theses. I already put sausage out to make patties with this morning. Now I just need to make the paleo version of the muffin. Will save the egg till ready to eat. Not a big fan of frozen eggs.
Ooh eggs can be so hit and miss frozen! I like your style! 🙂
Dear Arman, This sounds wonderful…so much better than McDonalds! I would love to try this- perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Pinning. Have a wonderful weekend, Catherine
Thanks for your kind words, Catherine 🙂
I mostly hate that McDonalds won’t sell fries with the breakfast stuff – I don’t like hash browns but definitely love french fries!! The gooey cheese on your muffins makes them look so much better than the fast food version!
WHAT! Hash browns are SO good, Kim! Well…you do like Cheetohs so I forgive you!
Funny. Both you and Amanda made reference to the golden arches today!! I used to eat these all the time as a kid…but had them hold the egg. Have always hated eggs – haha! Though I don’t eat meat anymore, these still look fab. Love the melty cheeeeeeese! YUM.
The melty cheese is awesome buddy- It’s like PLASTIC. PLASTIC FANTASTIC.
Also…I ate two of these the day I met you. You should eat one in our honour.
I’ve never eaten McD’s for breakfast… or at all really since I was a kid. However, I’d eat this. I can’t WAIT To be in a kitchen again!
I cannot wait for you to be in there again. You’re poor pre bed batter bowls.
I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had breakfast at McD’s. Lunch, dinner, and 1 AM snacking, definitely… but never breakfast. Huh…. And I don’t think I’ve never had a burger from there either. No, wait… I did once. I hated it 😆 But then again I’m not much of a burger girl in general. It’s all about the nuggets and fries.
Excuse me but I had TWO of these while waiting for a certain two chickens sleeping in.
Oh my gosh this is GENIUS! I used to have this for breakfast from mcdonalds ALL the time, it was my favorite thing as a kid. I am SO pinning these and making asap!
Thanks buddy! PS- You’re instagram account makes me hungry ALL the time. WHY.
I only tried an egg mcmuffin once from McDonalds when I was 15 I think and I hated it! But I think a sausage would definitely improve it. I would eat your version. 😉
LOL. I ate two of these in Toronto when I was waiting for Meg and Amanda to wake up.
I love making my own sausage patties! Way better than what you buy boxed or at a restaurant for sureeeee. Sage is essential & I put fennel seed in mine, too. YUM.
Oh Fennel! I need to try that next time! (My friend is called Fennel. I also have another friend called Sage- No joke!)
I hope the special version you have saved is made from unicorn meat! Or dingo. Whatevs. Rosemary, sage, and smoked paprika… yeah that sounds golden to me for some sausage!
Haha, it has my hair and sweat in it.
You need to try kangaroo. That is delicious!
I haven’t had McDonalds in years! I looooove a good breakfast sandwich though (breakfast anything, really), and this looks super tasty.
I’ve heard that fast food chains definitely taste different in different countries. I don’t eat fast food, though, so I’ve never put it to the test!
You can just do that with wine haha 😉
When I was a wee lass I would eat two sausage mcmuffins (no egg) for breakfast before church each Sunday. My how things have changed. This comment also ties into my previous comment about jalapeno poppers and chicken nugs.
I need jalapeño poppers. I ate one in America and died. In foodie heaven.
I was craving this so badly while reading this on my train ride home. I remember those pale yellow styrofoam breakfast trays from McDonald’s. That’s when breakfast was my least favorite meal of the day…
Our dining hall has weird transition periods at 10:30 am because they’re switching from breakfast to lunch and they’re like breakfast nazis once 10:50 hits— “NO MORE FRENCH TOAST FOR ANYONE.”
And I have to say that I was definitely a stubborn goat when I was younger. I didn’t want to go to Hawaii the first time my parents took us there. I literally said, “I don’t want their pineapples!” This is when we were living in KANSAS.
Oh my gosh the styrofoam!
10.50am….That’s generous! Also…That is the greatest thing ever. Hear this- When I was 10, I got asked to travel the world for an Ad for tv….I said no because it could have potentially conflicted with my birthday. I also had no friends so have no idea what the point of a birthday at that point was!
I used to work at Maccas and lived off these bad boys! I haven’t had it in years. Must rectify that situation with your homemade version!
Please do- I’ve been eating the patties with potatoes for dinner!
