Ranch Tater Tot Appetizers
These crispy tater tot cups are filled with melted cheddar cheese, topped with sour cream, bacon, and green onions for a delicious party snack.
Equipment
- Muffin pan
- Shot glass or small juice glass
Ingredients
For the Tater Tot Cups
- 48-60 frozen tater tots (16-oz bag)
For the Toppings
- 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 green onions, sliced (green part only)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450ºF. Spray muffin pan cups with cooking spray.
- For mini-sized muffin pan: Place 2-3 tots in each muffin cup. For regular sized muffin pan: Place 4-5 tots in each muffin cup.
- Place muffin pan on bottom rack of the oven and bake 10 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven.
- Spray bottom of shot glass or small juice glass with cooking spray. Leave a small gap between the glass and cupcake pan opening. Twist the glass or container until the edges of the potatoes are close to the top of the muffin tin opening to create a potato cup.
- Return to oven; bake additional 15 minutes or until deep golden brown.
- Add 1 tablespoon of cheese to each potato cup. Bake for 4-5 minutes, or until the cheese has melted. Transfer to platter and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Garnish and top the loaded tater tot appetizer cups with sour cream, bacon, and green onions. Serve warm.
Notes
These can be assembled ahead of time and baked just before serving for a quick party snack.