Bacon-Wrapped Tater Tot Cups are irresistibly delicious! Make in 3 simple steps with just 3 easy ingredients: bacon, tater tots, cheddar cheese. These are great for New Years parties, Super Bowl parties and any gathering focused on finger foods and appetizers. You can also make them in the air fryer.
The bacon is the glue that holds the cup together and once the bacon crisps, it retains a beautiful flower-like shape, like little bacon flowers. My kids love these...but...
DISCLAIMER: you will not just be able to eat just 1, or 2, or 3. These are so irresistibly delicious that you'll eat more than you wanted! Make enough to share, and serve them with these other delicious and simple party foods like bacon-wrapped asparagus, maple-glazed scallops, crockpot jalapeño popper dip and pull apart pizza bites.
Ingredients
Bacon tater tot cups require only 3 ingredients:
- Bacon
- Tater tots: use frozen for the best cooking results
- Cheddar cheese: I find sharp or extra sharp cheddar cheese to be the best cheese. But white cheddar, Pepperjack, and swiss cheese are also good choices.
Kristina's Tips
- Use the instructions for oven temperature and duration that are on your bacon package. For my uncured bacon, I had to cook for 15 minutes. You may need to increase the temperature and time, maybe even decrease it. If you are using a thick cut bacon, you likely will need to cook them longer.
- You'll use roughly 2 teaspoons of cheese for each tater tot cup. Bagged shredded cheese is the quickest, but I think that a freshly shredded block of cheese melts better.
- If you notice that the bacon hasn't fully crisped when removing the tater tot cups from the muffin tin, remove all of them and transfer to a baking sheet. Then bake in 2 minute increments, until the bacon is crisped to your liking.
Instructions
- Cut the bacon into 3 pieces and place 2 pieces into a muffin tin cavity.Put a frozen tater tot on top of the bacon. If you can fit 2, put both. The more the merrier!
- Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 12-15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and top with enough cheddar cheese to cover the tater tot. Put back into the oven for 5 more minutes or until the cheese melts.
- Remove from the muffin tin with a spoon or fork and put on a paper towel for a few minutes so that any extra grease is absorbed before serving.
How To Store
Store in the fridge for up to 3 days in a covered container. To regain crispiness of the bacon, reheat in the air fryer or oven for 3-5 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Bacon-Wrapped Tater Tot Cups
Bacon-Wrapped Tater Tot Cups are irresistibly delicious! Make in 3 simple steps with just 3 easy ingredients: bacon, tater tots, cheddar cheese. These are great for New Years parties, Super Bowl parties and any gathering focused on finger foods and appetizers.
- mini muffin tin
- 8 slices bacon
- 12 tater tots
- 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Cut bacon slices into 3 pieces and place 2 pieces opposite ways into the cups of a 12 cup mini muffin tin.
Put 1 to 2 frozen tater tots on top of the bacon.Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until bacon is crisp (use the duration suggested on your bacon package).
Top with cheddar cheese and cook for another 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.
Storing: Store in the fridge for up to 3 days in a covered container. To regain crispiness of the bacon, reheat in the air fryer or oven for 3-5 minutes at 350 degrees F.
[wprm-tip]If the bacon is not crisp at the end of the cook time, remove from the muffin tin and put on a baking sheet. Return to the oven for a few more minutes. [/wprm-tip]
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