Description
High Protein McGriddle Bites are portable, protein-packed breakfast bites that combine fluffy pancake batter, melty cheddar cheese, halal sausage, and a touch of maple syrup into grab-and-go muffin bites.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb halal turkey breakfast sausage or halal beef sausage
- 2 cups protein pancake mix
- 1½ cups milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ½ tsp black pepper
- Cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and generously spray a muffin tin.
- Cook halal breakfast sausage in a skillet over medium heat until fully cooked and crumbled. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk pancake mix, milk, eggs, maple syrup, and black pepper until smooth.
- Stir in cooked sausage and shredded cheddar cheese.
- Evenly divide batter into muffin cups, filling about ¾ full.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes until set and lightly golden on top.
- Let cool slightly before removing from the pan.
Notes
- These bites are freezer-friendly; freeze after cooling and reheat in a 350°F oven or microwave.
- You can swap turkey sausage for halal beef sausage.
- Make-ahead: the sausage can be cooked in advance and the batter can be mixed and refrigerated for up to 1 day before baking.
- Adjust maple syrup to taste for sweeter or milder bites.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bite (1/12 of recipe)
- Calories: 170
- Sugar: 4-5 g
- Sodium: 240 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 160 mg
Keywords: High Protein McGriddle Bites, protein breakfast bites, halal breakfast sausage bites, muffin bites, grab-and-go breakfast