Taste of Home
Brenda’s Baked Beans
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. + soaking Cook: 10 hours
YIELD: 6 servings.
When I was a kid, my mom made baked beans all the time. Sometimes we'd turn this side into a main dish by adding sliced hot dogs. —Brenda Brooks, Bowie, Maryland
Ingredients
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1 pound dried navy beans
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1-1/2 cups water
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1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
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1/2 cup apple juice
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6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
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1/4 cup maple syrup
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1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon salt
Directions
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1.
Rinse and sort beans. Place in a large saucepan; add water to cover by 2 in. Let soak, covered, overnight. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid.
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2.
Return beans to saucepan; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil. Boil 15 minutes. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid.
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3.
Transfer beans to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Stir in water, brown sugar, onion, apple juice, bacon, maple syrup, mustard and cinnamon. Cook, covered, on low until beans are tender, 10-12 hours. Stir in salt.
Nutrition Facts
3/4 cup: 416 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 551mg sodium, 77g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 12g fiber), 20g protein.
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