pretend to have more than potato skins — these extra-crispy tater tot cups are clear to be a hit at your adjacent get-together. Just bake frozen tots in a mini muffin pan, give em a smash, and doctor them happening afterward all the fixin’s, including cheese, caustic cream, bacon, and green onions. What’s not to love? The recipe, which makes 24 tater tot cups, is a Yummly original created by [Ashley Strickland Freeman](https://www.yummly.com/dish/author/Ashley-Strickland-Freeman).
The ingredient of Loaded Tater Tot Cup Appetizers
- cooking oil spray or a little vegetable oil
- 48 frozen tater tots roughly more or less half of a 32-oz. bag
- 3 slices bacon
- 2/3 cup shredded scratchy cheddar cheese not speaking
- 1/3 cup pointed cream
- 1 green onion large; sliced
- hot sauce optional
The instruction how to make Loaded Tater Tot Cup Appetizers
- Preheat oven oven to 450u00b0F. Coat a 24-well mini muffin pan (or two 12-well pans) with cooking spray. Place 2 tater tots in each mini muffin cup.
- Bake tater tots for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large frying pan over medium heat, turning occasionally, until browned and crispy, 12-14 minutes. Drain on paper towels and crumble.
- Remove muffin pan from oven. Protecting hands, carefully use the bottom of a shot glass or a rounded tablespoon to smash the tater tots in each muffin indentation and create a cup shape. (The cups will hold together once baked.)
- Bake until crispy, 5 more minutes. Remove pan from oven, immediately sprinkle tater tot cups with 1/2 cup cheese, and let stand until cheese melts, 2-3 minutes.
- Using a small metal spatula or a table knife, remove tater tot cups from the muffin pan to a platter. Top each with a small spoonful of sour cream, some bacon, more cheese, and green onion. Serve with hot sauce on the side if you like.
