Homemade Baked Beans

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Homemade Baked Beans

This sweet and savory homemade Baked Beans Recipe is infinitely better than canned but still easy! It's the perfect side dish for potlucks, BBQs, and to accompany a beef, chicken, or pork dinner all year round.

See below the recipe card for step-by-step images.

Prep Time10

Cook Time2

Total Time2 10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked beans recipe, easy side dishes

Servings:

Ingredients

4 cans (15 oz. each) navy beans drained, pink or Northern White also work
6 slices bacon diced, thick cut, plain or maple
1 medium yellow onion diced
1/3 cup ketchup
3 tbsp molasses
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
½ tsp dry mustard powder
¼ tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325°F.
Add the beans, bacon, and onion to a greased 9x13 casserole dish or 3-quart dutch oven.
Combine ketchup, molasses, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, salt, dry mustard, and pepper in a large saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil.
Pour sauce over the beans, stir gently. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Transfer to the preheated oven and bake for about 2 hours, stirring every 30 minutes or so until desired consistency is reached.
Remove from the oven, stir then let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

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Notes

The longer you cook the beans, the thicker they'll get. They will also thicken as they cool.

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