McDonald's is taking inspiration from its customers as it works to solve its slowing U.S. sales problem with new breakfast items.

In an earnings call Tuesday, CEO Steve Easterbrook said the fast-food chain would launch new breakfast items, but declined to provide more detail. That evening it unveiled its Triple Breakfast Stacks, a limited-time offering.

McDonald's customers will be able to order these meatier breakfast sandwiches, which contain two sausage patties, bacon, two layers of American cheese and an egg layered on either a biscuit, McMuffin or McGriddle starting Nov. 1.

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The chain's fans have been known to swap items around to create customized versions of its food, such as by adding hash browns to its Sausage & Egg McMuffin or asking for "secret" items, such as ice cream sandwiched between two cookies instead of being served in a cone.

"People have been hacking our menu for years — so much so that it's inspired our new Triple Breakfast Stacks," Chef Mike Haracz, manager of culinary innovation at McDonald's, said in a statement. "We love seeing the fun ways our customers and McDonald's crew have been creating their own takes on our classics. We can't wait to see what they come up with next — you never know what might end up on our menu."

Business Insider first reported the new menu items Tuesday. A U.K. spokesperson said there were no plans to change its breakfast menu in Britain.

"Our customers have also told us they have been craving a bigger, more filling sandwich option in the mornings," Linda VanGosen, vice president of menu innovation," said in a statement.