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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Hmmm, has anyone who has made this tried it with shredded cheese? Maybe just a piece or two of pre shredded cheese? (Might be easier than chopping the cheese to be really small).
Although using shredded cheese may be easier, it’s more likely to create a bigger mess!
I used a press lived cheddar and just cut it into tater tot-sized squares…easy & wraps nicely under the bacon!
Autocorrect fail!! That should have been “pre-sliced” not “press lived”. lol
LOL I kept re-reading your first comment to figure out what “press lived cheddar” was! Glad you posted your correction – I may have been staring at that longer than I should have 🙂
Can these be made ahead of time and be kept warm in a crock pot?
You can certainly try the crockpot method but I worry that the bacon will lose its crispness over time. These are really best when served immediately.
What about assembling them early and then putting them in right before ready to serve? Just trying to cut down on my busy time 🙂
Yes, that should be fine.
I saw a different version of these on The Chew. Made them and fell in food lust! The only real difference is that you use the tip of a knife and make a small cut in the tater to place the cheese into and then place a dab of salsa on top before wrapping in bacon and rolling in brown sugar.
That dab of salsa sounds amazing – will definitely have to try that next time!
So the tots need to be thawed out?
Yes, they should be thawed and set to room temperature.
I’ve tried recipes I found on Pinterest that sounded great but had disappointing results. This is NOT one of them. These little bites are amazing!!! I was bringing them to a pot luck and had to stop myself from eating them all before I left the house.
Was wanting to take these to a brunch, wondering how they were after cooling sitting out at a pot-luck?
This is really best when served immediately.
Does it make a difference if you use ‘regular’ or ‘thick’ sliced bacon?$
Yes, it makes a difference. I do not recommend using thick-sliced bacon as it may be too overpowering for the wrapped-up tater tot.
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these look beautiful; but why not roll the wrapped tots in finely grated cheese
You can certainly roll them in finely grated cheese – I just worry that it’ll be much messier than using cubed cheese.
The bacon gets candied when it cooks by rolling it in brown sugar, if the cheese was out side it would just roll off from the bacon grease …the idea is to incorporate the cheese with the tot then wrap it in the bacon strip. (cheese could also be bought at deli in slice form and 1/2 inch slice like a stick of chewing gum could also be wrapped around the tot with the bacon…just sayin )
How did you keep them from unrolling? Did you use a toothpick?
There is no need for a toothpick. I recommend placing the tots seam-side down on the baking sheet prior to baking.
Do you need the cheese? These look amazing! Love your recipes!
I definitely recommend the cheese. Even though it’s such a small amount, it’s one of the best parts of these tater tot bombs!
I’m confused by the cheese, too. Is it a 1/4 square of cheese from a thin cheese slice? Or a 1/4″ cube of cheese? 1 ounce of cheese is a small amount, so I’m guessing a slice.
Slicey, you will be taking 1 ounce of a block of cheese and cutting them into very small squares – the thickness is up to you. I prefer keeping them small as the size of the tater tot is not very big but if you prefer more cheese, then please feel free to add more to fit your taste preferences. Hope that makes sense!
Using Maple flavored bacon is wonderful.
Also good is drizzling maple syrup over the top before putting the rolled tots in the oven
I came to ask a similar question. Thanks for getting to it first.
Did I miss something? Do u put the cheese inside the tater tot and reform it?
Please refer to step 2:
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.
This does not say to stuff the cheese square into the tot!
No, it does not. The directions do not indicate stuffing the cheese into the tater tot. You are simply rolling it within the bacon. Does that make sense?
If the name itself wasn’t enough to catch my eye those pictures sure did! Love it! 🙂
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i could SO devour many of these tater tots right now.. definitely takes me back to my childhood! love it!
Pretty sure if I got these for Michael he would move the wedding date up—AMAZINGGGG!
You are seriously trying to kill me with these. I need them. I need them now! Sorry to hear you aren’t feeling well – but dang girl… you can cook when you’re under the weather! 🙂 Sending healthy thoughts your way (but keep the good recipes coming, mmmm, k?)
Amazingly delicious!
Sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well.. These look like the perfect munch for recovery! x
I told everyone in my office about these little babies…we were all salivating just talking about it…Thanks!!
Holy Crap. That’s all.