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Ingredients

  • 12 lb bacon, diced into small pieces
  • 24 ounces Simply Potatoes Traditional Mashed Potatoes
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 12 cups shredded cheddar cheese, separated
  • 13-12 cup maple syrup

Method

  • Preheat oven to 400.
  • In a large skillet, cook bacon pieces until crisp.
  • Remove from skillet.
  • Reserve the bacon fat.
  • Place potatoes into a large bowl.
  • Add egg yolks, 1 cup cheddar cheese and 1/2 of the cooked bacon.
  • Mix well.
  • With a pastry brush, brush the insides of a 6 cup jumbo muffin tin with some of the reserved bacon fat.
  • Divide potato mixture between the 6 cups.
  • Bake for 25 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and sprinkle the 6 puffs with the remaining cheese and bacon.
  • Bake an extra 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the puffs are pulling slightly away from the edges of the pan.
  • Serve each Maple Bacon Tater Puff with 1 to 2 tablespoons maple syrup.