It's often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but many of us are running out the door first thing and don't have time to put together the homemade spread of our dreams. Fortunately, the fast food gods caught on, and we're now served morning meals that save so many from distractingly empty stomachs. Today, the chain offers a sizable selection of breakfast sandwiches, wraps, platters, and sides to suit just about any craving.

But if you're too bleary-eyed before your first sip of its signature McCafé to decide what to have, we've got you covered. Instead of a handheld or a bowl of fruit and maple oatmeal, go all in for the Big Breakfast with Hotcakes. It'll set you back a few dollars more, but it manages to scratch both the sweet and savory itch if you can't make a judgment call.

And it's significantly more substantial than some other items, so you get more morning oomph and energy for your dollar and your day ahead. The major value of this big McDonald's breakfast The Big Breakfast with Hotcakes comes with just about everything a breakfast lover could dream of. A fluffy biscuit with a hot sausage patty, savory scrambled eggs, crisp hash browns, and even a stack of those golden hotcakes — plus fixings in the form of salted butter and syrup.

Price-wise, you're looking at $9.29 for the Big Breakfast with Hotcakes, which is on the higher end for breakfast selections. That said, if you were to price out each item individually (sausage egg biscuit at $6.

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