This easy and delicious small batch recipe of Homemade Baked Beans is packed full of onion and bacon. Ketchup, molasses, and brown sugar give these baked beans a sweet barbecue flavor and are slow cooked in the oven.
This is a small batch recipe. Special thanks to my Mother-In-Law for passing down to me the full size recipe which you can make by doubling the ingredients.
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These beans go great served with these Swiss Cheese Chicken Salad Sandwiches or these Gyro Style Pita Sandwiches.
How to make Best Homemade Baked Beans:
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F (160 C).
In a bowl mix together the beans, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses and onions.

Add half of the bacon and stir to combine.
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Pour the mixture into a greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Click for a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.

Layer the remaining bacon on top.

Bake for 2 hours.

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Best Homemade Baked Beans – Small Batch

This easy and delicious small batch recipe of Homemade Baked Beans is packed full of onion and bacon. Ketchup, molasses, and brown sugar give these baked beans a sweet barbecue flavor and are slow cooked in the oven.
Ingredients
- 15 ounces Northern beans (un-drained)
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 Tablespoon molasses
- 1/4 cup onion, diced
- 3 slices bacon (cut into 1 inch pieces)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F (160 C).
- In a bowl mix together the beans, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses and onions.
- Add half of the bacon and stir to combine.
- Pour the mixture into a greased 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Click here for a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
- Layer the remaining bacon on top.
- Bake for 2 hours.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Amount Per Serving: Calories: 291 Saturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 10mg Sodium: 388mg Carbohydrates: 46g Fiber: 7g Sugar: 22g Protein: 11g
4 Comments
Nikki
April 7, 2019 at 12:35 pmThis is awesome. I used pinto instead of great northern because that’s what I had and I left out the bacon. The taste is amazing
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