Copycat Egg McMuffins

The Egg McMuffin may be McDonald’s greatest invention ever. It’s such a simple idea – putting eggs, meat, and cheese on a buttered, toasted muffin to make a neat little package you can take with you on the go. But this one simple idea changed the whole way people eat breakfast. Instead of having to eat and run, they could do both at once.Copycat Egg McMuffins Recipe

But you want to know what’s even better than a convenient to-go breakfast you can pick up at the drive-through? A convenient to-go breakfast that you don’t have to pick up at the drive-through. That is, a Copycat Egg Mc Muffin you can make ahead of time and have ready and waiting in the morning, so all you have to do is grab it and go.

You can whip up half a dozen of these at a time, then stash them in the freezer for later. In the morning, all you have to do is zap it in the microwave and take it with you. And on those rare mornings when you’re not in a hurry, you can enjoy one fresh from the pan.ingredients for Copycat Egg McMuffins Recipe

 

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Recipe Tips:

  • It is really important that the pan is heated and greased before adding the egg into the biscuit cutter so that the egg white begins cooking immediately and doesn’t seep out from under the frame. Be sure the biscuit cutter “frame” is greased also so that it will release the egg easily.
  • You can toast the English muffins in a toaster and then butter them (or even skip the butter altogether), but toasting them in the pan can be a nice way of warming everything up before you’re ready to cook the eggs.
  • Swap sausage patties for the Canadian bacon or other types of cheese for the American cheese.
  • Adding a little water to the pan (away from the egg) helps the top of the egg to cook more evenly with the steam. 

How to Make Copycat Egg McMuffins

  1. Split open the English muffins and spread a light layer of butter over the open faces.spreading butter on english muffins
  2. Heat a frying pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Place buttered English muffins face down in frying pan for a few minutes until toasted golden brown. Wipe out any toasted remnants from the pan.4 english muffins in a pan
  3. Oil the pan with a couple teaspoons of vegetable oil (or butter) and heat over medium. Spray a 3” round biscuit cutter with non-stick cooking spray and set it in the frying pan.
  4. Crack an egg into the center of the biscuit cutter.egg cracked in a biscuit circle in a pan
  5. Use a fork to gently loosen the yolk and sprinkle with salt and pepper.fork breaking up yolk of egg
  6. Pour about 1 tablespoon of water off to the side of the egg and cover the pan with a lid. Cook/steam the egg over medium low heat until the top is fully white and no longer translucent.egg cooking in pan with lid on
  7. Carefully scooch a spatula under the egg and biscuit cutter and flip the egg. Lift the biscuit cutter from the egg. Cook for just a few seconds longer or until the egg is cooked through. Remove the egg from the pan. Continue cooking the remaining eggs in the same manner. If you have multiple biscuit cutters in the right size, you can cook several at a time.picking egg up with spatula
  8. Layer one slice of American cheese over the bottom half of each toasted English muffin.ham and cheese on english muffin
  9. Place a cooked egg “patty” on top of the cheese. Top with a slice of Canadian bacon and the top half of the English muffin.placed egg on top of ham and cheese 

What’s the best way to freeze these Copycat Egg McMuffin sandwiches?

  • Wrap each sandwich individually in waxed paper, parchment paper, or foil. Then put them all in a sealed zip-top freezer bag. They’ll keep for about a month in the freezer.Copycat Egg McMuffins wrapped in parchment in a ziplock back

OK, and how do I reheat them?

  • Unwrap the sandwich and wrap it in a paper towel. Give it one minute on defrost in the microwave, then another 30 seconds to a minute on high. You can also pop the whole thing in the toaster oven. Bonus tip: When you go camping, make a batch of these ahead of time and reheat them in their foil wrappers over the campfire.

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5 from 3 votes

Copycat Egg McMuffins

You can make these Copycat Egg Mc Muffins ahead of time and have them ready and waiting in the morning, so all you have to do is grab and go.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 6 English muffins
  • 2 tablespoons salted butter softened
  • Vegetable oil for greasing pan
  • 6 large eggs
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 6 slices Canadian bacon or ham cut into 3” rounds
  • 6 slices American cheese
  • Water to create steam in pan

Instructions

  • Split open the English muffins and spread a light layer of butter over the open faces.
  • Heat a frying pan over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Place buttered English muffins face down in frying pan for a few minutes until toasted golden
  • brown. Wipe out any toasted remnants from the pan.
  • Oil the pan with a couple teaspoons of vegetable oil (or butter) and heat over medium. Spray a 3” round biscuit cutter with non-stick cooking spray and set it in the frying pan.
  • Crack an egg into the center of the biscuit cutter.
  • Use a fork to gently loosen the yolk and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Pour about 1 tablespoon of water off to the side of the egg and cover the pan with a lid. Cook/steam the egg over medium low heat until the top is fully white and no longer translucent.
  • Carefully scooch a spatula under the egg and biscuit cutter and flip the egg. Lift the biscuit cutter from the egg. Cook for just a few seconds longer or until the egg is cooked through. Remove the egg from the pan. Continue cooking the remaining eggs in the same manner. If you have multiple biscuit cutters in the right size, you can cook several at a time.
  • Layer one slice of American cheese over the bottom half of each toasted English muffin.
  • Place a cooked egg “patty” on top of the cheese. Top with a slice of Canadian bacon and the top half of the English muffin.

Nutrition

Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 209mg | Sodium: 969mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 553IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 277mg | Iron: 2mg

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2 Comments

  1. Bryson Fico says:

    5 stars
    Perfect recipe for making copycat McMuffins. Getting the egg just right is the key. Thank you for the step-by-step guide. Putting water to the side of the egg makes the egg turn out perfectly.

    1. You are very welcome!