Easy Baked Beans Recipe
This Easy Baked Beans Recipe is sweetened slightly with a touch of maple syrup. These baked beans are made from scratch and are a hearty side filled with flavor.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time3 hours hrs 40 minutes mins
Soak Time12 hours hrs
Total Time15 hours hrs 50 minutes mins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 197kcal
- 1 1/2 cups dry great northern white beans (can use navy or pinto)
- 1/2 reserved bean cooking liquid or water
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste or ketchup
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 1 small onion
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup (can use molasses or honey)
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Go through the beans and remove any foreign materials. Then rinse them in a colander.
Pour beans into a large pot and cover with 3 or 4 inches of water. Soak beans overnight covered or for around 12 hours. Or use the quick soak method listed above. Drain all the water and rinse.
In a pot or dutch oven that you are going to cook the beans in, sauté onion for 5 minutes or so until translucent, set aside.
Cover beans with about 3 to 4 inches of fresh water in a large pot or dutch oven.
Bring to a boil for 5 minutes then lower the heat to low and cook for 2 hours. If water evaporates, add in more water or vegetable broth to keep beans covered with 2 inches of liquid.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Drain the beans, keeping one cup of cooking liquid.
Combine the beans with the sautéed onion, tomato paste, cider vinegar, maple syrup, dry mustard, salt, and pepper in a baking dish or a dutch oven.
Bake covered for 1 hour.
- Use a different type of dried bean instead of great northern such as navy beans, pinto beans, or cannelini beans.
- Baked beans should stay good in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
* Please note that all nutrition information are just estimates. Values will vary among brands, so we encourage you to calculate these on your own for most accurate results.
Calories: 197kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 51mg | Potassium: 993mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 81IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 133mg | Iron: 5mg