Copycat Our take on the McDonald's McGriddles
Copycat McDonald's McGriddles
Our take on McDonald's McGriddles: small pancakes with pockets of caramelized maple syrup, sandwiching a sausage patty, egg and melty American cheese.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 13 min
- Serves
- 2
- Per serve
- 700 kcal
Ingredients
Method
Whisk the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl. Add the milk, melted butter and 1 tbsp of the maple syrup and stir until just smooth and thick. Shape the sausage into 2 thin patties about 4 inches wide.
Heat a skillet over medium heat and cook the sausage patties, flipping once, until browned and cooked through with no pink inside (160°F). Keep warm on a plate.
Meanwhile, heat a lightly buttered nonstick skillet or griddle over medium-low heat. Spoon in four 4-inch rounds of batter (a griddle or 12-inch skillet fits them all; otherwise cook in 2 batches). Drip about ½ tsp maple syrup over each in small dots, cook until bubbles appear, then flip and cook until golden and the syrup caramelizes into dark spots.
Pour off most of the fat from the sausage pan, then crack in the eggs. Break the yolks, season with salt and cook until set, flipping once, then fold each into a square roughly the size of the pancakes.
Build each sandwich: pancake, egg, cheese, hot sausage patty, then a second pancake. Press gently so the cheese melts, brush the tops with the last of the maple syrup and serve.
Tips
- What makes them taste like the original is the maple cooked into the pancake: dotting syrup onto the batter before flipping leaves sticky, caramelized pockets so you get maple in every bite without your hands getting messy.
- Keep the pancake heat at medium-low; the sugar in the syrup burns quickly at higher heat.
- Short on time? Use frozen mini pancakes and precooked sausage patties, and brush the warmed pancakes with maple syrup.
Flash Recipe is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of the restaurants or brands mentioned. Their names are used only to describe the dishes that inspired our home versions, which are our own recipes.
