Homemade Sausage and Egg McMuffin

Recipe video above. This is my copycat of McDonald's Sausage and Egg McMuffin. The sausage patties are made from scratch and it really does taste similar to the McDonald's Sausage patty - but it tastes pure, like real food should! Great make ahead breakfast - grab and run!

Recipe by Nagi | RecipeTin Eats on March 8, 2019

Prep time: PT10M

Cook time: PT15M

Total time: PT25M

Rating

4.87 stars (115 reviews)

Keywords

McDonald's Sausage and Egg McMuffin recipe

Ingredients

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))
2 tbsp oil
4 eggs
4 English muffins (, cut in half)
4 slices cheese ((Note 3))

Cuisine

Western

Steps

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!

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 189 g
Calories: 453 kcal
Carbohydrates: 67.3 g
Protein: 14.6 g
Fat: 14.9 g
Saturated Fat: 5.1 g
Cholesterol: 180 mg
Sodium: 1008 mg
Sugar: 4.6 g

Reviews

Chels on 2026-07-14 (5 stars):
Excellent recipe. I've just made a double batch to freeze and will be making another double end of the week for quick and easy breakfasts once our baby arrives. These were incredible for that purpose last time. I now have an entire chest freezer of Nagi recipes ready to go, woo! Thank you
Megan on 2026-05-18 (5 stars):
We've made these twice now. So easy to make and tastes like the Mcdonalds version but better (and healthier!).
Christi on 2026-04-12 (3 stars):
I didn’t really like these patties. They did not take like McDonald’s at all. They were very onion-y.
Danica Pring on 2026-04-06 (5 stars):
Made these for my husband using beef; they tasted awesome and had no issues with dryness. Thanks for the recipe!
Robyn on 2026-02-03 (5 stars):
Made these this morning with pork mince, and while it didn't taste like Maccas, it was so good! Usually pork patties are too porky for me but these were amazing. My fussy partner even ate them and he gave them a 5/5. Next time, I am excited to try them with beef (mum accidentally bought pork as it was in the beef section) and I think I need to up the spices more, to get that 'spice' hit that maccas usually has. I'm also excited to try the comment that says to add fennel and omit the sugar. Very good and so happy I tried this recipe!
George on 2026-01-13 (5 stars):
Small tip - if you don't have a lid to 'steam' the eggs you can also just pop some aluminium foil on top of the egg rings . it will help cook the eggs from the top. I'm going to play with the balance of the sage today. I made them with pork last night. They were awesome! However I think I went a little too hard on the sage. Will experiment with toning down the sage and adding a bit of white pepper to see if it rounds out the flavours. Oh and beef. must try it with beef next. Thanks againnnnnnnnn
Meryll on 2025-10-22 (5 stars):
Thanks for this recipe, it is so good
Carrie on 2025-08-23 (5 stars):
Divine! I made these today for my ultra fussy autistic teen. Like any other teen, he likes mickey d's but he's always turned his nose up at the breakfast muffins. He gobbled down 2 of these informing me this will be his breakfast from now on!
Lindsey on 2025-08-01 (5 stars):
These are so so good! I made with beef and my god they taste like McDonalds but better!
Andy Ireland on 2025-07-26 (4 stars):
Great recipe but please dont drive and eat as suggested. The potential outcome can be far worse than indigestion.
Sibel on 2025-07-20 (5 stars):
Made this for my family and they loved it! Best breakfast/brunch ever, and a great healthy McDonald’s swap for the kids. Used lean beef and halved the patties to make 8 muffin-sized portions.
Amber on 2025-03-27 (5 stars):
I have made these many times, they are a favourite of ours when we go camping. The last few times I've made them with beef and pork mince combined. 1 beef to 2 pork ratio has been the favourite so far, making a batch of 50/50 patties right now - will update to share results 😀
Amy K on 2025-03-01 (5 stars):
Yes..you can make them, and then once cooled, wrap them in baking paper and store them in a container or plastic bag in the freezer. You then defrost and reheat in your microwave.