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Crispy Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots in the oven or air fryer are hot, tasty and truly addictive treat. Perfect for a cookout or game-day appetizer.

They’re incredibly simple to throw together, no toothpicks required and they’re not fussy at all.

Best Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots Recipe

Tater Tot Alternatives

Ore-Ida Tater Tots are the original but you can use any brand that you prefer. However, you won’t find other brands using the name Tater Tots since it’s a registered trademark of Ore-Ida. “Tater” is short for potato so you’ll find many imi-tater Tater Tots such as Potato Puffs, Tater Puffs, Tasti Taters, Tater Treats, Trader Potato Tots (Trader Joe’s), Potato Croquettes, Potato Cylinders, Baby Taters, Potato Crunchies, Potato Gems (Australia), and Potato rounds. You can even substitute the taters with Sweet Potato Puffs.

How to Make Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots

Crispy Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots can be made two different ways; In the oven or air fryer. No matter how you make these, you do not have to defrost Tater Tots prior to baking.

Secure with a toothpick, if you prefer, but it’s not necessary. You’ll want to let them cool for a few minutes before serving.

(Scroll down to the bottom for the printable recipe card with exact measurements and recipe instructions.)

Easy Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots Appetizer

Dipping Sauces & Toppings

Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots are delicious as is but it’s also fun to add some variations to this classic appetizer. Here are a few ideas:

  • Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots with Brown Sugar: Once wrapped, roll each Tater Tot in a bowl of brown sugar. Add a little cayenne or chili powder to the mixture if you like it sweet and spicy.
  • Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots with Adobo Sauce: Mix a cup of brown sugar and a 1/4 cup adobo sauce from a can of chipotles in adobo sauce. Dredge one side of a piece of bacon in sauce mixture and wrap.
  • Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots with Maple Syrup: Brush the wrapped taters with maple syrup before baking. Use maple bacon for an extra maple flavor.
  • Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots with BBQ Sauce: Brush the wrapped tots with barbecue sauce and add additional barbecue sauce after baking, if you prefer.
  • Bacon Wrapped Tots with Hot Sauce: Dash your favorite hot sauce on each frozen potato nugget prior to wrapping.
  • Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots with Jalapeños: Cut thinly sliced jalapeños a little more than 1 inch long and wrap the bacon around the jalapeño slice and the Tater Tot. Any pepper can be substituted.
  • Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots with Cheese: Cut a slice of cheese into strips a little more than 1 inch long and wrap the bacon around the cheese strip and the Tater Tot. Here are a few cheese suggestions but use what you prefer Cheddar, Pepper Jack, Mozzarella, Habanero, Colby.
  • Dipping Sauces: Try these dipping sauces with these taters: Chipotle, Adobo Sauce, Sour Cream & Chive, Ranch, BBQ, Onion Dip, and Sweet Chili.
  • Make it a combo: A combination of these suggestions makes for even tastier treats such as jalapeño and cheese or jalapeño, cheese and brown sugar for a sweet and spicy treat.
Best Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots Recipe

Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots

Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Crispy Tater Tots wrapped in crispy bacon? Bacon-Wrapped Tater Tots have become my newest easy-appetizer obsession.

Ingredients

  • 40 frozen Tater Tots or any potato nugget brand, (about 1/2 package)
  • 10 slices bacon, preferably not thick-cut

Instructions

Oven Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Slice bacon in half, then each half-slice in half again (you'll have four pieces from each bacon slice.)
  3. Line a large baking sheet with foil then place a wire rack on top of baking sheet. Spray rack with cooking spray. A wire rack is optional to allow the bacon grease to drip or place directly on a baking sheet.
  4. Wrap bacon around each Tater Tot. Place seam side down onto rack or baking sheet, leaving about 1 inch apart to allow the bacon to crisp on all sides. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  5. Bake for approximately 20 minutes or until bacon is crispy and Tater Tots are cooked through.

Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots

  1. Slice bacon in half, then each half-slice in half again (you'll have four pieces from each bacon slice.)
  2. Wrap bacon around each frozen Tater Tot. Place seam side down onto air fryer basket or silicone liner, leaving about 1 inch apart to allow the bacon to crisp on all sides. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
  3. Air Fry the Tater Tots for 13-16 minutes at 400°F until bacon is crispy and Tater Tots are cooked through.

Notes

Bacon strips vary in length and might require cutting the strips in thirds instead of quarters. Use enough bacon to fully wrap around the tater tots.

Secure with a toothpick, if you prefer, but it's not necessary.

Allow a few minutes to cool before serving.

Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 491Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 976mgCarbohydrates: 70gFiber: 2gSugar: 45gProtein: 12g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix.

© Kristy Bernardo
Cuisine: American / Category: Appetizers
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