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Homemade baked beans

Sweet, smoky, and coffee-infused, these baked beans are next-level for your cookout invite.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings: 10
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3- 15.5 oz Pinto bean cans
  • 4 slices bacon diced and fried
  • 1/2 onion diced and sautéed
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup if none, do not add fake syrup; add another 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp dry mustard if none; 1 tsp liquid yellow mustard
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp instant coffee or espresso optional but takes beans to next level
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup apple juice
  • 1/4 cup water

Equipment

  • 1 casserole pan 9x13
  • 1 mixing bowl
  • 1 slotted spoon
  • 1 frying pan

Method
 

  1. Dice 4 strips of bacon that has been thawed. Add bacon pieces to frying pan and cook until done. Then use tongs or slotted spoon to scoop out the bits to rest and drain on a paper towel lined plate.
  2. Dice onion and add to the bacon greased frying pan. This is for flavor! If you feel it is too much bacon grease, pour some out into a mason jar to save. Cook onion until translucent. Then remove from heat and let the onions sit until the rest of the recipe is done.
  3. Next, grab a mixing bowl and all other needed ingredients from the list then preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  4. Open cans of pinto beans and drain into a colander and rinse well then dump into the mixing bowl.
  5. Measure each ingredient and add to the mixing bowl with the beans: ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, maple syrup, mustard, salt, pepper, cumin, instant coffee, vinegar, apple juice, and water. Using a large spoon, gently mix all ingredients together well. Be gentle as not to mush up the already cooked pinto beans.
  6. Once all ingredients are mixed well, add the bacon bits and onions to the mixing bowl and again, mix well but gently.
  7. Then pour the mixing bowl ingredients into a 9x13 baking dish.
  8. Lastly, slide the baking dish into the preheated oven and allow the beans to cook for 25 minutes.

Notes

Note: This recipe leaves some delicious liquid behind. Serve these homemade baked beans using a slotted spoon. The real bonus here is that if you're grilled or smoking a meat, this baked beans liquid makes a great sauce for your meats too!
 
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