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    Home » Recipes » Side Dish Recipes

    Sweet and Sassy Baked Beans

    Apr 28, 2022 | by Jennifer | Last Updated: Apr 27, 2022

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    Delicious baked beans, made with canned navy beans, so they are both easier and quicker. The sweet and sassy sauce uses maple syrup and chili sauce.

    baked beans in baking dish with spoon

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    • Why you'll love these sweet and sassy beans
    • Key Ingredients
    • Step-by-Step Photos
    • Making ahead, storage and freezing
    • Cook's Notes
    • Recipe
    • Comments, Questions and Reviews

    Why you'll love these sweet and sassy beans

    ✓ These start with canned navy beans, so no soaking or pre-cooking needed.
    ✓ They also bake up pretty quickly (for baked beans :)
    ✓ These beans have great flavour, from the combination of maple syrup (the sweet) chili sauce (the sassy). And don't forget the bacon, which adds a nice salty note, as well.
    ✓ These beans are even better the next day, so great to make ahead.
    ✓ They'll keep several days in the fridge and they re-heat easily.
    ✓ They are great as a side dish for dinners, picnics and BBQs.

    Key Ingredients

    Canned Navy Beans - you'll need two cans of navy beans, about 19 oz. or close to that. It doesn't need to be exact. Prepare the beans by draining and rinsing well with cold water.

    If you prefer, you can start with dried navy beans. Soak overnight and pre-cook/simmmer in fresh water, uncovered, until tender (about 1 hour). You need about 1 1/2 cups of dried navy beans.

    Chili Sauce - this is the bottled chili sauce, widely available around the ketchup in most grocery stores. Heinz™ makes a popular version.

    Maple Syrup - real maple syrup is highly recommended here. In the absence of maple syrup, I would seek out a recipe for brown sugar syrup, which is quite easy to make at home.

    Molasses - there is just a touch of molasses in these beans. You could add a bit more, if you like. I recommend "Fancy" molasses for the best flavour.

    Dry Mustard - this is the powdered mustard. You can substitute regular yellow, prepared mustard, as detailed in the Recipe Card below.

    Bacon - the bacon adds a nice salty note to these beans, but you can omit for a vegetarian dish.

    Step-by-Step Photos

    photo collage of steps to make sweet and sassy baked beans

    1. Drain and rinse beans and add to baking dish.
    2. Add diced onion and chopped bacon.
    3. Mix sauce together and add to bean mixture.
    4. Stir to combine.
    5. Cover with lid or foil.
    6. Bake and enjoy!

    Making ahead, storage and freezing

    These beans are maybe even better after they sit and when re-heated, so don't hesitate to make them ahead.

    Baked beans will keep well in the fridge for 3-4 days.

    Re-heat beans in the microwave or loosely covered with foil in a 350F oven until warmed through.

    Baked beans will keep well in the freezer up to 6 months.

    Cook's Notes

    These beans are wonderfully flavourful, but they aren't super "saucy" baked beans. If you are looking for a saucy bean, check out my Maple Baked Beans or Classic Baked Beans.

    baked beans in baking dish with spoon

    Recipe

    baked beans in baking dish with spoon

    Sweet and Sassy Baked Beans

    Delicious baked beans, flavoured with chili sauce and maple syrup and starting with canned navy beans, so they are both easier and quicker!
    Author: Jennifer
    5 stars from 2 ratings
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 2 hrs 30 mins
    Total Time 2 hrs 40 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Servings 8 servings

    Ingredients
     

    • 36-38 oz. canned navy beans, drained and rinsed (2 x 18 or 19oz cans)
    • 1/2 cup onion, chopped
    • 2 slices bacon, chopped
    • 1/2 cup maple syrup
    • 1/2 cup chili sauce
    • 1 Tbsp molasses
    • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard, or about 2 teaspoons of prepared yellow mustard
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 3 Tbsp hot water
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 325F.
    • Drain and rinse beans and add to a baking dish. Scatter the onion and bacon over-top.
    • In a small bowl or measuring cup, stir together the maple syrup, chili sauce, molasses, dry mustard, salt. Pour over beans and stir to combine. Cover the baking dish with a lid or tightly with aluminum foil.
    • Place into preheated oven and bake, covered, 2 hours and 15 minutes. Remove cover, increase the oven temperature to 400F and bake uncovered for 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to stand 10 minutes before serving. *Have a small taste of the beans before serving, You may find you need a touch more salt. If so, season and stir in before serving.
    • Refrigerate leftovers for 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave or loosely covered in a 350F oven until warmed through. You can also freeze baked beans for up to 6 months.

    Notes

    Be sure to read the information above this recipe card, for substitution suggestions, step-by-step-photos and storage information.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 985mg | Potassium: 539mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 118IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 3mg

    Nutritional information provided for general guidance only and should not be relied upon to make personal health decisions.

    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American, Canadian
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    1. Carole Ann says

      May 12, 2022 at 12:57 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Jennifer,
      You have done it again!
      I have always made my grandmother’s baked beans recipe so when I saw yours I was sceptical.
      I decided to try your recipe as my time was limited and I had not soaked the beans overnight.
      2.5 hours later, I had perfect baked beans and your recipe is a well balanced combination of flavours.
      I made them a second time, just to be sure, and they were even better, if that is possible. Using the canned beans insures tender beans.
      Perfect summer cottage food.

      Thank you so much for your wonderful recipes and practical suggestions.

      Carole Ann

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      • Jennifer says

        May 12, 2022 at 6:55 pm

        So glad to hear, Carole Ann and yes, I'm not always up to soaking and cooking dried beans, so it's nice to have a quicker option :) And yes, perfect Summer cottage food, too. Thanks so much!

        Reply
    2. AJ says

      May 05, 2022 at 9:34 am

      5 stars
      I was surprised by how good these tasted. They are sweeter than I usually eat but they sure are tasty! I used "old" dried beans, so my beans weren't as tender as they should have been.

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        May 05, 2022 at 9:39 am

        So glad you enjoyed them, AJ! Thanks so much :)

        Reply

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