Grandma’s Baked Beans

Almost every barbecue has them: the pan of murky-looking baked beans that makes you recoil with your eyes glossed over.

I promise, these are not them.

This baked bean recipe is much-loved by all! It’s one handed down from my Grandma through my aunt and now to me. My Grandma or “Granny” as I fondly called her always used Grandma Brown’s baked beans. Being I couldn’t find Grandma Brown’s beans in my neck of the woods I used the next best thing: Bush’s.

The canned beans are doctored up with a simple sauce made from ketchup, molasses, yellow mustard and onion, then roasted in the oven with thinly sliced bacon over top. If you know just one thing about me it’s that I like to add my mark to every, single thing I make.

My contribution is brown sugar sprinkled over top. It adds an element of sweetness to the smoky bacon that is delectable.

Yes, I just used the word delectable to describe beans! And I don’t regret it. One bit.

Roasted in the oven for a good hour or so allows the sauce to caramelize and thicken so it melts in your mouth in a flurry of sweet, smoky, old-fashioned goodness.

I never knew baked beans could taste so good! Thanks to my Granny. Bless her heart.

Grandma’s Baked Beans

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 60 minutes

1 hour, 10 minutes

Yield: 10-12 servings

Grandma’s Baked Beans

Canned beans are doctored up with a simple sauce made from ketchup, molasses, yellow mustard and onion, then roasted in the oven with thinly sliced bacon over top.

Ingredients

butter, for greasing pan

1 cup organic ketchup

1/4 cup molasses

2 tablespoons yellow mustard

1 large onion, chopped

56 ounces Grandma Brown's or Bush's original Baked Beans

5-6 slices thin cut bacon

3-4 tablespoons brown sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9x13 inch casserole pan.
In a large mixing bowl combine ketchup, molasses, mustard and onions, add beans and mix well. Pour into baking dish, arrange bacon slices over top, sprinkle with brown sugar.
Bake 55-60 minutes, remove from oven and allow to set 5-10 minutes before serving.

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Comments

5 Star Foodie says:

07/20/2011 at

These baked beans look wonderfully flavorful with smoked bacon and the brown sugar addition, yum!

Sanjeeta kk says:

07/19/2011 at

How creamy, thick and rich the beans look! Must have been a delightful treat, Reeni.

Roxanne Epstein says:

07/19/2011 at

Family recipe are truly the best.
Mimi

Anonymous says:

07/19/2011 at

that beans must have been so delicious… and I love your spoon BTW,

Bparks says:

07/19/2011 at

Thank you so much for making Mom’s beans in your own special way. Hope all enjoyed! I made this in crock pot for Kris’ B-day party using already cooked bacon, everyone loved them. I will be printing this for all my children. Great job Reeni !

- Reeni says:
  
  07/19/2011 at
  
  Thanks Auntie! I was going to stop by your page and let you know but you
  found it first. They were really good – even I loved them and I don’t
  usually. Thanks for passing the recipe on to me!