We Found a McGriddles Dupe in the Freezer Aisle

We can all agree that Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles are pretty great, right? That mix of savory and sweet with the syrup-soaked hot cakes, seasoned sausage, gooey cheese, and…perfunctory egg. Incredible. A real achievement for the McDonald’s R&D department. 

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But there are a couple of issues: First you have to actually go somewhere to get a McGriddles—namely, to a McDonald’s. Second, you have to go somewhere at a specific time. Typically, you can only score a McGriddles in the morning until 10:30 or 11 a.m. And third, they cost upwards of $5 (sometimes close to $6) for one sandwich. 

We have a solution! After tasting through Jimmy Dean’s portfolio of frozen breakfast foods, we stumbled upon Jimmy Dean Frozen Maple Griddle Cake Sausage, Egg and Cheese sandwiches. And, my man, these will scratch that McGriddles itch and then some. The pancakes (made with real maple syrup) are squishy, the sausage is meaty and savory, the cheese is so gooey and holds everything together, and the egg….eggs just as it should. 

For just about $7, you can score a box of four sweet and savory frozen breakfast sandwiches. That’s $1.75 a sandwich—so much cheaper than a McGriddles without even accounting for gas. And they’re available in your freezer whenever you damn please. You can have one at 2 p.m. You can have one at 2 a.m. You are in control of your McGriddles-esque sandwich consumption. And that’s priceless. 

And if you’re gluten-free, check out Start Right Waffle Sliders Sausage & Cheese. There’s no egg, but you still get that savory sweet cheesy goodness without all that pesky gluten.