Maple Baked Beans
Classic baked beans made with navy beans, smoky bacon, and sweetened with pure maple syrup, molasses, and brown sugar. A perfect blend of sweet and savory flavors slow-cooked to perfection.
Ingredients
- •1 pound dried navy or great northern beans
- •2 tablespoons brown sugar
- •2 teaspoons salt
- •¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- •2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
- •2 tablespoons molasses
- •¼ cup ketchup
- •½ cup pure maple syrup
- •2 strips thick strips bacon
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
1. In a large pan, cover the beans with water. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
60 min
- 2.
2. Preheat oven to 300°F.
5 min
- 3.
3. In a bowl, combine everything else except the bacon. Stir in the beans.
5 min
- 4.
4. Place 1 bacon strip at the bottom of a large ovenproof dish or Dutch oven. Pour the bean mixture over it, then push the other strip in.
5 min
- 5.
5. Add just enough boiling water to the pot to cover everything.
2 min
- 6.
6. Cover the pot with aluminum foil, then a lid. Bake for 5 hours, checking hourly to make sure the beans aren't drying out. (Add more water as necessary to keep them submerged.) 7 Uncover for the last half hour to brown the top, if desired.
300 min