McDonald’s Breakfast Sauce (Copycat Recipe)
This McDonald’s breakfast sauce recipe is a spot on copycat of the now discontinued restaurant favorite. It’s a quick and easy, creamy sauce that’s easy to make ahead- and pairs perfectly with all your breakfast favorites.
I hate it when I have a fast food favorite and then it gets cancelled.
McDonald’s steak, egg, and cheese breakfast bagels were me and my son’s favorite indulgence on busy mornings where we had to hit the drive thru.
They were taken off the menu for a couple years, but have since been brought back.
However, the new version doesn’t have the creamy signature sauce.
They’re still good, but not the same.
Then I found out that they discontinued the sauce entirely.
So I made it my mission to figure out how to recreate it at home.
This McDonald’s breakfast sauce recipe tastes just like the original, and is super easy to whip up.
Make it the night beforehand, and pair it with your favorite breakfast sandwich for a grab and go option that’s a real treat!
Ingredients Needed
This quick and easy McDonald’s breakfast sauce copycat only requires a handful of ingredients.
To make it you’ll need:
- Mayonnaise – You’ll need roughly a half cup of mayo for this recipe. I recommend using a brand you know and love since this is the base of the sauce, and the flavor will shine through.
- Mustard – I use yellow mustard, but you could sub Dijon mustard if that’s more convenient.
- Lemon Juice – Fresh is best, but the prepared kind works just as well. Make sure to shake it well before using to reincorporate any settled bits if using the prepared variety.
- Steak Sauce – Any brand will work, but make sure it is labeled as ‘steak sauce’.
- Seasonings – This sauce is seasoned with a mixture of dried dill weed, salt, and ground black pepper.
How To Make
Making this copycat McDonald’s breakfast sauce is super easy.
Start by gathering your ingredients.
Once you’ve measured everything out, add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl.
It only makes a cup’s worth of creamy sauce so you can use a small mixing bowl.
Whisk all of the ingredients together until evenly combined.
Cover the mixing bowl tightly, whether it’s with a matching lid or cling style plastic wrap, and then refrigerate.
Allow the sauce to chill for at least 2 hours, but it can sit overnight if that’s easier.
Don’t skip the chill time!
I know it can be tempting, and it will still be tasty but to truly be what it’s meant to be the flavors need time to meld and marry.
Serve with your favorite breakfast options and enjoy!
How To Store
Extra McDonald’s breakfast sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.
Don’t store any sauce that has already touched food.
You can make up a batch on Sunday night though, and enjoy it a little bit at a time all week long!
How Many Servings In This Recipe?
As written this recipe will make a little less than a cup of McDonald’s breakfast sauce.
An actual serving size would be 1-2 tablespoons of sauce.
What To Use Breakfast Sauce On?
I highly recommend making and using this on our copycat McDonald’s Steak, Egg, and Cheese Bagels.
It also pairs really well with our sausage breakfast burritos recipe.
It’s also a great sauce to use on breakfast nachos, breakfast pizza, or to dunk pretty much any breakfast sandwich into.
If you have leftovers, this sauce goes great with both grilled chicken or steak.
TIPS & TRICKS
- If watching your sodium intake, you can omit the salt.
- You can sub Dijon mustard for yellow mustard, depending on what you have on hand.
- Don’t have steak sauce? Use Worcestershire sauce instead.
- Don’t skip the chill time! It may seem insignificant, but this step allows all of the ingredients time to blend and develop their full flavor.
- Recipe can be doubled if serving a larger crowd.
Other McDonald’s Copycat Recipes
Looking for other McDonald’s recipe to make at home?
There’s nothing better than a deliciously creamy sauce to dip your breakfast favorites in.
This copycat McDonald’s breakfast sauce recipe is super easy to whip up and perfect for pairing with pretty much any savory morning favorite.
Try these:
- Copycat Big Mac Recipe
- Instant Pot McRib Sandwiches
- Sausage Egg & Cheese Pancake Sandwiches
- Homemade Shamrock Shakes
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Creamy Breakfast Sauce Recipe (McDonald's Copycat)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp steak sauce
- 1 tsp dried dill weed
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a mixing bowl. Whisk together until evenly combined.
- Cover and chill for, AT LEAST, 2 hours but up to overnight before using.
Notes
- If watching your sodium intake, you can omit the salt.
- You can sub Dijon mustard for yellow mustard, depending on what you have on hand.
- Don't have steak sauce? Use Worcestershire sauce instead.
- Don't skip the chill time! It may seem insignificant, but this step allows all of the ingredients time to blend and develop their full flavor.
- Recipe can be doubled if serving a larger crowd.
I just wanted to say I am not sure where you’re located but I’m in Philly and we still have breakfast sauce I always get a bacon egg & cheese bagel with extra sauce so I think it just depends where you’re at
Definitely going to try and make this though and compare it side by side so thank you!
sitting here eating a steak egg and cheese bagel with breakfast sauce in Ohio directly from McDonald’s, they have never not been on our menus. the sauce recipe is the same as it’s always been
I made this copycat recipe 2 days ago when we made breakfast for dinner and was craving the sauce at dinner time when we could not get breakfast from McDonald’s
I followed the recipe to a T. .measuring perfectly
and this was 100% NOT a copycat of the breakfast sauce I ate directly from McDonald’s this morning.
it’s a decent sauce for sure but it was definitely not the same and was very tangy compared to the smooth almost buttery hollindaise breakfast sauce McDonald’s offers.
I could totally dip some chicken nuggets in this copycat recipe
but was definitely not the same tasting as McDonald’s signature breakfast sauce.
pretty much like mine but i gotta have ketchup in mine
Where do you get the steaks you use to recreate the bagel?
I’ve always bought mine at Costco. They resemble actual steaks, unlike the thin sheets of pressed meat I always find at other grocery stores.
This recipe is really good! I substitute the hot mustard that comes with their nuggets…perfect amount of heat!
its ok
This recipe is really good! I substitute the hot mustard that comes with their nuggets…perfect amount of heat!
Love the idea of giving it a little heat!
pretty much like mine but i gotta have ketchup in mine
Ketchup IN the breakfast sauce?!