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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I don’t think I can make these. I will burn my mouth off eating them straight out of the oven. No restraint.
Stop it. I need these in my life immediately.
What substitute can I use for the brown sugar im a diabetic and would really like to try these ★☆★
Jeanette, if needed, you can omit the brown sugar. This would still be amazing without them! The brown sugar really just adds that sweet crispness to it.
Splenda has their own version of brown sugar. It may be a possible replacement.
I don’t understand how you “wrap” a square of cheese. Where does the cheese go?
You are wrapping bacon around the tot so you can fit the cheese in there. Does that make sense?
If you are using cubes of cheese just squeeze them into the side of the room temperature tater tot.
It’s a flat square, not a cube of cheese.
Thank you. That just clicked it into place for me.
I used pre-sliced cheese (Colby jack and pepper jack). I cut each slice in half and then each half into quarters. Worked very well.
Coconut sugar has a lower GI and may crisp up if you wanted to try that….
These look so monumentally amazing! I am glad you are feeling better
Such a bummer that you have a flu – I hope that you feel better!
But SO sweet of Jason to cook you breakfast…especially these bites of ah-may-zing! Love that brown sugar addition! Pinned!
And, by the way, I just found your blog and have enjoyed it immensely! It is aptly named 🙂
How long should you cook them for if you like extra crunchy tatter tots?
My husband and I are planning a bacon happy hour and these just made the menu – they look amazing!! It would almost be worth it to get the flu to see if 20 of them would have magical powers for me too 🙂
I can totally see you getting into these! I have seen these around too and hopefully they made you feel a little bit better! Hope you’re feeling better SOON!!
Wow! These are pretty epic! : )
Did anyone else find that 20 minutes was too long. Mine were way too caramelized.
Shannon, please feel free to reduce cooking time as needed until the desired consistency/texture is reached. Cooking time will also depend on the thinness or thickness of your bacon.
I made these twice and rolled them in brown sugar the first time, and I made a mess!! 🙁 but the second time I put the brown sugar on the inside of the bacon with the tot and they turned out perfect!! They were a hit!! thank you for this recipe!
Can you please tell me what the best bacon to use. I love the thick cut applewood smoked bacon and did not know if that would work
The thick cut bacon may be too thick to wrap but as always, please use your best judgment.
What on earth is a tater tot?
Little cylinder shaped hash brown potatoes lol