Smoked Tater Tots

Makes 12 individual tot cups!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Keyword: bacon, hickory, mesquite, tater tots

12 pinches Hickory or Mesquite Smoke Dust new pinch for each time smoking a tater tot
sliced green onions

Preheat oven to 450. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray
Place 4-6 tots in each muffin cup. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven.
1 bag frozen tater tots
Using a shot glass sprayed with cooking spray, smoosh the tater tots while they are hot with the shot glass to create a cup shape. You are going to want the walls of the tots high and a hole to be formed for filling (make sure the hole does not break open on the bottom- you want to be able to stuff your tot cups) When done, you should have a perfectly tot molded muffin cup with the center hallowed out.
Put these back in the oven for an additional 15 mintues until the cups are golden brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle with a bit of cheese. Place back in the oven until the cheese is melted- about 2 minutes.
3/4 cup shredded cheese divided
Once cheese has melted, remove from the oven and let the tots and pan cool for abotu 5 minutes. Then, get out your smoker!
12 pinches Hickory or Mesquite Smoke Dust
Place your smoker on top of one of the tot cups, add the dust, and smoke with a kitchen torch! Let the smoker rest for about 30 seconds before removing. Repeat for each tot!
Remove tots from the muffin tin and top with your favorite toppings!
1 cup sour cream divided, 4 slices crumbled bacon or pre-bought bacon bits, sliced green onions