The bacon wrapping never works well for me either! I have not tried laying bacon on top, definitely something I will try.
I told mom I would give her a popper - she claims never to have had one. Somehow, between lunch & dinner, all the poppers ‘disappeared’ & she didn’t get one .... oops! I’ll just have to make another batch! :-)
What I like about them is I can keep the filling in the fridge for a week and make a few when I want some.