How to make canned baked beans taste homemade
Canned baked beans get a flavor boost and taste a little more like homemade with these simple ingredients. Is it still cheating even if it tastes good? Never!
Prep: 5min
Total: 25min
Yield: 4
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 114 kcal, Carbohydrate 11 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 6 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 223 mg, Sugar 10 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 28 ounce can baked beans (I like Bush’s Homestyle )
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar (packed)
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 3 slices bacon (optional )
Instruction:
- Preheat the oven to 375
- In a 9-inch oven proof skillet or 2.5 quart baking dish, mix the beans, brown sugar, mustard and ketchup.
- Top with the bacon slices if you are using it and bake until bubbling around the edges and hot in the center–about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve warm.
The Best Baked Beans Ever
Ree Drummond’s all-time favorite baked beans recipe is topped with bacon and baked until hot and bubbly. Make it for your next BBQ, cookout, or tailgate.
Prep: 25min
Total: 2h25min
Yield: 18
Ingredients:
- 8 slices bacon, halved
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 medium green pepper, chopped
- 3 28-oz. cans pork and beans
- 3/4 c. barbecue sauce
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 1/4 c. distilled or cider vinegar
- 2 tsp. dry mustard or 2 tbsp. Dijon
Instruction:
- Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325°.
- Fry bacon in large, deep sauté pan until bacon has partially cooked and released about 1/4 cup drippings. Remove bacon from pan and drain on paper towels.
- Add onion and pepper to drippings in pan and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add beans and remaining ingredients to pan; bring to a simmer. (If pan is not large enough, add beans and heat to a simmer then transfer to a large bowl and stir in remaining ingredients).
- Pour flavored beans into a greased 13-by-9-inch (or similar size) ovenproof pan. Top with bacon, then bake until beans are bubbly and sauce is the consistency of pancake syrup, about 2 hours. Let stand to thicken slightly and serve.
The Ultimate Baked Beans Recipe
FAQ
What can I add to baked beans?
How To Improve Canned Baked Beans
- Bacon.
- Onion.
- Maple syrup.
- Spicy mustard.
- Beef sausage.
- Molasses.
- Ketchup.
- Cider vinegar.
How do you make canned baked beans taste better?
How to make Kicked-Up Canned Baked Beans:
- Bacon.
- Onion.
- Molasses.
- Spicy brown mustard (can substitute yellow mustard)
- Worcestershire.
- Brown sugar.
- Ketchup.
- A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar for a touch of tanginess is optional and not shown.
What makes Bush’s baked beans so good?
Our Secret Family Recipe uses tender navy beans, slow-simmered with real bacon, fine brown sugar and a signature blend of spices. So whether you’re fixing up a summer cookout, a weeknight meal or anything in between, you can be sure you’ve got perfectly sweet beans to go along with every savory bite.
Are Great Northern beans the same as baked beans?
To make your own baked beans you’ll need to start with dried Great Northern beans, also known as white beans. Navy beans or white kidney beans, which share the mild flavor and creamy texture of Great Northerns, can substitute.
