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Welcome to the hot honey hoedown, McDonald\u2019s!<\/p>\n
It\u2019s been going on for a few years, but you know what they say, \u201cBetter late than running onto a bandwagon that has lost its wheels.\u201d While you\u2019re tardy to the party, your new Hot Honey Sauce makes up for it.<\/p>\n
There are multiple ways to taste McDonald\u2019s Hot Honey Sauce: a McNugget and McCrispy Strips dipping sauce, a Hot Honey Snack Wrap, and two Hot Honey McCrispy Sandwiches. As you can see from my photos, I picked up some McNuggets and a Hot Honey McCrispy Sandwich.<\/p>\n
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The latter features a McCrispy filet topped with shredded lettuce, crispy jalapeno chips, mayonnaise, and the Hot Honey Sauce on a potato roll. There\u2019s also a version with bacon.<\/p>\n
I was surprised about the addition of mayo because I imagined it would affect the flavor and heat of the peppery sauce, and it did. I kind of wish there was a double application of the swicy sauce instead of one layer of mayo because the sauce is quite good with a natural honey flavor. It has a perfect amount of sweetness and an ideal level of spiciness for something with \u201chot\u201d in its name.<\/p>\n
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Another topping that seemed unnecessary was the crispy jalapeno. I initially mistook them for crispy onions because they look similar. They were also mostly flavorless and provided no additional spiciness. If anything, all they added was a pleasant crispiness to enhance the chicken filet\u2019s exterior.<\/p>\n
Despite the mayo and the lack of pop from the crispy jalapeno chips, it\u2019s a pretty tasty sandwich and more enjoyable than a Spicy McCrispy. I guess if the mayo bothers me, I could leave it out the next time I try this sandwich, which is tasty enough to repurchase.<\/p>\n
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While some of the toppings on the sandwich cut through the sauce\u2019s sweet and spicy flavors, I felt the full brunt of the sauce\u2019s taste and heat when I ate it with my McNuggets, and I loved it. Eating it this way, I could really taste its sweetness and pepperiness, feel its spiciness, and appreciate the nice balance between the two. <\/p>\n
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Because there wasn\u2019t anything to hold back the heat, I could feel it build up to a decent level, which I\u2019d give a five on my personal heat index. If I remember correctly, many of the other McDonald\u2019s spicy sauces released in recent years were hotter.<\/p>\n
Overall, I would love to see this sauce become permanent, so I just hope the Hot Honey Bandwagon never loses its wheels.<\/p>\n
Purchased Price:<\/strong> $6.99 (McCrispy), $2.99 (McNuggets) Welcome to the hot honey hoedown, McDonald\u2019s! It\u2019s been going on for a few years, but you know what they say, \u201cBetter late than running onto a bandwagon that has lost its wheels.\u201d While you\u2019re tardy to the party, your new Hot Honey Sauce makes up for it. There are multiple ways to taste McDonald\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1477,1481],"class_list":["post-75314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-fast-food","tag-mcdonalds"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":72023,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2025\/09\/05\/mcdonalds-special-edition-gold-sauce-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":75314,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: McDonald’s Special Edition Gold Sauce","author":"Marvo","date":"September 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Honey mustard has been a McNugget option for years at McDonald's. 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\nRating:<\/strong> 7 out of 10 (McCrispy), 8 out of 10 (sauce)
\nNutrition Facts:<\/strong> (McCrispy)<\/strong> 660 calories, 34 grams of fat, 5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 70 milligrams of cholesterol, 1240 milligrams of sodium, 62 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of fiber, 17 grams of sugar (including 15 grams of added sugar), and 27 grams of protein. (Dipping Sauce Cup)<\/strong> 50 calories, 0.5 grams of fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 230 milligrams of sodium, 13 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, 11 grams of sugar, and 0 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"