Healthier Copycat McGriddle Sandwiches
If you love the sweet and savory flavor of a fast food McGriddle you'll love this healthier version to make at home. Start with our popular Cottage Cheese pancakes, add a few simple ingredients and a tasty filling breakfast sandwich is served.
Calories: 460kcal
Equipment
- blender
- Mini-waffle maker like a Dash (optional)
Servings:
Ingredients
To make pancakes (for 1 person):
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese 1% or fat free
- 1/2 cup oatmeal quick or old fashioned (not steel-cut)
- 1/4 banana or 1/8 cup applesauce
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon optional
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 Tablespoons powdered sweetener I used Trivia or vanilla protein powder
To make sandwich:
- 1 lean turkey sausage patty such as Butterball All Natural.
- 1 American cheese slice
- 1 egg made into a patty. See notes below for tips.
- ¼ cup pancake syrup sugar-free, light, or pure maple
Instructions
To make pancakes:
- Combine all the ingredients in the blender and blend for about 30 seconds. (This works well in a mini-blender like a Magic Bullet, but a full-sized blender can also be used, but you might need to scrape the sides several times.) Do not overblend - only mix until combined.
- The mixture should be the consistency of a very thick smoothie. It will be thicker than typical pancake mix.
- Allow the mixture to sit for 5 minutes for baking powder to activate.
- Heat a skillet to medium to medium-low (lower than you would use for regular pancakes) heat. Spray pan with cooking spray if needed to prevent sticking.
- Alternatively, these can be made into small waffles in a mini-waffle maker such as a Dash. If using a waffle maker, pre-heat the waffle maker and spray generously with cooking spray every time you start a new waffle.
- Pour mixture into pancakes, about ⅓ cup each. When the top begins to bubble, flip over. Cook until golden brown and serve. Make 4-6 pancakes or 4-5 mini-waffles.
To assemble sandwiches:
- Heat turkey sausage as indicated on the package.
- Make an egg patty. see notes below for tips.
- To assemble a sandwich, take 2 pancakes. (Eat the other pancakes separately, or save for a snack for later in the day.) Drizzle 2 pancakes with syrup. Top one pancake (syrup on the inside) with sausage, cheese, and egg. Add remaining pancake as the top of the sandwich, and eat.
- If desired, serve extra syrup on the side for dipping.
WW Information
This recipe is 6 points per serving. Click here to track the Copycat McGriddle directly in the WW app. We used Velveeta cheese slices (1 point per slice) and sugar-free pancake syrup (1 point) when figuring WW points for this recipe.
Notes
Tips:
- To make the egg patty: scramble the egg in a bowl by beating with a fork. Cook the egg in a skillet or in a coffee mug (spray with cooking spray) in the microwave for 45 seconds. If desired, you can cut the egg into a round shape with a cookie cutter or the top of a glass.
- If you don’t have time to make pancakes, you can substitute Hungry Jack frozen mini-pancakes. Adjust points or calories as needed.
- The nutritional information includes one whole batch (4-6 pancakes) of the Cottage Cheese pancakes, but you’ll only use 2 for the sandwich. Eat the extra with breakfast, or have them as a snack later in the day. Click here to see step-by-step photos for making the pancakes/waffles.
Nutrition
Calories: 460 kcalCarbohydrates: 69 gProtein: 45 gFat: 14 gSaturated Fat: 5 gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3 gMonounsaturated Fat: 4 gTrans Fat: 0.1 gCholesterol: 376 mgSodium: 1122 mgPotassium: 641 mgFiber: 3 gSugar: 7 gVitamin A: 520 IUVitamin C: 3 mgCalcium: 288 mgIron: 4 mg
