McDonald’s is unveiling a series of new options to help “spice up” its breakfast menu as part of the fast food chain’s 50th anniversary celebrations for the McMuffin.
The three new spicy breakfast menu items include the Spicy McMuffin, Spicy Sausage McMuffin and Spicy Sausage McMuffin with Egg. The items will feature their traditional ingredients – cheese, egg, Canadian bacon or sausage and a buttered English muffin, topped with Spicy Pepper Sauce, according to a news release from McDonald’s.
The items are available beginning July 8 for a limited time at participating locations, according to the fast food chain.
McDonald’s launched the Egg McMuffin in 1975. The breakfast item was the brainchild of Herb Peterson, a McDonald’s franchisee in Santa Barbara, California.
Herb, according to previous USA TODAY reporting, presented the sandwich as a to-go version of a diner classic: Eggs Benedict. Roy Kroc, the businessman who transformed McDonald’s into what it is today, loved the idea.
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McDonald’s adds Daily Double burger to menu
The iconic fast food chain also has a new double burger on its menu: the Daily Double.
The Daily Double, available now nationwide, is made with two beef patties, a slice of American cheese plus shredded lettuce, slivered onions, mayo and two tomato slices. The burger had been available in limited markets including Chicago, Miami and Seattle, but will be available nationally through 2025, the company said.
On July 22, the Daily Double will join McDonald’s McValue Meal Deal options, served with a 4-piece order of Chicken McNuggets, small fries and small soft drink ($6 or $7; pricing depends on your restaurant). That menu still includes the $5 Meal Deal.
The burger is now appearing in the McDonald’s app, where you can also get deals including a free medium order of fries with a $1 purchase in the app every Friday through the end of 2025.
Contributing: Mike Snider, USA TODAY
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