McDonald's Cook It Yourself Breakfast Favorites Are Now Available

McDonald’s introduces Cook it yourself breakfast packs

FIRST it was their fried chicken. Then it was their chicken nuggets. And then it was their breaded chicken fillet. Now, McDonald’s is adding its hotcake mix into the, well, mix of the Cook-It-Yourself packs it launched for home cooks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

If your go-to breakfast option at McDonald’s includes their fluffy pancakes and a cup of brewed coffee, then these ingredient packs will make your morning meals (and snacks) at home a little more convenient:

Mcdonald's cook it yourself packs — PHOTO BY MCDONALD’S PHILIPPINES

McDonald’s Cook-It-Yourself Ingredients packs are available for take-out and drive-thru transactions starting May 11, 2020. Click here for the list of branches where these items are available.

Make classic Hotcake from McDonald’s with Hotcake syrup mix

Now, what do you do after you’ve bought a hotcake mix pack? Make no worries, you’ve covered McDo. On its site it is helpfully provided with instructions:

McDonald's Hotcake Syrup mix cook it yourself packs

How to cook McDonald’s Hotcake Mix
A 1 kg pack serves approximately 27 to 28 pieces

For the batter:

1. In a large bowl, place equal amounts of the Hotcake Mix and cold water (i.e. 100g of hotcake mix = 100mL of water).

2. Set aside unused Hotcake Mix, seal and store in a dry place.

3. Carefully whisk the batter until smooth & until no lumps are seen.

To cook:

1. Heat a non-stick pan and grease with butter.

2. Scoop portions of the batter onto the pan, depending on your preferred hotcake size.

3. When bubbles form on the surface, flip the hotcake.

4. Cook for an additional 30-45 seconds.CONTINUE READING BELOW ↓

5. Remove from pan.

Best served with butter and hotcake syrup!

If you’re looking to recreate a good chunk of the McDonald’s menu at home — well, best of luck to you. “As the Cook-It-Yourself Pack is a promotional program, we rotate products that will be made available to customers at our stores,” McDonald’s said in a press statement. Their chicken-based frozen packs, it seems, may have been benched.