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Updated 08 August 2026

McDonald's Sausage McGriddles
Breakfast

McDonald's Sausage McGriddles

$4.39 430 Cal 11g protein

Our Sausage McGriddles breakfast sandwich features soft, warm griddle cakes—with the taste of sweet maple—that hold our savory, sizzling hot sausage. McGriddles cakes have no artificial preservatives or flavors and no colors from artificial sources.

Checked across 8 restaurants, $3.89 to $5.29.

4.7 · 7 ratings

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Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total430kcal
Protein11g22%
Carbs41g14%
Fat24g37%
NutrientAmount% DV
Calories430kcal22%
Total Fat24g37%
Saturated Fat9g45%
Trans Fat0g—
Cholesterol35mg12%
Sodium990mg43%
Total Carbohydrates41g14%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars14g28%
Added Sugars13g26%
Protein11g22%
Calcium80mg6%
Iron2.5mg14%
Potassium180mg4%
Caffeine0mg—
Nutritional values come from McDonald's published data and may vary by location or customisation. Updated 08 August 2026. Compare this item against the rest of the menu with the nutrition calculator.

McDonald's Sausage McGriddles Complete Information

A McDonald's Sausage McGriddles costs $4.39 and carries 430 calories with 11g of protein. A seasoned pork sausage patty between two griddle cakes with maple flavored syrup baked into them.

The McGriddles cakes are the whole idea: instead of pouring syrup over pancakes beside a sausage, McDonald's bakes syrup pockets into the cakes so the sweet and savoury arrive in the same bite. They landed in 2003 and nothing else on the menu works this way. At 430 calories this is the lightest of the three McGriddles, since it carries no egg or cheese. The Sausage, Egg & Cheese version at $5.99 adds both. Pair it with Hash Browns, or move to the Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles at $5.99 when one patty is not enough.

Health Insight

At 430 calories and 990mg of sodium, this one is best treated as an occasional order rather than an everyday one.

Lighter alternative: Fruit & Maple Oatmeal on the same menu comes in at 320 calories. See Fruit & Maple Oatmeal

What Is in a McDonald's Sausage McGriddles?

16 ingredients, exactly as McDonald's lists them.

  • Water
  • Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)
  • Sugar
  • Dextrose
  • Palm Oil
  • Contains 2% Or Less: Brown Sugar
  • Baking Powder (Baking Soda, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate)
  • Modified Tapioca Starch
  • Rice Flour
  • Whey Powder
  • Salt
  • Natural Flavors
  • Buttermilk Powder
  • Soybean Oil
  • Caramel Color
  • Soy Lecithin
Ingredient statements are published by McDonald's and can change without notice. Regional suppliers mean a restaurant near you may use a slightly different formulation.

How to Make a Sausage McGriddles at Home?

Everything about a McGriddles hinges on one trick: freeze the syrup into beads before it goes near the batter. Liquid syrup dissolves and you get sweet pancakes; frozen beads survive and you get pockets. The restaurant version is $4.39.

85 min70 prep, 15 cookMediumdifficulty4 sandwichesyield
Servings4

Ingredients0 of 12

McGriddles cakes

Sausage patties

Method0 of 6 steps

Tips

  • Freeze the syrup beads hard. An hour minimum, and longer is better.
  • Metal rings keep the cakes the right size and shape; free poured batter spreads too thin.
  • Do not add syrup to the batter as well. The pockets are the point and extra syrup makes it cloying.

Variations

  • Add a folded egg and cheese for the Sausage, Egg & Cheese McGriddles, $5.99 in restaurant.
  • Swap the sausage for bacon for the Bacon, Egg & Cheese McGriddles at $5.99.
  • Use honey instead of maple in the pockets for a different sweetness against the sage.

Serve hot with Hash Browns and coffee. The restaurant version is $4.39.

Pairs Well Together

Perfect Combination

A Sausage McGriddles with a Coffee (Small) is what most breakfast runs come down to.

Sausage McGriddles $4.39 Sausage McGriddles Coffee (Small) $2.49 Coffee (Small)

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

  • Milk / Dairy
  • Wheat
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Allergen information for the Sausage McGriddles is based on McDonald's standard recipe. Cross contamination is possible in restaurant kitchens, so tell staff about any allergy before you order.

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Sausage McGriddles Questions

How much is a Sausage McGriddles at McDonald's?

A Sausage McGriddles is $4.39 at a typical US restaurant, a median from live listings with the range shown above. A meal version exists on the board, but the listings this site verifies against publish no price for it, so none is shown here.

How many calories in a Sausage McGriddles?

430 calories with 11g of protein, the lightest of the three McGriddles since it carries no egg or cheese. The Sausage, Egg & Cheese version is 550 calories.

What are McGriddles cakes made of?

Griddle cakes with maple flavored syrup baked into them, so the sweetness is inside the bread rather than poured over it. The complete published ingredient statement is in the recipe section on this page.

How does the syrup get inside a McGriddles?

The syrup is set into solid pockets before the cakes are cooked, so it survives the griddle and melts inside rather than dissolving into the batter. The copycat recipe on this page uses frozen syrup beads to do the same thing.

Which McGriddles is the healthiest?

This one, at 430 calories. The Bacon, Egg & Cheese version is 430 and the Sausage, Egg & Cheese 550. All three are on the breakfast menu page.

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