Name: Homemade McMuffins
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp salted butter (divided); 3 english muffins; 6 slices canadian bacon; 3 large eggs; ½ cup water (plus more as needed); 3 slices american cheese; salt and pepper

These homemade McMuffins are a tastier, healthier option that makes a perfect grab-n-go breakfast that’s ready in under 10 minutes.

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WHY WE LOVE THIS BACON & EGG MCMUFFIN RECIPE
Ingredients
SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS
HOW TO MAKE Homemade MCMUFFINS AT HOME
Storage Tips
Other Easy Breakfast Recipes
Homemade McMuffins Recipe

This scrumptious version of a Homemade McMuffins is so satisfying, I think you’ll skip the fast-food lines and head straight to your own kitchen. This tastier, healthier option makes a perfect grab-n-go breakfast that’s ready in under 10 minutes. And don’t worry about getting that egg perfectly round–I have a hack for that too!

WHY WE LOVE THIS BACON & EGG MCMUFFIN RECIPE

Quick and easy breakfast item.
These taste even better than the McDonald’s McMuffins!
Easy to make ahead and freeze for a grab and go breakfast.
Healthy breakfast sandwich -they can be made with alternative ingredients.
Simple hack for making a circular egg patty.

Ingredients

Salted butter – you can also use unsalted butter as a healthier option.
English muffins
Canadian bacon – feel free to substitue regular bacon, if you prefer
Eggs
American cheese
Salt & pepper

SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS

EGGS: You can cook the eggs however you like them! Feel free to make them scrambled, sunny side up, or over-easy.
ENGLISH MUFFINS: For a healthier option, use whole wheat bread instead of English muffins. Cut each piece of bread into rounds with the white mouth mason jar and assemble just as you would with English muffins. You could also substitute bagels for the English Muffins.
HAM: You can substitute with cooked turkey bacon, traditional bacon, capicola, or thinly-sliced ham.
CHEESE: I used American cheese, but you can also use Swiss, Jack, Gruyere, cheddar, or Muenster as well. Or, leave the cheese off completely if you prefer.

HOW TO MAKE Homemade MCMUFFINS AT HOME

Melt butter in a skillet. Fry the Canadian bacon until slightly golden.
Place a mason jar lid upside down in the skillet and crack an egg into the middle.
Pro-tip: Make sure the skillet is warm before adding the egg or it will run out from under the lid. You can also use both parts of a mason jar lid (the circular insert and the band) to make a little nest for the egg to cook in).
Poke the yolk a few times with a fork. Salt and pepper to taste.
Pour water into the pan to come up ⅓ of the way outside of the band. Immediately cover the pan with a lid.
Cook until the egg is the way you like it.
Take the eggs out of the pan and flip them to remove them from the lid.
Melt butter in the skillet and brown the English Muffins.
To assemble: place a slice of cheese on the bottom half of the English Muffin. Follow with the egg, 2 slices of Canadian bacon, and the top of the English Muffin.

Storage Tips

To Store: Cool completely, wrap individually, and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
To Freeze: You can freeze the sandwiches individually and pull them out as needed (we do this all of the time during the school year – perfect for a quick & easy weekday breakfast) . Wrap each sandwich tightly in plastic and put them in a freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
To Reheat: Wrap the sandwich in paper towels and place them in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.

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Homemade McMuffins

Author — Jake

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These homemade McMuffins are a tastier, healthier option that makes a perfect grab-n-go breakfast that’s ready in under 10 minutes.

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Ingredients

Instructions

Melt 1 Tablespoon butter in a medium sized skillet.
Fry canadian bacon on each side for 30 seconds-1 minute or until slightly golden. Take out of the skillet and set aside.
Place the Mason jar lid upside down in a heated skillet. Spray the inside of the band with cooking spray.
Before cooking the egg, get your supplies out: a fork, glass of water, a pan lid, salt and pepper, a spatula and a paper towel.
Set the temperature under the pan to medium or medium low.
Crack an egg into the lid/band. Poke the yolk a few times with a fork.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Pour enough water into the pan to come up about a third of the way up the outside side of the band. Immediately cover pan with a lid.
Cook for 1-2 minutes or until your egg is cooked the way you like it. (I like to cook it until there is no more jiggle present)
Take eggs out of the pan and pour out the water. Using the spatula, turn the lid upside down and remove the lid from the cooked egg.
Set the egg aside onto a plate.
Dry the inside of the pan quickly with the paper towel.
Put 1 Tablespoon of butter into the frying pan and fry the 2 halves of the English muffin or bread for about half a minute on one side or until golden brown.
To assemble McMuffin, place a slice of cheese on top of the bottom half of the english muffin. Follow with the egg, 2 slices of canadian bacon, and the top half of the english muffin. (It should go muffin, cheese, egg, canadian bacon, muffin).
Enjoy your homemade Egg McMuffin!

Notes

Storage:

Store: Cool completely, wrap individually, and refrigerate for up to 3 days.
To Freeze: You can freeze the sandwiches individually and pull them out as needed. Wrap each sandwich tightly in plastic and put them in a freezer-safe container. Freeze for up to 3 months.
To Reheat: Wrap the sandwich in paper towels and place them in the microwave for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.

Tips:

Make sure the skillet is warm before adding the egg or it will run out from under the lid. You can also use both parts of a mason jar lid (the circular insert and the band) to make a little nest for the egg to cook in).