Gramma Beaton's Brown Sugar Beans

11 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 6 hr
Ready In: 14 hr 10 min

“This recipe was given to me by my Aunt Joan, who got it from her neighbor. It is deceptively simple, but so good. I just took it to a potluck and got rave reviews: 'These beans are awesome!'” - by PAPERGODDESS

Ingredients

1 1/2 pounds dry kidney beans, soaked overnight
1 pound bacon, diced
1 cup brown sugar
1 small onion, chopped
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups water, or as needed

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Original recipe yields 12 servings

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place beans in a Dutch oven or large casserole dish. Mix in bacon, brown sugar, and onion; season with salt and pepper. Add just enough water to barely cover the beans.
Cover, and bake for 6 to 8 hours in the preheated oven. Add more water if necessary.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
326 cal
16%

Carbs
53.3 g
17%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Lucky Noodles NOT a

Jun. 17, 2008

"I used Great Northern Beans and baked for 6 hours. I forgot to soak the beans overnight - but boiled them for 10 minutes or so and let them sit for an hour. This was worth having the oven on all tha..." See moret time. Everyone loved these! *** UPDATE*** Tried again with Kidney beans, but put in a crockpot cause it was too hot for the oven to be on all day. They were good in a crockpot - but sooo much better with Northern in the oven. . . COOK the bacon before you add it to the beans and bake."

Lillian

Apr. 27, 2008

"These are the best baked beans I ever had!It makes you never want to eat canned baked beans ever again.Everyone who ate them said they were better than canned.They take a long time to cook but are wel..." See morel worth it!"

Nici

Nov. 8, 2008

"I was relieved to find a recipe without any canned beans! I used white beans, and a combination of molasses and maple syrup rather than sugar. We took it to a BBQ, and it went so fast, I had to scra..." See morepe the pan to get a taste!"

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