Sausage egg & cheese mcgriddles

It combines a sausage patty, egg and cheese between two small griddle cakes. The cakes have a sweet, maple-like flavour, so the sandwich pairs savoury filling with a sweet-tasting bun.

For a crisper result, separate the griddle cakes from the filling and warm them in a dry frying pan; heat the filling until steaming, then reassemble. If using a microwave, wrap the sandwich in a paper towel and heat in short bursts, since the cakes can turn soft.

It is best eaten freshly made, but you can freeze it wrapped tightly once cooled. Thaw it in the fridge, then reheat until steaming throughout; the griddle cakes may be softer than before freezing.

Its sweet griddle cakes and savoury filling go well with black coffee or tea, and with fresh fruit such as apple slices or berries. The sandwich is also served as a breakfast item alongside hash browns.

The egg and cheese version has 283 kcal per 100 g, compared with 312 kcal in a Sausage McGriddles. It also has more protein: 11 g per 100 g versus 8.41 g.

The sausage version has 18 g of fat per 100 g, compared with 13.2 g in the bacon version. The bacon, egg and cheese McGriddles has more protein, at 12 g per 100 g versus 11 g.

A typical sandwich weighs about 199 g. That portion provides 563 kcal.

The sandwich uses griddle cakes rather than a plain muffin or bun, and the cakes have a maple-like sweetness. That contrast with the salty sausage and cheese is a defining feature of the sandwich.