It’s no secret that grocery prices are on the rise. Plus, with a limited supply of eggs due to an Avian flu outbreak, egg prices are at an all-time high in some states. With these crazy price increases, finding cheap breakfast alternatives is becoming essential to staying within budget – and McDonald’s understands the assignment. In honor of the Egg McMuffin’s 50th anniversary, the fast food chain is releasing a new McDonald’s breakfast menu packed with special deals and expanded product availability.
What items does McDonald’s have for breakfast?
Fifty years ago, McDonald’s began a breakfast revolution with the debut of the eggs benedict-inspired Egg McMuffin. This breakfast sandwich, which has become a McD’s staple and fast food breakfast icon, features a griddled egg, melted American cheese, and Canadian bacon on an English muffin. Not only is the Egg McMuffin delicious, but the portable sandwich format meant that breakfast could easily be eaten on the go.
Breakfast has since become a staple of the McDonald’s brand, offering a speedy and inexpensive way to fuel the start of the day. Since the Egg McMuffin’s release in 1975, the brand has expanded its Egg McMuffin offerings to include sausage, biscuits, and bacon. Plus, over the last 50 years, McD’s has also started offering other breakfast favorites such as hotcakes, hashbrowns, oatmeal, and a sausage and egg breakfast burrito.
What are the new McDonald’s breakfast deals?
McDonald’s has designated March 2 as National Egg McMuffin Day, because “history makers deserve their own holiday.” To celebrate, McDonald’s customers can purchase an Egg or Sausage McMuffin exclusively through the McDonald’s app for just $1 this Sunday.
How do I get a free McDonald’s breakfast sandwich?
But National McMuffin Day isn’t the only way to celebrate this milestone anniversary this month. From March 3 through March 30, McDonald’s is offering buy-one-get-one-free Sausage McMuffins with Egg when customers order through McDelivery on the McDonald’s App.
What are the new McDonald’s breakfast deals?
Additionally, the McDonald’s bagel sandwiches are now available nationwide. This spin on the McD’s breakfast sandwich was previously only available in select cities, but will now be offered in every McDonald’s location across the country. Fans can try the bagel sandwiches — which include egg and cheese — plain, with bacon, or with steak.
What is the Krispy Kreme x McDonald’s breakfast collaboration?
ICMYI, McDonald’s currently offers glazed, chocolate, and cream-filled Krispy Kreme doughnuts at McCafe stores in major cities like Chicago, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh. Luckily for New Yorkers, McDonald’s announced that they’ll be expanding the Krispy Kreme collab to include McCafe locations in New York City, with plans to offer Krispy Kreme doughnuts in half of the nation’s 13,598 McDonald’s restaurants by the end of this year, and to every single location in the United States by the end of 2026.
While the Egg McMuffin’s anniversary is a perfect cause for celebration, McDonald’s is ultimately committed to providing deals and steals for its patrons — from Free Fry Fridays to the new McValue menu. Despite the nationwide surge in egg prices, McDonald’s has promised not to increase prices for any products including eggs, so the Egg McMuffin (and incoming bagel sandwiches) are marked safe for now.