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bacon wrapped sweet potato bites

January 27, 2014 by zenbelly 14 Comments

Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potato Bites, topped with avocado mousse: what’s not to love?

My prediction for Sunday’s big game? These will get snatched up faster than you can put them on platters and stab them with toothpicks.

bacon wrapped sweet potato bites with avocado mousse

Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potato Bites with Guacamole

Earlier this month, I had the honor of catering the Food For Humans book release party. The event started late morning, so a brunch menu was in order. I was going to need a lot of bacon. Enter US Wellness Meats, who was beyond generous and donated enough of their fabulous beef and pork bacon to feed 200 hungry Nom Nom Paleo fans.

My prediction for Sunday’s big game? These will get snatched up faster than you can put them on platters and stab them with toothpicks.

bacon wrapped sweet potato bites with avocado mousse

Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potato Bites

makes 50-65 bites

2 sweet potatoes, about 1 1/2 pounds total
2 pounds bacon (beef and/or pork)
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)
dash chipotle (optional)

Guacamole, for serving

(I served these bites with avocado mousse, guacamole’s sexy cousin. To make, simply puree your avocados until smooth. I use a simpler selection of ingredients for the mousse than I do for guacamole; some ground coriander and fresh lime juice is perfect, if you ask me)

  1. preheat your oven to 375.
  2. peel the sweet potatoes and dice them into bite sized pieces. The ideal shape and size, baking time wise, is a rectangle 1/2 inch thick by about 3/4 inch long. Try to get them as uniform as you can, so they all take the same amount of time to bake.
  3. wrap one half of a slice of bacon around each piece of sweet potato
  4. arrange snugly on a baking sheet and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are soft and the bacon is cooked.
  5. Make ahead: Steps 1-3 can be done up to 3 days ahead of time.
  6. Drain excess bacon fat and Turn the oven up to 450.
  7. Sprinkle with paprika / chipotle mixture, if desired.
  8. Bake an additional 5-10 minutes, or until the bacon is crispy.
  9. Remove to a platter, stab with toothpicks, and serve dolloped with guacamole or avocado mousse.

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Filed Under: Appetizers, New Year's Eve, potluck, Snacks, super bowl Tagged With: bacon wrapped appetizers, bacon wrapped sweet potato, bacon wrapped sweet potato bites, Paleo appetizers, paleo hors d'oeuvres, paleo superbowl, superbowl appetizers

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Comments

  1. Estelle C says

    January 27, 2014 at 9:28 am

    These were sooooo delicious at the party! and the chocolate cake! Thank you so much for the wonderful food. 🙂

    Reply
    • zenbellyblog says

      January 29, 2014 at 1:19 pm

      Glad you loved them, Estelle! It’s my pleasure. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Wendy says

    January 28, 2014 at 8:24 am

    So excited to know a cook book is only 6 months and 15 days away! Thank you for doing the work, and for sharing your passion with the world!

    Reply
    • zenbellyblog says

      January 29, 2014 at 12:55 pm

      Thanks so much for your support, Wendy! Hard to believe the cookbook will be there that soon! Wow. 🙂

      Reply
  3. Lisa James says

    February 1, 2014 at 6:56 pm

    about how many avocados would you use to make the mousse for this recipe? these look delicious and will be on my menu to bring to the superbowl party tomorrow!

    Reply
  4. Sara says

    February 1, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    Wait what? Now you’ve got a book coming out? You guys… my budget can’t take any more Amazon purchases!

    These look SO GOOD. And super easy, too… added to the list!

    Reply
  5. Tracie says

    February 2, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    Yay!!! Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Reply
  6. Anthony S. says

    March 6, 2014 at 8:29 am

    I am so making these Saturday for a party. 🙂

    Reply
  7. Juan Carlo says

    March 27, 2014 at 11:16 pm

    Aside from lemon drizzle cake, this bacon wrapped sweet potato bites with guacamole would be a great addition for my appetizing menus this coming weekend as I host a family gathering.

    Reply
  8. Sarina says

    November 24, 2015 at 4:33 pm

    These are my favorite party appetizer now! Second year in a row for Thanksgiving too! I cut time in half by buying a bag of already cubed sweet potatoes at Trader Joe’s and wrap those babies in bacon! ¥um!

    Reply
    • zenbellyblog says

      November 25, 2015 at 10:40 am

      Oh nice! I’m so glad you love them. And yay for them being even simpler with TJ’s!

      Reply
  9. Tara says

    August 10, 2016 at 3:53 pm

    For the make ahead directions….Will these be ok if left in the fridge wrapped up for three days? Will the sweet potatoes go bad?

    Reply
    • zenbellyblog says

      August 10, 2016 at 8:32 pm

      It should be fine as long as they’re wrapped tightly! The sweet potatoes might dry out a bit but should be fine once you cook them.

      Reply

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