OnlineCook - Loaded Tater Tot Cup Appetizers by Yummly

June 4, 2025

Move over potato skins — these extra-crispy tater tot cups are sure to be a hit at your next get-together. Just bake frozen tots in a mini muffin pan, give 'em a smash, and doctor them up with all the fixin’s, including cheese, sour 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.

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Loaded Tater Tot Cup Appetizers

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Ingredients

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Loaded Tater Tot Cup Appetizers

cooking oil spray(or a little vegetable oil)

48 frozen tater tots(about half of a 32 oz bag)

3 slices bacon

⅔ Cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese(divided)

⅓ cup sour cream

1 green onion(large; sliced)

hot sauce(optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven oven to 450°F. 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.