This site offers the latest McDonald's menu and pricing info, but isn't officially affiliated with them.
The Big Breakfast costs $5.69 and carries 760 calories. Add hotcakes and it becomes $8.29 and 1,340 — the highest calorie single order McDonald's sells.
The Big Breakfast is $5.69 with 760 calories: a warm biscuit, scrambled eggs, a sausage patty and hash browns. The Big Breakfast with Hotcakes adds three hotcakes, butter and syrup for $8.29 and 1,340 calories.
This is McDonald's only knife-and-fork breakfast, and the only order on the menu assembled on a plate rather than wrapped. It is also made to order, which is why it takes five to seven minutes rather than the usual ninety seconds. This page covers both versions, the full nutrition, what is on the plate, and whether the hotcakes upgrade is worth $2.60. Prices for the rest of the board are on our McDonald's breakfast menu, and serving cut-offs are on breakfast hours.
Our surveyed national midpoint is $5.69 for the standard plate and $8.29 with hotcakes. This is one of the widest price bands on the whole menu, because the platter is made to order and franchisees price it accordingly. Published figures elsewhere run as high as $7.59 for the plain version.
Four items on one plate: a warm biscuit, fluffy scrambled eggs, a savoury pork sausage patty and crispy hash browns. No sandwich, no wrapper, no assembly. It is the only order on the breakfast menu you are expected to eat with cutlery.
Expect five to seven minutes rather than the usual ninety seconds, because the eggs are scrambled fresh and the biscuit is warmed to order. That is worth knowing at a drive-thru during the morning rush, where you may be asked to park and wait.
The plain plate is 760 calories with 27g of protein, which is the second highest protein figure on the breakfast menu. The number that deserves more attention is sodium, at 1,530mg before you add anything.
27g beats every sandwich on the board. An Egg McMuffin gives 17g, a Sausage McMuffin 14g. If protein is the goal and calories are not a concern, this is the order.
Full menu comparison on McDonald's nutrition and calories.
Adding hotcakes costs $2.60 and adds 580 calories, taking the plate to 1,340 — the highest calorie single order McDonald's sells, breakfast or otherwise. That is more than any burger on the menu.
More flexible than most items on the menu, because everything is plated separately rather than built into a sandwich. Most changes are free; some carry a small charge, and a few depend entirely on your restaurant.
Contains wheat, egg, milk and soy. Not gluten free, and the hash browns make it unsuitable for vegetarian diets even with the sausage removed. Full detail on McDonald's own product page.
No. It is breakfast only and stops with everything else, usually between 10:30am and 11:00am. All Day Breakfast ran from 2015 to 2020 and has not returned nationally. Because this platter is made to order, some restaurants stop taking orders for it a few minutes before the general cut-off. Times are on our breakfast hours page.
A warm buttermilk biscuit, fluffy scrambled eggs, a pork sausage patty and hash browns, served on a plate. The Big Breakfast with Hotcakes adds three hotcakes with real butter and maple-flavoured syrup.
760 for the standard plate and 1,340 with hotcakes. Both are McDonald's published figures. The version with hotcakes is the highest calorie single order on the entire menu, more than a Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese at 740.
$5.69 at the national midpoint, and $8.29 with hotcakes. This is one of the widest price bands on the menu: rural restaurants run near $4.99 and airport locations reach $7.59 for the plain plate.
Not as a national offer. Some restaurants price close to $5 and occasional local promotions land there, but McDonald's has never run a guaranteed nationwide $5 price for this platter. It is not on the Under $3 Menu or in either $4 Breakfast Meal Deal.
Adding hotcakes costs $2.60 and adds 580 calories and 45g of sugar. If you want hotcakes, adding them is cheaper than the $5.29 standalone order. If you would not order them anyway, the plain plate saves money and calories for the same savoury food.
27g on the plain plate and 36g with hotcakes. That beats every breakfast sandwich on the board: an Egg McMuffin gives 17g and a Sausage McMuffin 14g.
It is made to order rather than held. The eggs are scrambled fresh and the biscuit is warmed, so expect five to seven minutes. At a drive-thru during the morning rush you may be asked to park and wait.
Yes, more than most items, because everything is plated separately. Holding the biscuit saves 250 calories at no cost. Some restaurants swap sausage for bacon or scrambled egg for a round egg, though both depend on the franchise.
It carries 1,530mg of sodium, 17g of saturated fat and 450mg of cholesterol, which is 67, 85 and 150 percent of the respective daily references. The protein is genuinely good at 27g. It is a substantial meal rather than a light one.
No. Breakfast only, usually ending between 10:30am and 11:00am. Because this platter is made to order, some restaurants stop taking orders a few minutes before the general cut-off. Times are on our breakfast hours page.
Prices shown are based on typical U.S. McDonald’s menu prices as of August 2026 and may vary by location. Check your local restaurant or McDonald’s app for the latest prices.
Timing questions are answered on breakfast hours .