CopycatSpices
Copycat McDonald's Egg McMuffin
Build a perfect McDonald's Egg McMuffin at home with a round egg, melty American cheese, and Canadian bacon on a toasted English muffin.
copycat · mcdonalds · fast-food · breakfast
🕑Prep5 min
🍳Cook10 min
⏱Total15 min
🍽Serves4
⭐DifficultyEasy
Ingredients
- 4 English muffins
- 4 large eggs
- 4 slices Canadian bacon
- 4 slices American cheese
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- 1.Cook the Canadian bacon. Heat a skillet over medium heat and cook the Canadian bacon slices for about 1 minute per side until lightly browned and warmed through. Set aside.
- 2.Make the round eggs. Grease 4 ring molds or mason jar lids (with the flat center removed) with butter and place them in a non-stick skillet over medium-low heat. Crack one egg into each ring. Pierce the yolk gently with a fork, season with salt and pepper, and add a splash of water to the pan. Cover and steam for 3-4 minutes until the whites are set and the yolk is just cooked through.
- 3.Toast the muffins. Split the English muffins and toast them until golden brown. Lightly butter each half.
- 4.Melt the cheese. Place a slice of American cheese on one half of each English muffin while it is still hot so the cheese begins to melt.
- 5.Assemble. Stack a round egg and a slice of Canadian bacon on the cheese-topped muffin half. Cap with the other muffin half. Wrap in parchment paper or foil for 1 minute to let the steam meld everything together.
The McDonald’s Egg McMuffin is the original fast-food breakfast sandwich that launched an entire category. Created in 1972, this simple combination of a perfectly round egg, Canadian bacon, American cheese, and a toasted English muffin remains one of the best breakfast sandwiches ever made. This copycat version is just as good and takes only 10 minutes.
Why This Recipe Works
The secret to a great McMuffin is the round egg. McDonald’s uses ring molds to cook their eggs into perfect circles that fit exactly inside the English muffin, and you can do the same thing at home. Steaming the egg with a lid creates that set-but-still-tender texture, and the American cheese melts into a gooey layer that binds everything together.
Pro Tips
- If you do not have ring molds, cut both ends off a clean tuna can to create a DIY egg ring.
- The water-and-cover steaming method is essential — it cooks the top of the egg without flipping and keeps it tender.
- Wrap the assembled sandwich for a minute before eating. The trapped steam melts the cheese completely and softens the muffin slightly, just like unwrapping one from McDonald’s.
