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These Paleo Sweet Potato Bacon Tots are easy, delicious, and a healthy version of the classic tot. The sweetness from the potato and the saltiness of the bacon is the perfect combination. Gluten free, dairy free, nut free, and egg free- you will love these!
This recipe is from The Paleo Kids Cookbook. It is such a great book filled with so many amazingrecipes. I must say though, even if you don't have kids, you'll love this book! These sweet potato tots were a huge hit andI have already made a couple other recipes from the book. The Nut Cheese that is absolutely delicious and Pale-O's Cereal that my 11 month loves. I have many others bookmarked that I'll be making soon!
I decided to make a double batch of these tots- it just made sense. If I was going to cook a potato and bake bacon then I wanted a decent size serving. It worked perfect because 1 pack of bacon (12oz) is 10 slices. I doubled everything else and it made 22 tots- yay!
These are so good dipped in Chipotle Mayo! The sweet spicy combination is so delicious!
One thing I learned about these that I love is that they can be prepped ahead of time. I made and shaped them, then stored them in the fridge over night. They fried up perfectly the next day and held together with no problem. These would be great for game day- a fun appetizer that everyone would love!
You will love these sweet potato bacon tots because theyare crispy, smokey, slightly sweet and so delicious! Here are some more appetizers to try:
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Paleo Sweet Potato Bacon Tots
Author:Jessica DeMay
Prep Time:20 minutes minutes
Cook Time:15 minutes minutes
Servings:11 tots
Course:Appetizer
Cuisine:American
Diet:Gluten Free
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato
- 5 strips crispy bacon chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup potato starch or cassava flour
- avocado oil for frying
Instructions
Boil the sweet potato submerged in water for 10 minutes. Remove and once cool enough, peel skin off. Grate the sweet potato on a hand grater.
Use a hand towel or paper towels and squeeze all excess water from the potato. This step is important, as you do not want to have soggy tots.
Add the bacon, garlic salt, onion powder, black pepper, and cassava flour. Mix by hand until fully combined.
Begin shipping your tots, roll 1 tablespoon of dough between your hands in to a ball. Then elongate it and flatten the ends to give it that distinctive tot shape.
Preheat oil in large skillet over medium/high heat; it doesn't need to be enough oil for deep frying, but enough to generously cover the bottom of the skillet.
Fry the tots, rolling them around on all sides to make sure they crisp up. Once all sides are cooked, about 5 minutes, remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to a towel lined plate.
Notes:
These are great prepped ahead. Form them and place them in the fridge, covered. Remove from the fridge and fry when ready.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 95kcal (5%)Carbohydrates: 13g (4%)Protein: 2g (4%)Fat: 4g (6%)Saturated Fat: 1g (6%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 7mg (2%)Sodium: 299mg (13%)Potassium: 199mg (6%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 2g (2%)Vitamin A: 4389IU (88%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 15mg (2%)Iron: 0.3mg (2%)
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Donna says
Can another flour be used? I have almond flour and coconut flour- hate to make room for another flour but these look so good I must try them!
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Susan Nance says
I put avocado oil in the bottom of a pyrex pan and rolled the tots in the oil before baking them at 375 for about 30 minutes. I also turned them over half way through. They were delicious!!!
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Elena says
Hi! I love your new blog/branding and am glad to see that all of my old favorites are still here! This is my first time trying this recipe. Would it work as well if I grated the sweet potato in my food processor? Or would the grate be too coarse?
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Jessica DeMay says
Hi Elena- thank you so much! Yes, definitely keeping all the recipes 🙂 I think using the food processor would work great. Hope you love them!
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Mary says
What's in the dipping sauce
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Jessica DeMay says
Hi Mary- here is the link: https://www.jaysbakingmecrazy.com/2015/07/03/paleo-chipotle-mayo/
It's chipotle mayo.Reply
Stacy says
Probably a stupid question but do I cook the bacon before so bake them as tots? Also, what temp and for how long baking them? Looks yummy. I’m attempting to make them tonight.
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Jessica DeMay says
Hi Stacy- yes, cooked bacon. I updated my recipe and accidentally lost the baking instructions- I'm sorry! I would say 375° for 20ish minutes? That's a guess, just keep an eye on them. Hope you love them!
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