Sweet Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots Recipe 455

SWEET AND SPICY BACON WRAPPED TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar and the cayenne pepper.
• Sprinkle the brown sugar/cayenne pepper mix on top of the bacon and rub the mixture into the bacon.
• Cut each slice of bacon into 4 equal pieces.
• Wrap the bacon around the tot and secure with a toothpick.
• Place the tot seam-side down on the prepared baking sheet.
• Repeat the process with all tater tots.
• Bake the tots at 400°F for 20-25 minutes and flip halfway through cooking.
• Cool, to touch, and serve.
• Note - If making the tots the day ahead, allow them to cool, after cooking, to room temperature and refrigerate in an airtight container overnight. When ready to serve, reheat the tots in a preheated 350°F oven for 10 minutes or until hot.
• Enjoy!

BACON-WRAPPED TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until partially cooked but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain; keep warm., Combine syrup and pepper flakes. Dip each bacon piece in syrup mixture, then wrap around a Tater Tot. Secure with toothpicks., Place on a greased rack in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until bacon is crisp, 12-15 minutes.

BACON-WRAPPED TATER TOTS®

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Lay each slice of bacon onto a work surface and place a potato nugget in the center of each bacon slice. Cut a slit down the center of each potato nugget and place a Cheddar cheese piece into the slit. Top each nugget with a dash of hot sauce. Wrap bacon around each filled potato nugget and secure the bacon to the nugget with a toothpick. Transfer the wrapped nuggets to the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until nuggets are cooked through and bacon is crispy, 15 to 20 minutes.

BACON WRAPPED TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Arrange the tater tots in a single layer on a large baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes, so that they are no longer frozen but not completely cooked. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
• Place bacon slices in a skillet over medium heat. Fry bacon until cooked through but still flexible. Drain on paper towels.
• Break each slice of cheese into small pieces. Each slice should make about 16 pieces. Place a piece of cheese against the side of a tater tot. Wrap with a piece of the bacon and secure with a toothpick. Place on a baking sheet. Repeat until you run out of tots.
• Bake for about 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until the bacon is crisp.

BACON WRAPPED TATER TOT BOMBS

Steps:

• 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.

SWEET BACON TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
• Line a cookie sheet with foil and place a cooling rack on top of the pan.
• Remove the bacon from its package, keeping it all together. Cut the strips in half, and then cut each half in half to create quarter length strips.
• In a small bowl, mix brown sugar and chili powder until well combined.
• Wrap each tater tot in bacon and then roll it in the brown sugar mixture. Place wrapped tater tots on top of the cooling rack. (The rack will allow the bacon to crisp up on all sides.)
• Bake for 10 to 15 minutes at 375. Then increase the temperature to 400 degrees F and cook another 5 minutes
• Check to see if the bacon has crisped up, you may need to leave them in 5 minutes longer to reach the desired crispiness. Check frequently at this point so they don't burn
• Carefully remove from the oven. Repeat with the remaining tater tots as needed. Serve warm.

BACON WRAPPED TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Cut the bacon slices into thirds.
• Wrap each tater tot in a piece of bacon and arrange, seam side down, on the prepared baking sheet.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup combine all the glaze ingredients, stir well.
• Using a baking brush, brush the glaze onto the bacon wrapped tater tots.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the bacon is crispy and nicely browned. Serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce.

SWEET BACON TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with foil and place a cooling rack on top of the pan. This will allow the bacon to crisp on all sides.
• Cut each bacon strip into 4 pieces. I found using kitchen shears worked best for this. Cut the bacon in half and then cut each half in half again.
• Wrap each thawed tater tot in bacon and then roll it in the brown sugar mixture. Place on top of the cookie rack.
• Bake about 10 to 15 minutes at 375, then increase the oven to 400 and let them cook another 5 minutes. Check to see if they are crisping up. You may need to leave them in 5 minutes longer. Check frequently at this point so they don't burn. Serve warm.