Homemade Baked Beans
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Homemade Baked Beans

Servings

1 batch

Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

7

hours 
Total time

7

hours 

50

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 pound white pea beans (dry)

  • 2 onions (sliced)

  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

  • 2 teaspoon cider vinegar

  • 1/2 teaspoon yellow mustard

  • 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

  • 1/4 cup molasses

  • 1/4 cup maple syrup

  • 1/4 cup ketchup

  • 1/4 cup BBQ sauce

  • 1 pound bacon (or 2 cups of pulled pork, chopped)

Directions

  • Place beans in large pot, add 4 cups of cold water. Let beans soak overnight.
  • Drain the beans and boil them for ~45, until desired softness. Beans take a long time to soften more when they are in the oven, so get this part right!
  • In a bean crock or casserole dish, place the onions
  • In a small bowl, mix the ketchup, molasses, salt, pepper, vinegar, sugar, mustard, BBQ sauce and chipotles.
  • Drain and rinse beans, put them in the crock.
  • Pour the ketchup mixture over the beans and stir gently. (Add bacon at this point, if not using pulled pork)
  • Add water till beans are covered and bake at 250 for 6 hours.
  • Remove one cup of beans and mash them in a bowl. Return to the beans and mix. (If not using bacon, add the pulled pork now)
  • Bake for another hour
  • Remove lid to allow the beans to darken, for another hour

Notes

  • I’ve been making this recipe for nearly 20 years now
  • Add water if the beans are getting dry, you wont dilute the taste (unless you add too much and make soup!)
  • * This takes time, but is VERY much worth it.
  • If you are in a rush, check out our other recipe for Quick Fire Beans But omit the chipotles