Easy Cinnamon Melts (McDonalds Copycat Recipe) | A Taste of Madness (2024)

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Why did McDonald's discontinue Cinnamon Melts? ›

Also, due to the fact that many customers weren't eating out as much during the pandemic, McDonald's was looking to shorten its breakfast menu - and cinnamelts didn't make the cut.

During the pandemic, McDonald's shortened its menu and a morning favorite, Cinnamelts, did not make the cut.

There are 460 calories in 1 serving (114 g) of McDonald's Cinnamon Melts.

In 2007, the chain released its Cinnamon Melts, also called "Cinnamelts," which were pieces of dough covered in cinnamon, sugar, and cream cheese icing. Though these deconstructed cinnamon rolls had their fair share of fans, they were gone after about a decade.

Menu items like salads, grilled chicken and fruit and yogurt parfaits were removed from McDonald's offerings. Like the nixing of all-day breakfast in 2020, these healthy options were removed in order to make service more efficient for the more popular menu items.

Compared with many of the fast-food chains, McDonald's has a pretty lazy secret menu. That's because workers at the giant will sell you that the items you need to make things shared on social media or through word of mouth, but they won't actually make the items for you.

Cardi B: Classic McDonald's Cheeseburger, paired with tangy BBQ sauce and a Large Coca-Cola. Offset: Quarter Pounder with Cheese and a Large Hi-C Orange Lavaburst. To Share: A large order of McDonald's fries and an apple pie.

According to McDonald's, customers can purchase the Cardi B and Offset Meal at participating restaurants nationwide via the McDonald's App, drive-thru, McDelivery and in-store. It's not the first time a big name in the music industry has paired up with McDonald's to show fans they're capable of lovin' it.

What is the highest calorie thing at McDonald's? ›

The chain's Big Breakfast With Hotcakes holds this distinction, packing 1150 calories into its hash brown, hotcakes, sausage, and biscuits, not including the butter and syrup that come on the side. The rest of the meal's nutrition information doesn't look much better.

McDonald's highest-calorie item isn't a burger at all, but the 1,150-calorie Big breakfast with hotcakes and large biscuit. And the healthy-sounding 22-ounce mango pineapple smoothie matches the 350 calories in the grilled chicken sandwich.

Now, the fast-food giant is sending some love to its United States fans with new cinnamon sugar McCafé Donut Sticks. These indulgent churro-style treats are available on the McDonald's breakfast menu as of Feb.

"McDonald's are currently phasing out the three bakery items that were released on Oct 28th, 2020. The goods are the Apple Fritter, Blueberry Muffin and the Cinnamon Roll. Get them while you still can, they'll be discontinued by July 15th 2023.” He was right.

The spice aisle is feeling the impact of climate issues affecting countries like Vietnam and India, leading to scarcity in staples like black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, and garlic powder. A potential solution lies in cultivating your own spices at home.

"Customers loved how it tasted, but because we couldn't prepare it fresh in our restaurant kitchens each morning and get it right every time, we cut it." Considering neither Cinnamon Biscuits nor Clusters are on the menu, perhaps Chick-fil-A just wasn't able to find a happy medium between the cinnamon pastries.

Burger King's Cini Minis were a popular menu item consisting of bite-sized cinnamon rolls coated in sweet icing. Unfortunately, they are no longer being sold by Burger King. However, if you're craving something sweet and cinnamon-y, you can try making your own at home with a simple recipe that can be found online.