# Baked Beans

A delicious and healthier homemade baked beans recipe, made with navy beans and a flavorful sauce, baked until tender.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound navy beans
- water
- 2 onions, chopped
- 12 slices bacon, sliced
- salt
- white pepper
- ketchup
- barbecue sauce
- mustard
- maple syrup
- apple cider vinegar

## Instructions

1. Rinse navy beans with cold water. For more tender beans, soak them in cold water overnight.
2. Dump rinsed or soaked beans into a pot and add water.
3. Bring the beans to a boil on the stove, then turn down the heat to a simmer.
4. Simmer for two minutes, then cover, remove from heat, and let sit for an hour to soak in hot water.
5. Drain the water off the beans using a colander.
6. Rinse the drained beans with cold water and return them to the pot.
7. Add a lot of water to the beans again.
8. Take them back to the stove, bring to a boil, and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes or until tender. Check frequently if beans were soaked overnight.
9. Chop two onions for a double batch. Set aside.
10. Cut up 12 slices of bacon for a double batch.
11. Once bacon is cut, add salt and white pepper (instead of black pepper).
12. Add ketchup, barbecue sauce, a tiny bit of mustard, maple syrup (or brown sugar as a substitute), and apple cider vinegar to the pot.
13. Drain the hot beans, making sure to keep the drained water.
14. Dump the drained beans and chopped onions into the pot with the other ingredients.
15. Mix everything together thoroughly.
16. Bake in the oven on low heat for several hours, stirring every now and then. Keep the pot covered while baking.

## Equipment

- pot
- colander
- oven

## Tips

- Soaking beans overnight in cold water can make them more tender.
- Substitute maple syrup with brown sugar if desired, though not recommended.
- Stir the beans occasionally while baking.
- For canning, cold pack in jars for two hours or pressure cook for one hour.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89N27m5/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/50ca8f55-dcf9-4e54-b0ae-dd32e12766fc
- Extracted: 2026-02-06

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