Baked Beans from Scratch

Navy beans, molasses, and maple syrup combine to make this classic dish at home.

You will need:

• 1 cup dried navy beans
• 4 cups water
• ¼ cup ketchup
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon chili powder
• 1 small onion, chopped

Instructions:

Place the navy beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Or, bring the beans and water to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Once boiling, turn off the heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse before using.

Place the beans in a large saucepan with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 1 hour.

Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Stir the ketchup, maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and chili powder together in a small bowl; set aside.

Once the beans have simmered for 1 hour, drain, and reserve the cooking liquid. Pour the beans into a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish and stir in the chopped onion and the molasses sauce. Stir in enough of the reserved cooking liquid so the sauce covers the beans by 1/4 inch.

Cover, and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C), and cook 6 hours longer. Stir the beans after they have cooked for 3 hours. Once the beans are tender and the sauce has reduced and is sticky, remove from the oven, stir, recover, and allow to stand 15 minutes before serving.

Prep Time: 10 mins/Cooking Time: 8 hrs/ Total Time: 15 hrs 30 mins

Servings: 10

Calories: 121.8