Create restaurant-quality McGriddles at home with fluffy maple pancakes, crispy bacon, perfectly cooked eggs, and melted cheese. This copycat recipe delivers all the sweet and savory flavors you love.
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3½ teaspoons baking powder
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1¼ cups whole milk
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 4 tablespoons pure maple syrup divided
- 5 large eggs 1 for batter, 4 for sandwiches
- 4 slices American cheese
- 4 strips bacon or sausage patties
- Cooking spray
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Add milk, vanilla extract, melted butter, and 1 egg. Mix until you have a smooth, thick pancake batter.
- In a separate frying pan, cook your bacon strips or sausage patties over medium heat until crispy and fully cooked. Set aside and keep warm.
- Heat a griddle or non-stick pan over medium-low heat. Spray with cooking spray. Place a metal biscuit cutter or ring mold in the pan and spray the inside. Scoop batter into the mold using an ice cream scoop.
- Drop about 2 teaspoons of maple syrup into the center of each pancake. Use a toothpick to gently swirl the syrup into the batter while it cooks.
- Cook until bubbles form and edges look dry, about 2 minutes. Carefully remove the mold and flip the pancake. Cook until golden brown on the other side. Repeat for all pancakes and keep warm under foil.
- Clean your biscuit cutter and spray with cooking spray. Heat skillet to medium heat. Crack an egg into the center of the mold, season with salt and pepper. Cook until sides are set, about 2 minutes. Remove mold and flip carefully. Repeat for all eggs.
- Place one pancake on a plate. Layer with a slice of cheese, cooked egg, bacon or sausage patty, and top with a second pancake. Repeat for remaining sandwiches. Serve immediately while hot.