Most of us love to indulge in the occasional McDonald's, and with the bleaker weather setting in there's no better time than to treat yourself to some comfort food.
The iconic fast food chain has released an autumn menu in the UK and Ireland for the first time ever, with seven brand new items to enjoy for a limited time only. The new menu will land in its Irish restaurants on Wednesday October 18 so customers don't have long left to wait.
I was lucky enough to get to try the new additions, which include two burgers, a spicy cheesy side and four scrumptious desserts. Here's everything you need to know about them before they go live next week:
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The Philly Cheese Stack
If you're a cheese lover, it doesn't get much better than this. The mega burger features two succulent beef patties, two cheese slices, grilled and crispy onions, pickles in a toasted bun and is topped with a cheese sauce.
The burger melted in your mouth but the crispy onions added the perfect amount of crunch. If you're in the mood for something hearty and cheesy, then this is the burger for you.
The McCrispy BBQ Smokehouse
This is my favourite burger I've ever eaten from McDonald's (and I've had quite a few). The fan-favourite McCrispy launched a year ago but this new edition has brought the burger to the next level.
The 100% chicken breast fillet in a crispy, crunchy coating is topped with a smoky BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese, red onion and lettuce. The delicious sourdough style sesame topped bun completed the masterpiece.
If you're ordering from McDonald's this autumn, definitely give this one a go while it's around.
Chilli Cheese Bites
Available in a packet of four and a share box, these new Chilli Cheese Bites are destined to be a popular addition to the menu. The crispy batter with a cheese and chilli filling has a definite kick, but isn't overly spicy.
Paired with a rich tomato dip, they're a delicious side dish that is definitely worth trying if you're up for something new.
Toffee Apple Donut
And now onto the first of McDonald's four new autumn desserts. Granted, I'm not much of a donut fan but the new Toffee Apple Donut is a tasty treat for this time of year.
The ring donut sticks to the autumn theme with its toffee apple compote filling. It's topped with crumble pieces and toffee sauce.
Toffee Apple Pie
McDonald's have really hit the nail on the head with this one. Even those who don't usually opt for an Apple Pie as their McDonald's dessert will be pleasantly surprised with this new treat.
The crispy pastry is filled with a spiced apple compote and toffee sauce with toffee pieces. When you bite into it, the filling is so warm and comforting.
By combing the spiced apple and toffee flavours, this dessert truly tastes like autumn.
M&M's Halloween McFlurry and Twix Toffee Apple McFlurry
That's right, McDonald's is releasing two new delicious McFlurry desserts for the autumn season. And trust me, you definitely don't want to miss out on these.
My favourite was the M&M's Halloween McFlurry, which had M&Ms and Halloween sugar shapes swirled with ice-cream and topped with Galaxy Chocolate sauce. The crunch from the M&M's was perfect with the soft ice-cream and I'm sure customers will be calling for this one to stick around.
But for those who prefer toffee flavours, don't worry because the Twix Toffee Apple McFlurry is delicious too. The ice-cream is swirled with Twix biscuit and chocolate pieces and topped with a mouth-watering toffee apple sauce.
More offers now available in McDonald's
Chicken fans will be pleased to hear that the McDonald’s Chicken Combo has returned.
Enjoyed by fans during the 2022 FIFA World Cup last winter exclusively on McDelivery, the combo includes 10 Chicken Selects and a 20 Chicken McNuggets Sharebox. It also comes with four Selects dips and four Standard dips to serve 4 people.
This deal is available now exclusively on Just Eat until Tuesday, October 17 before launching more widely.
All seven of the new McDonald's menu items will be available in restaurants nationwide from Wednesday, October 18.
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