On the go breakfasts are a mainstay at our home. Making a batch of these homemade Egg McMuffin sandwiches can make breakfast the most delicious part of your day.
Y’all, these breakfast sandwiches are super easy and so versatile. You can make the eggs for these sandwiches in the oven or on the stovetop and I’m gonna show you how…
Homemade Egg McMuffin Sandwiches
I am not a morning person by any stretch of the imagination. Maybe I should feel ashamed that I love my morning cup of coffee, but I’m not going to apologize. Caffeine is as much a part of my morning routine as kissing my kids!
Anyway, I live for finding breakfast shortcuts like make ahead breakfasts like blueberry baked oatmeal and crustless sausage quiche. Basically, anything to make breakfast meal prep as easy as possible.
But when I can make breakfast ahead of time and all anyone in the household needs to do is reheat it?? Well that is what I call a mom win.
And when we’re busy in the spring with planting and the fall with harvest? This DIY egg mcmuffin recipe is a lifesaver and can even go into a heated lunchbox.
Seriously, I wish my Grandma was here to have these creature comforts.
Where we live, there is no fast food. No Starbucks. No Dunkin.
Go ahead and digest that for a second. No fast food. There is a Caseys but I try not to feed my family there daily. Occasional pizza, yes. Daily breakfast? No.
So basically make-ahead breakfasts are a mainstay and if they’re copycat recipes of a fast food chain, we’ll take it. .
Egg McMuffin Ingredients:
- English muffins
- Canadian bacon, ham or sausage patties
- Cheese: American cheese, cheddar
- Egg
- My personal favorite is a homemade sausage mcmuffin but there are so many possibilities.
How to make eggs for a breakfast sandwich
Basically, your goal here is to make a cooked egg. You don't need an egg ring or any fancy equipment. There are a few ways you can make your eggs, depending on how you like it.
- Overeasy
- Sunny side up
- Scrambled
- Hardboiled and sliced
- Sheet pan eggs
- Oven baked eggs
How to Make Homemade Egg McMuffins
Decide what you'd like on your breakfast sandwich. Ham? Sausage? Bacon? What's your pleasure?
Then, pick your cheese. Note: you can't do that at McDonalds. Just saying. So what'll you have? American, Cheddar, Swiss, Colby jack, pepper jack - get as basic or fancy as you want.
Toast your English muffins in your toaster. By the way, our toaster is so old they don't even make it anymore. If it died, I would totally buy this retro toaster, but our current one will. not. die....
Back to the muffins. If you're feeling healthy, grab the whole wheat ones at the store. It will balance out the bacon, you know?
Aaaaannnnnd assemble. It's that easy!
How to Freeze Homemade Egg McMuffins
From here, you can either serve your breakfast sandwiches, or you can wrap them in plastic wrap to freeze for later. Be sure to cool them first.
How to reheat egg muffin sandwiches
To reheat from the fridge: microwave for about 30 seconds, depending on the power of your microwave.
To reheat from frozen: Take the egg part out and microwave that first, then put the sandwich back together and heat just until the cheese starts to melt. If you have a "reheat" button on your microwave, all the better.
Just don't throw the whole thing in and nuke it for three minutes because the muffin will come out like shoe leather, and we don't want that.
So there you go! Make ahead breakfast sandwiches, aka homemade Egg McMuffin sandwiches. It will save you from hitting the drive thru in your pajamas on Saturday morning and that's pretty priceless.
More easy breakfast recipes
- Hard Boiled Eggs in the Instant Pot
- Instant Pot Egg Bites recipe
- Make Ahead Oven Baked Eggs
- Crustless Sausage Quiche (low carb)
Egg McMuffin Sandwich Recipe
No fancy egg mcmuffin maker necessary for this Egg McMuffin Recipe. Make a batch of homemade freezer breakfast sandwiches and you'll rock breakfast time!
Ingredients
FOR COOKED EGGS
- 6 eggs
- nonstick cooking spray
- salt & pepper
FOR SANDWICHES
- 6 English muffins
- 6 slices cheddar, or cheese of choice
- cooked bacon, sausage patty or deli style ham
Instructions
TO COOK EGGS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a whoopie pie pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Break eggs, one at a time, into a bowl and transfer to pan slots.
- Pierce each yolk with a knife to allow yolk to spread. Then season with salt and pepper. Use a butter knife or rubber spatula to run around each egg.
TO ASSEMBLE SANDWICHES
- Toast English Muffins. Add slice of cheese, meat of choice and egg circle.
Notes
Sandwiches can be made ahead of time and refrigerated. Heat for approximately 30 seconds in the microwave, depending on your wattage. To freeze sandwiches, wrap individually with waxed paper or plastic wrap. Thaw in refrigerator overnight OR defrost egg separately in the microwave, then reassemble sandwich and reheat.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 411Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 242mgSodium: 950mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 2gSugar: 1gProtein: 26g
Susan Baldner
If I pre-bake the eggs in the whoopie pie pan but want to make a fresh sandwich in the morning do I just nuke the cooked egg when I toast the English muffin?
Deanne Frieders
Susan, first of all, I love that you called it "nuke" which is what my dad says and it cracks me up! Yes, you can pop them in the microwave - 10-15 seconds should do for the reheat. Enjoy!