My Mom’s Baked Beans are one of my favorite recipes of all time. Beans and bacon in robust sauce of molasses, clove and brown sugar – what’s not to love? These beans may be semi-homemade, but they are a fool proof and taste divine! You can find a more from scratch version of these beans in my cookbook.
My Mom has always been an amazing cook.
My earliest memories of her cooking included me on a step stool at our kitchen counter because I loved watching her work her magic. I’m sure it was annoying but she never made me feel like I was in her way. And it’s because of these moments with my mom in the kitchen, I fell in love with cooking.
One of my mom’s many infamous recipes is her baked beans. They’re rich and tangy and perfect in every way. These are quite positively the best beans I’ve ever tasted. They smell intoxicating and mouth-watering. Whenever I make them for a party, I always get asked for the recipe. Yeah, sure her recipe calls for 2 cans of baked beans, but the real magic is in how she doctors them up. Trust me.
I wouldn’t dare change my mom’s recipe and if it isn’t broken, why fix it?
To Make My Mom’s Baked Beans Recipe You Will Need:
- bacon
- yellow onion
- baked beans
- ketchup – homemade or store-bought
- molasses
- light or dark brown sugar
- ground clove
- dried mustard
Then in a 3-quart dutch oven or oven-safe pot warmed up over medium heat. Throw in both the onions and bacon at the same time.
Next, while stirring occasionally, cook them until the onions are soft and translucent and the bacon is cooked. Once the onions are soft, remove the pot of the heat.
Then, to the bacon and onions; add 2 (15 ounce) cans of (organic) baked beans, 1/2 cup of ketchup, 1/4 cup of un-sulphured molasses, 1/4 cup of brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon each ground mustard and ground clove.
Stir it all together until combined.
Put a lid on it.
Next, place the beans on the middle rack of your preheated 350° oven and bake for one hour.
Stir the baked beans every twenty minutes, leaving the pot uncovered for the final 20 minutes. They’ll be too hot to serve right away so make sure you give them a little time to cool. During this time they’ll have a chance to thicken up a tad.
Besides being phenomenal, they’re easy and extremely versatile. You can whip these one-pot baked beans up in 10 minutes, pop them into the oven and they’re ready in an hour. Serve with hamburgers, hot dogs or your holiday ham. They go with just about anything.
And they will fill your home with the most amazing smell!
NOTE: Some may feel and have voiced that these are not from scratch because of the cans of beans used. You’re correct. However that doesn’t mean this recipe isn’t delicious! If it makes you feel better, buy organic pork and beans. This recipe has been in my family for quite some time and it’s perfection and I will never change it. 🙂
However, I did make scratch version of My Mom’s Baked Beans that you can find in my cookbook!
Enjoy! And if you give My Mom’s Baked Beans a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!
My Mom's Homemade Baked Beans:
A treasured recipe from my mother's kitchen! Semi-homemade baked beans are a staple at any barbecue or Easter holiday.
Ingredients
- 4 strips of bacon, diced
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, diced very small
- 2 (15 ounce) cans of organic pork & beans (or use your favorite)
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup un-sulphured molasses
- 1/4 cup dark or light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground clove
- 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°.
- Add the bacon and onion to a 3 quart dutch oven or sauce pan (that has a lid) on medium heat.
- Sitr and cook until the onions are soft and the bacon is cooked. Remove the pan off the heat to a heat safe trivet.
- To the pot add the beans, ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, ground clove and mustard and stir to combine.
- Cover and slide the pot onto the middle rack of your preheated oven. Bake for a total of one hour, stirring every 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for the last 20 mintues.
- Allow the beans to cool a bit before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 120Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 234mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 2gSugar: 14gProtein: 4g
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These looks so dark, rich and delicious that I absolutely want to LIVE in this pot. I've always wanted to make my own baked beans, so this is perfect!
LOVE IT!!! ~HELLA~ Is there a little NorCal hiding inside of you?!?! :))))
I've been trying to perfect my bean recipe, and this will do it! Thanks lady!! 🙂
I've never made baked beans before or even thought about making them. Thanks!
I love this! I want just dive right into that rich, dark, gooey, bean mess!! So delicious!
I am totally digging the molasses and mustard kicks this has. Someone bring me a spoon!
And PS – the use of the word "hella" is totally appropriate right now. Totally.
Hi Laurie! Those baked beans look delicious! Baked beans are one of our frequent go to meals. There is one way you can make it from scratch: can the pork and beans yourself. Are you in to canning? I love to can! It's fun and an economical way to make something cheap, even cheaper. Just get some navy beans and… well, first, you need to go to pick your own dot org. Blessings from Bama!
I'm totally into beans right now, and these look great! I have a similar recipe (starts with canned) and have done them both ways and everyone likes the cheater ones better :-). Great photos, as usual!!!
I love beans but never tried baking them, will try your recipe, it looks really good!
Your momma's recipe looks amazing! I love baked beans, reminds me sooo much of summer time!
my mouth is watering here seeing that..awesome recipe..
holy bacon…i need these in my life!
They look delicious and remind me home. 🙂 Baked beans are a classic for sure.
Wow – mustard and molasses? Sounds fantastic!
I am not a fan of baked beans, but my hubby loves them. I always doctor up the canned version for him. I will have to try this one for him next time!
These look amazing! The clove must add such an interesting flavor!
OK, this recipe looks so rich and delicious and WAY easier than the overnight soak, 12 hour simmer recipes that I've been trying that are never quite right. You've totally just convinced me to give myself permission to doctor up canned baked beans. Thanks, Laurie! 😉
That's a sweet memory you shared of you and your mother. I don't have any of my mothers recipes so maybe this post means a little something extra to me. There is something so delicious and cozy about baked beans too. Thanks for sharing 🙂
This is very similar to my Mom's beans but she uses dried. Really brings back memories of the family getting together for a lovely meal!
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These baked beans were very, very tasty! My family and I all came back for seconds. I would gladly make them again. Thanks.
I made these for a potluck bbq a year ago. They were a huge hit, and in fact, I was requested to make them for a 4th of July Bbq this year! 🙂
I made this dish for Labor Day bbq and everyone went back for seconds! Next time I’ll double this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
I use canned beans but drain and rinse them first. Otherwise this is the same recipe my mom used. Always left the lid off during baking too
That’s great, Ellen! 🙂
We made these to go with our spiral ham on Easter Sunday. So delicious! Thank you to you and your Mom for sharing. I want to make them again this summer when we BBQ.
I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed them, Kristen! Thank you for taking the time to not only make this recipe but to come back and leave such a wonderful comment!
Your Baked Beans are dead-on! I’m in my late 70’s and this is for the most part what my mother & great aunt made except for the cloves. She never had a ‘recipe’ to speak of, it went with taste & always, always a hit. I do the same today.