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    Home » Recipes

    How to Make Homemade Baked Beans

    July 8, 2022 by Patti Estep 2 Comments

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    Dutch oven pot with homemade baked beans.

    Try this baked beans recipe from scratch using dried beans and other ingredients for a delicious homemade side dish everyone will love.

    Large Dutch oven filled with homemade baked beans.

    Sometimes it's fun to make a dish from scratch. I have always used canned beans to make baked beans. There are tons of varieties on the market and occasionally I will add a few extra ingredients but recently I decided to try making baked beans from scratch.

    Dried navy beans in a bowl

    Making Baked Beans from Scratch

    It starts with dried beans.

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    First, you soak them in water overnight.

    Note: the beans will soak up the water so make sure you soak them in a large bowl.

    Tip from a reader: To help keep the beans from giving you gas, add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar or a teaspoon of baking soda to the water you soak your beans in.

    You could also use pinto beans, great northern beans, or kidney beans.

    Navy beans simmering in water on the stove.

    Then you need to simmer the soaked beans for an hour or more on the stove.

    Tip from a reader: Be sure the beans are as soft as you want them before adding the other ingredients

    Pre-cooked bacon roughly chopped.

    Next comes the seasoning. I used pre-cooked bacon. It's less messy but it still has enough bacon grease and flavor when you cook it.

    Baked beans sauce in the bottom of a Dutch oven pot.

    Saute the bacon and onions and then add all the other goodies such as brown sugar, honey, ketchup, and spices. You can change this part up to suit your taste. Some people add molasses or extra heat to the sauce.

    Homemade baked beans with dried soaked and simmered navy beans added to sauce before baking.

    Toss in the beans and bake for several hours. Yes, you could use a slow cooker at this point. In fact, I plan on doing just that the next time I make these. Instead I let my beans bake in the oven for 3 hours. You can check them at 1.5 or 2 hours to see if the beans are soft and tender but mine ended up taking 3 hours.

    Also, if the mixture seems dry feel free to add a little extra water.

    Large Dutch oven with a batch of baked beans made from scratch.

    They were very tasty and just the way we like them. Also, it was nice knowing that they were made from scratch.

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    Dutch oven with homemade baked beans.
    Baked beans in a Dutch oven.

    Baked Beans Recipe from Scratch

    Try making this delicious homemade baked beans recipe that uses dried navy beans instead of canned beans. Perfect for your next potluck dinner.
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    Prep Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time 3 hours hrs
    Total Time 4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish Recipes
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12
    Calories 230 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 cups dried navy beans 16 oz bag soaked in water overnight
    • 7-9 pieces of precooked bacon chopped
    • 1/2 cup diced onion
    • 1 cup ketchup
    • 1 cup light brown sugar
    • 1/4 cup honey
    • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
    • 1/4 cup dijon mustard
    • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    • 3 cups water

    Instructions
     

    • Drain the beans that have soaked overnight and place them in a large pot. Cover with fresh water and simmer for 1 hour.
    • While the beans are simmering saute the bacon and onions in a Dutch oven until the onions are soft and translucent about 5 minutes.
    • Add ketchup, brown sugar, honey, mustard, vinegar, paprika, salt, and pepper. Stir until combined.
    • Drain the beans after an hour and add them to the Dutch oven mixture.
    • Add 3 cups of water or more until it covers the beans.
    • Stir, cover with a lid and bake in a 375 degree oven for 3-4 hours until the beans are soft.
    • Serve immediately or store in a well-sealed container for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 230kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 8gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 647mgFiber: 6gSugar: 26g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Vivian Oaks

      July 08, 2022 at 8:37 am

      I've made baked beans from scratch all the time when my kids were growing up. Even now I will occasionally do it, rather than just open a can. 🙂 A tip to help keep the beans from giving you gas is to add either a Tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, or a teaspoon of baking soda to the water you soak your beans in. Always be sure the beans are as soft as you want them before adding the other ingredients, since adding any kind of sugar to the beans will stop that process - they won't get any softer! 🙂 (Years of practice and learning!!) 🙂

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      • Patti Estep

        July 08, 2022 at 9:53 am

        Great tips Vivian. Thanks for sharing!

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