I remember being so disappointed when McDonald’s ran out of hot cakes too! That stuff is traumatic right?! Like how can they run out?!? I feel a tad strongly about this 😉
It is! I once stole their whipped butter and pancake syrup and dumped it on an English muffin. It wasn’t the same.
Sorry I am confused. You don’t mention what sort of muffin you use. How can it be gluten free and paleo with a muffin?
Hi there,
under the instructions, there is information on the gluten free and paleo version.
Nicely done Arman. I love these at McD but always feel like I ate a grease bomb aboyt 20 minutes later!
Thanks Kristi- I promise these are not greasy 🙂
I love making these and I actually have a similar recipe that is going to be in my book. I loe that they can be frozen, meaning a really quick breakfast.
They are so great for a quick breakfast!
I’m so happy you shared this! I know a lot of people like sweet breakfasts but I am a salty/savory gal all the way. Breakfast sandwiches are the bomb.com. I’m not surprised that the McDonald’s stuff here tasted different — they probably put so much more fake stuff in there to make it taste “better” aka more addicting. America does that all the time. When I was in Europe the food at McDonald’s was completely different and although I didn’t eat there often, when I did, I was so much more impressed. Here? If I’m in a bind I’ll maybe get a fish filet but other than that, no thanks!
LOL. I love how every time I reference America, you bring up all the negative points about it. You’re such a patriotic chicken, I love it.
Yum! McMuffins, yogurt parfaits, and ice cream cones are the only things I ever want from McDonalds. I am sausage over bacon kind of girl, but usually skip it because of all the weird additives. Thanks for an easy recipe.
No worries at all, Kate- Enjoy!
This looks a billion times better than the original! 😀 Can’t wait to try making it!
Thanks Farrah! Enjoy!
Dude! You need to quit sharing all of these awesome recipes from your e-book! This one looks particularly dude-worthy, too. I haven’t eaten at Micky D’s since I can’t remember when…and who needs to when I have this recipe at home! Also, did you ever see Big Daddy with Adam Sandler? Your post reminds me of this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaG8MTd4ew
This scene is TOTALLY little Arman! (Make sure to watch it all the way to the end, too…)
WHAT! No- Okay I need to check it out now!
Dude Worthy Food. We need to write an e-book on that.
Oh this sounds soooo good. I’m definitely pinning for later!
Thanks Katie! Enjoy!
Oh, I used to love the McMuffin! How great to have a healthier version!
Thanks Kelly! Right?!
Hi there, these look great and I’m new to paleo style eating and looking for some simple meal ideas. Are the quantities of the herbs used for fresh or dried? Looking forward to trying these.
Hi Sue! these are for dried herbs! I hope you find success with the paleo style of eating! 🙂
Gah that McDonalds ingredient list is creeping me out….as for yours? Now that’s something I can defo get on board with. It drives me mad when restaurants stop serving breakfast even though you missed the cut-off by all of 5 minutes…yes that has happened to me!! And what’s even more annoying is when the said dish is eggs- let’s be honest, no matter what time of day, whipping up an omelet takes all of 5 minutes. And hell yes to being a stubborn goat as a kid. In fact McDonalds chicken nuggets were one of the few days I’d actually eat…with extra BBQ sauce of course!
wHAT! No sweet and sour sauce? Khushboo….
I hear you on the eggs. Seriously. WTF.
YES YES YES! I actually haven’t tried the sausage one at McDonalds, bt I am OBSESSED with their Egg White Delite. It’s obviously healthier than sausage, but not s healthy as yours. GIMME THESE. All of them! Pinned!
Urgh. I guess I can make one of these for like…all your recipes. Deal? Deal.
I had an egg mcmuffin on Friday wihile traveling, fancy that. I love sausage (TWSS) but I can’t general eat it unless it is chicken sausage, and even then I have to be careful.
Now, can you please find a way to make a Chickfila Chicken Biscuit healthy? But still buttery, decadent, amazingness?
Well…I hope you’ll enjoy my recipe coming up this week!
Love these! I crave breakfast sandwiches every once in a while and these would be a fantastic replacement!
Thanks heaps, Kristy- They are so easy and delicious!
I agree…those burger patties are more like rubber shoe soles than food. And not gonna lie, I was secretly hoping for a paleo english muffin to go with that sausage patty!
Hahaha right? I completely forgot to add that part underneath it- It’s been amended- I have my microwave paleo English muffin recipe to go with it!