Hi Erin,

I think turkey bacon should work just fine. Make sure to secure the turkey bacon with toothpicks that have been soaked in water first. Let us know how it turns out. Thanks for following us!

Hey Cari,

Oh my gosh, wish I had been there to see you do the Napolean Dynatmite dance! I’m glad they worked out so well for you, using a broiler pan is a great idea. Thank you so much for sharing how you made these, we love hearing from our followers. Cheers, Tracy

Hey Marylou!

Your suggestions sound amazing! I’m a huge luvr of bacon, I’ll have to give your recipes a try. Thanks so much for commenting, Tracy

I also wanted to share what I did, I took Tracy’s advice & just cut the tots in 1/2, then I only used 1/3 a piece of bacon a whole bag of tater tots & didn’t want to buy 2 lbs of bacon:) I used pepper jack cheese, then followed all the instructions as written. After rolling them in brown sugar, I used toothpicks that I had soaked in water for 20 minutes to hold them together when they cooked & to make them easier to pick up when at the party! The other change I did was to cook them on my broiler pans. I cook bacon on them all the time as it allows the grease to drip into the bottom of the pan & the bacon stays nice & crisp. It worked perfect for these as well!!! I also made a home-made spicy ranch dressing to go with this. I just added creole season (off the Allrecipe web site) & some Tabasco sauce! Tots are crunch, as is the bacon!!

Thank you Tracy for such a tasty treat!!!

Hey Sarah!

I used Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce, sour cream, sriracha sauce or tabasco sauce. A blue cheese dip would also work! Thanks for following us and hope you have a wonderful holiday season! Tracy

Hey Justin,

Next time you try making these let them cook longer, also try and purchase bacon with at much meat as possible. Some of the cheaper cuts of bacon have lots of fat and very little meat. Thanks for following us, Tracy

Hi Kellie,

I’m not sure what happened, but they are working fine now. Thanks for letting us know! Tracy

Lindsey,

I think they should be fine in the refridgerator, just to be safe I would use toothpicks to hold the bacon in place and remove the toothpicks just before baking. They are wickedly addicting, everyone will love you for making these! Have a great time at your party! Tracy – (the middle sister)

Lora,

Thanks for catching that, you can add a drop or two of hot sauce in the tater tot before wrapping it with bacon. I did not use hot sauce because no one in our family likes it. Thanks for stopping by! Tracy – (the middle sister)

Hi Nancy I’m going to try making these too. I think I’m going to try hollowing out center with toothpick while still partially frozen and then let thaw. I welcome any other ideas. Planning on making these for superbowl.

Hi Nancy!

I had that happen to me as well, try cutting the tater tot in half, put the cheese in the middle, wrap it with the bacon. Place the bacon wrapped tater tot seam down on the pan for baking, secure it with a toothpick after baking.

Thanks for commenting! Tracy (the middle sister)

Tara,

My kids really loved these. I’m sure yours will too! Tracy – The Middle Sister