Easy Baked Beans
An easy baked beans recipe made with maple syrup and no bacon. They're the BEST baked beans from scratch. Healthy and ready in 30 minutes.
Total: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cans Great Northern Beans (15-ounce cans)
- ¼ cup, plus 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce recommended: Homemade Barbecue Sauce
- ¼ cup ketchup
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (omit, adding extra salt to taste, to make vegetarian)
- 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 small yellow onion finely diced
Instructions
- Rinse and drain beans. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the barbecue sauce, ketchup, maple syrup, tomato paste, Worcestershire, paprika, mustard, cumin, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
- Heat the olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-high. Once the oil is hot, add the onion and sauté until fragrant and soft, about 2 minutes.
- Add the barbecue sauce mixture and bring to a boil. Add the drained beans.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve warm.
Notes
- TO STORE: Place baked beans in an airtight storage container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- TO REHEAT: Gently rewarm beans in a Dutch oven on the stove over medium-low heat until hot. You can also reheat this dish in the microwave.
- TO FREEZE: Store leftovers in an airtight, freezer-safe storage container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.
Nutrition
Serving: 1(of 4)Calories: 373kcalCarbohydrates: 70gProtein: 19gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gPotassium: 1066mgFiber: 16gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 556IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 184mgIron: 5mg
