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Unfortunately, with the widespread rising costs for just about anything these days, even ole pastimes like shameless trips to your local fast-food joint have become borderline financially questionable decisions. 

But fear not, friends: A viral TikTok video that’s surfaced from the highly inventive and resourceful @najahlamis is here to save the day by providing you with a very economically feasible route to create a wildly tasty McDonald’s McGriddle copycat within the cozy confines of your home. 

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If you thought you had breakfast plans for the rest of this week, you clearly didn’t factor in the upcoming TikTok video which will break down how you can create your very own homemade McGriddle with chef-like accuracy. 

Suffice to say, Lamis was quick to succinctly capture how she feels about all this with the caption, “Oh they snapped with this.”

@therealnajahlamis oh they snapped with this. #traderjoesfinds #griddlecakes #fyp #breakfast ♬ original sound – najah lamis.

And there you have it. No longer do you need to take a field trip to your local McDonald’s. Just pick up Trader Joe’s Dutch Griddle Cakes and serve them up with some eggs, a slice of cheese, bacon or sausage, or whatever your heart desires for breakfast.

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With winter fast approaching and the steady decline in temperature you can get your McGriddle’s fix without having to brave the cold in the process. Seriously, with the average price of a McGriddle running you upwards of $4, just appreciate all the money that you can save back into your pockets. 

Check out these other clever ways to spend $20 or less at Trader Joe’s and score some delicious treats.

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Matt has spent the last 8 or so odd years as both a writer and editor in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally rabid, pigeons. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a book and/or some friends, or just easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.