Bacon Wrapped Tater Tot Bombs
The most amazing tater tots ever, baked to crisp bacon-perfection. It’s so good, you’ll want to double or triple the recipe!
I have been sick with the flu for the past couple of days, feeling extremely fatigued without any kind of appetite. That’s when Jason offered to cook me breakfast, my favorite meal of the day, except all we had was bacon, cheese and tater tots. But before I could even think about ordering breakfast delivery, I just knew I had to make these tater tot bombs I’ve been seeing all over Pinterest.
And yes. The name definitely lives up to its hype. These tater tot bombs are, well, bomb. No joke. Now I haven’t used the word “bomb” since middle school but hey – that word describes these perfectly. And these tater tots may even have some epic powers because after eating about 20 of these, my flu magically went away.
Flu or not, I’ll still be making these weekly. I just have to remember to double the recipe because these are very hard to share!
Bacon Wrapped Tater Tot Bombs
Ingredients
- 2 cups frozen tater tots, at room temperature
- 1 ounce sharp cheddar cheese, cut into 1/4-inch squares
- 4 slices bacon, quartered
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley leaves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat; set aside.
- Working one at a time, wrap each tater tot and cheese square in a piece of bacon. Repeat with remaining tater tots, cheese squares and bacon pieces. Dredge each tater tot in the brown sugar, pressing to coat.
- Place tater tots seam side down onto the prepared baking sheet. Place into oven and bake for 20-25 minutes, using metal tongs to turn at halftime.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
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We found that 1/4 piece of bacon wouldn’t begin to wrap around the tater tot, unless you mean to slice it the long way into 4 pieces, which would be pretty difficult. I am amazed that more people didn’t have a problem with this. See “Jeansgirl’s” comment. Also it was not clear that the cheese was not 1/4″ cubes, but 1/4″ squares from a “slice” of cheese. My husband thought this sounded good and was the one trying to do this. I think the bacon would be easier if it was at room temp, as someone else commented, and the tater tots not all the way thawed. We may try to make this again. We are currently in the process of making these, so they haven’t been baked yet. Hope they are as good as everyone says!
Can this be done without the aid of an oven? Like, can I fry it on a pan over a stove instead? Currently in college, and I don’t exactly own an oven here, so… please help!
Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
I made these and they were terrific. These comments are hilarious.
These were terrible. The tots just turned to mush. And they completely stick to parchment paper so you can’t unstick them. A complete waste of time and ingredients.
My daughter in law made just plain bacon and tots for years and now I make them for the grandchildren and husband. They disappear as fast as they come out of the oven. This will be a great change to our tot menu and look forward to trying these real soon! Thanks for adding these to our recipes.
These do look good. I might even make them ‘popper’ like by adding fresh or pickled jalapeno slices. Looking forward to trying these. Thanks!
I have to say I am glad I found this recipe. My kids and I made it together and it was a huge hit! We had to repeat the next day. Kudos on the recipe!
Omg! Whhhyyyy did I see this on Pinterest AFTER I decided to take a break from eating red meat AND potatoes!
I seriously don’t think there’s a single recipe of yours that I’ve made that hasn’t been outstanding!! I haven’t tried this one yet, but tater tots and bacon…phenomenal.
Also, I’ve shared this on my Super Bowl Recipe Roundup: http://karylskulinarykrusade.com/recipe-roundup-super-bowl/
I’ve made these in a somewhat different variety for some time, but these ALWAYS turn out perfect. What could go wrong? I mean, seriously… it’s BACON!
One thing I did chuckle about was this part of the instructions…
“2 cups frozen tater tots, at room temperature”
“FROZEN… at ROOM TEMPERATURE.” Now I’m not sure about MOST people, but i sure don’t keep my kitchen at below 32* LOL. Great recipe. And BTW… the PF CHANG Chicken Lettuce Wraps are PERFECT. An incredible amount of flavor. Thanks for all the recipes! ~~ Rob
I made these for the first time today. My only suggestion to add to your recipe is to make sure the bacon is also at room temp when you start. I had to use my hands to stretch each piece of cold bacon to have enough to go all the way around the tot. Otherwise these are simple to make and it’s great to use all different kinds of cheeses to make everyone happy!
Can these be prepped ahead of time?
Yes, absolutely.
I really had a struggle making these….trying to wrap 1/4 piece of bacon around a soft tater tot and a small cube of cheese just didn’t work…the bacon piece wasn’t long enough and unfortunately I had cut i all into fourths. There must be some trick you have to make them come out so well. Because i had committed to bringing these, it tok me almost an hour to get enough done to take…
There’s really no trick – simply wrap and bake. That’s it! It doesn’t have to look perfect either – everyone will still gobble these up without any hesitation! 🙂
I made these and they were very tasty. But the tater tot kind of fell apart, they weren’t crispy. Are you suppose to cook them first?
There’s no need to cook them beforehand. Perhaps the tots were undercooked?
So do you stuff the cheese square into the middle of the tater tot and then wrap with bacon?
Yes, that’s exactly right.
Don’t know what I did wrong…I believe I followed the directions to the tee. But the cheese just melted, oozed out, and burned in the bacon grease. I had to cut the tater bombs out of the molten lava….. they still tasted good but certainly KY don’t look like yours! Any suggestions?
Perhaps the cheese was just too big for the tot? Even if the cheese were to completely melt, it should not be oozing out. I recommend using very small pieces of cheese. Hope that helps!
Can these be made ahead and can you freeze them?
Unfortunately, I cannot answer this with certainty as I have never tried freezing this myself – there were no leftovers left to freeze! Please use your best judgment for freezing and reheating.
Do you think this would turn out on a grill instead of baking?
Unfortunately, without having tried this myself, I can’t really say with certainty. Please use your best judgment.
Help I wanna make these for a Halloween party, can u make them ahead like 6 hrs. before there served. How would I prep them. They look so delicious, plan help me
I actually have not tried making this ahead of time but I would imagine it would be best to wrap the tots in bacon and cheese, and then set them aside in the fridge until ready to use. Hope that helps!
it reads like you are to wrap bacon around trots and cheese cubes individually. Are tots thawed? Is tot and cheese combined somehow?
Yes, the tots should be brought to room temperature. From there, you can wrap each tot and cheese square with the bacon.
Chungah, This note is for you and not for publication. How do you do it? So many of these post/questions have already been answered in the recipe and earlier post. You have the patience of a saint, I realize these are all spread over a period of time, but still. I haven’t had the opportunity to try this recipe yet, but when I do, I promise not to critique it and write in with obnoxious and rude comments. I believe recipes are sometimes used as building blocks to other dishes or appetizers. Like maybe one could take and use hash browns, or just plain grated potatoes, ¼ inch strips of bacon, chopped artichokes, diced sweet onions and maybe either pimento or chopped red peppers, all sautéed together, and topped with grated parmesano regiano, right before service as a side dish. You could lead the dish whichever way you want to go with whatever seasoning you wanted to utilize.