A Must-Try Baked Beans Recipe! The Best Baked Beans made in the Oven or Crock Pot. Simple to make, so darn good. Rave Reviews!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Baked Beans, Best Baked Beans, Crock Pot Baked Beans, Easy Baked Beans, Oven Baked Beans, Slow Cooker Baked Beans
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 3 hourshours
Servings 10-12
Ingredients
5canspork and beans (15 ounce cans) VanCamps’s Pork and Beans or similar
1largeyellow or sweet onion, chopped (or 2 medium size onions)
1 - 2Tablespoonsbutter(for sautéing onions)
¾cupketchup
3Tablespoonsyellow mustard
½cupmolasses, unsulphured
¼ - ½ cupbrown sugar (use less for less sweetness)
6-8slicesuncooked bacon (each slice cut in half or thirds)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees f. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Sauté onions over medium to medium-high heat in butter until onions are tender and translucent.
Mix beans, ketchup, mustard, molasses and brown sugar.
Add the sautéd onions and mix well and pour in prepared baking dish.
Top with uncooked bacon in single layer. Bake on middle rack of oven uncovered for 2–3 hours. Beans are ready when the top is dark and caramelized.
Notes
Store baked beans in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3–4 days.Reheat leftover baked beans in the microwave, oven or stove top.How To Make Baked Beans in the Slow Cooker/Crock Pot: These can also be thrown together and cooked in the slow cooker set on low for 6 to 8 hours. You won't get that nice caramelized top, but they will still be delicious. Mix everything the same way as the oven method, including sautéing the onions. However, you will need to pre-cook the bacon. Please Note: Oven method is the best!