Homemade Baked Beans from Scratch
Making Homemade Baked Beans from Scratch is not only simpler than you imagined, the sweet and smoky flavor will have everyone asking for more!
Servings: 12
Calories: 225kcal
Ingredients
- 16 oz dry navy beans
- 8 oz thick sliced bacon
- 1 onion (chopped)
- ¼ cup molasses
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
- ¼ tsp liquid smoke
- salt to taste
- water as needed
Instructions
- Soak beans for 6 hours, or overnight. Add to dutch oven with enough water to cover and simmer on the stovetop for an hour, or till beans start to become tender. Drain and remove beans from pot. (If you don't have time to soak the beans, simply simmer them longer)
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Chop bacon into 1" chunks and cook in dutch oven until almost crisp. When bacon is almost crispy add chopped onion and continue cooking till bacon is crisp and onion is tender.
- Add beans back into dutch oven, along with remaining ingredients and enough water to cover. Mix to combine.
- Add cover to the dutch oven and place baked beans in the oven for 3-4 hours. Remove lid for the final hour and cook until sauce has thickened.
- Check periodically during baking and add more water as needed.
Notes
IF YOU LIKED THIS RECIPE you will want to pair it with my Homemade Cole Slaw recipe too!
Nutrition
Calories: 225kcal