SOUTHERN BAKED BEANS
Baked beans are a favorite at my house.
Baked beans are one dish I make often for my family because they love them. This is a quick and easy recipe for these great baked beans. Serve them as a side dish anytime. Perfect for any gathering and everyone loves them. I have been making these baked beans for 40 years and my mother made them before me. They keep well refrigerated when left over and the recipe can be doubled or tripled for a crowd or cut in half for a single person. My daughter, Leigh, makes a great maple baked bean recipe you can check out here. Her recipe has sausage. We make it just about as much as we make this one. I think you will love trying both recipes!
Baked Beans make a great side dish
2 (15 oz.) cans pork-n-beans, drained
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
1 tablespoon molasses or dark syrup
2-3 slices of bacon
Drain beans, combine with all other ingredients in an oven safe casserole dish. Place bacon slices on top. Cook uncovered in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Enjoy!
Note: You can make these beans in the crock pot, too. Just throw all ingredients in the crock pot and cook about 4 hours. If you cook a long time, the beans will get mushy. I make them in the crock pot a lot.
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Southern Baked Beans
Ingredients
- 2 15 oz. cans pork-n-beans, drained
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
- 1 tablespoon molasses or dark syrup
- 2 slices bacon
Instructions
- Drain beans, combine with all other ingredients in an oven safe casserole dish. Place bacon slices on top. Cook uncovered in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
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I made these yesterday for Easter family cookout, no changes exactly as recipe stated , so simple and absolutely delicious ! My new baked beans for all gatherings !
This is the way I make my mom’s bake beans but I use Worcestershire sauce instead of the molasses. These have been a favorite of our family for years!
This looks great! Is the consistency thick, like a casserole, or runny like pork and beans?
I add a can of butter beans and a can of kidney beans. I cook up a 1/4 lb of bacon and add that to the beans. I also add bbq sauce and sprinkle the top with a small can of French fried onions. I usually bake in the oven.
they’re great
Love your site. Your recipes are my “go to” recipes. Going to make these…how many will this serve? Thanks do much!!!
Probably about 8 to 10 servings.
Do you cook the baked beans on high or low in the crock pot?
I think you could do either one. Maybe a couple hours on high and 4 hrs. on low.
Southern Baked Beans Recipe:
Do I use blackstrap molasses?
I have never tried them with blackstrap molasses but I guess you could use them. I just use regular molasses.
This is the way my mother taught me to fix baked beans many years ago…I have married 55 + years…much better than the canned baked beans….
I fry out a few slices of bacon and then saute chopped onion in the bacon grease until tender. Add onion and grease to the beans. Then I put a couple of slices on raw bacon on top and cook until bacon looks done and beans start to dry out.
Super easy and delicious!!!!!
My Granny has been making this recipe for a long time we have requests at church for us to bring the baked beans this recipe is the Best !
They are excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This sounds great and easy!….but if you cook them in a crockpot….for 4 hours……that’s on low heat ….right?
That’s high but just make sure your beans are not becoming mushy.
Hi LeeAnn, Iwould love to have your sister’s recipe for baked beans Bonnie
I love The Southern Lady Recipes and sayings. I also like the idea of pineapple chunks in the baked beans, going to try this one…husband is on a pineapple kick lately.
I add 1 tsp worchestershire sauce to mine also
I fry the bacon and add some of the bacon grease. Then when the beans are ready to serve, I crumble the bacon over the top. That’s much better than the half raw bacon floating around on top.
Add crushed or tidbit pineapple, delish!
My recipe is the same except I add a little green pepper and also a little browned hamburger to them.I love this sight!!!!!!!!!!
MMMM…this is what i like old fashioned hearty and HOMEMADE !
You make the best baked beans! I wish I had some right now!!
Love ya!
Leigh