Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites! Everything you know and love about cheeseburgers … but in bite-size finger food form. Complete with homemade burger sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles! These Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites are a great appetizer to pass around at parties that you can prep ahead of time and pop in the oven when you’re ready to serve! Make these and you’ll be the hit of the party!

size matters

At least when it comes to leveling up on your snacking game. Let’s be honest, when it comes to party snacks, smaller = better. We want all the convenience of finger foods, without compromising on taste and flavor … and that’s where my Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites come in. I packed all the flavor of a big ass cheeseburger into a cute hand-held tater tot cup. You’re frickin’ welcome.

Grab a drink and let’s get to making the best Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites!

how to make vegan cheeseburger tater tot bites

I wish I could say that I came up with this genius idea of an appetizer, but I’ve seen it circling the internet for awhile now. I believe I first saw a recipe for cheeseburger tater tot bites on Tasty … thing is, I have yet to see a vegan version. So here I am, providing you all with a vegan version, complete with special sauce!

Anyway, my vegan Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites are super easy to prepare. Here’s how:

1. Make the Signature Sauce. Listen to me when I say your Vegan Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites NEED this sauce. You can omit any of the toppings you don’t like, but this sauce takes these bites to a whole new level that you absolutely want to advance to! To make it, just mix all the ingredients together and set aside until you’re ready to serve. That’s it, my friends.
2. Par-Bake Your Tots & Form Them Into “Cups”. Partially baking your tots makes them easier to form into cups. I don’t suggest thawing them, as most frozen tater tots suggest baking straight from frozen. Once they’ve been in the oven, use a pestle, tamper or a spoon to form the tots together and form a “cup”.
3. Make Your Filling. While your tater tots are par baking, cook you vegan beef crumbles, season, and mix in your vegan cheddar cheese. Fill your tater tot cups with about 1-2 tablespoons of the “meat” filling, and finish baking for 15-20 minutes!
4. Add Your Burger Toppings. Once your Vegan Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites are done baking, add all your traditional burger toppings : special sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onion!

That’s it! Easy peasy, right?

can i make these vegan cheeseburger tater tot bites ahead of time?

Yes, you can! To make my Vegan Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites ahead of time, simply make them up to the step that you stuff the cups with the burger filling. Let them cool, cover tightly with tin foil, and refrigerate. When you’re ready to bake them, remove the foil and bake them at 425 degrees for 15 – 20 minutes! They should keep well in the refrigerator for up to two days ahead.

more crowd pleasing party snacks

For a full spread of all my favorite party snacks, check out these recipes:

• Loaded Chipotle Chick’n Fries – like nachos, but SO. MUCH. BETTER.
• Easy Vegan Pizza Rolls – you read that right … vegan pizza rolls. If you haven’t made these yet, you need to ASAP!
• Vegan Potato Skins – because what party is complete without ’em?

new favorite party appetizer?

I’m pretty confident you’re going to love my Vegan Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites as much as I do. If you give these a try, snap a photo or take a video of you and all your guests enjoying them. Make sure to tag me Instagram at @eat_figs_not_pigs and #EatFigsNotPigs so I can see all your recreations! Til next time, friends!

XOXO!

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Vegan Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

30 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites! Everything you know and love about cheeseburgers ... but in bite-sized finger food form. Complete with homemade burger sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and pickles! These Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites are a great appetizer to pass around at parties that you can prep ahead of time and pop in the oven when you're ready to serve! Make these and you'll be the hit of the party!

Author: Ashley

Recipe type: Appetizer, Party Snack

Cuisine: Vegan, Gluten Free

Serves: 11-12 tater tot bites

Ingredients

Burger Sauce

• ¼ cup vegan mayonnaise
• 2 TBS ketchup
• 1 TBS sweet pickle relish
• 1½ tsp dill pickle juice
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• ¼ tsp salt and pepper

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites

• 1 bag frozen tater tots
• 1 TBS avocado oil
• ½ LB (8 oz) vegan beef crumbles
• ½ tsp each - paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper
• ½ cup vegan cheddar cheese shreds
• Finely shredded lettuce, for serving
• Dill pickles, for serving
• Finely diced tomatoes, for serving
• Minced onion, for serving

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees

Burger Sauce

1. In small bowl, whisk all the ingredients together. Set aside.

Cheeseburger Tater Tot Bites

1. Grease a cupcake pan and place 5 tater tots in each cup. Bake for 10 minutes.
2. While the tater tots are in the oven, prepare your burger filling. In a large pan on medium heat, add your oil. Once the oil is hot, add your vegan beef crumbles and season with paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Cook, mixing occasionally, until warmed through, 4 to 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, add the vegan cheese shreds, and continue to stir until the residual heat melts most of the cheese, another 4 to 5 minutes.
3. After 10 minutes in the oven, remove cupcake pan, but leave the oven on. Using a pestle, tamper or the back of a spoon, press the tater tots down in the center, forming a tater tot "cup".
4. Fill each tater to cup with 1 heaping tablespoon of burger and cheese filling. Bake for an additional 20 minutes.
5. Remove cupcake pan from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Carefully remove each "burger cup" and garnish with burger sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and onions.
6. ENJOY!

Notes

*Recipe inspired and adapted from Tasty

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