Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar Baked Beans

Brown Sugar Baked Beans in a white square baking dish.

Make a batch of these Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar Baked Beans to serve at your next BBQ or summer party. They’re simple to put together and full of the sweet, smoky and salty flavors of brown sugar, molasses and bacon.

A collage of two photos including baked beans hot from the oven with a wooden spoon sitting next to them and baked beans in a white serving dish.

Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar Baked Beans

I grew up eating baked beans pretty much every time we grilled or had a BBQ. They remind me of summertime, fireworks and freedom.

Baked beans make the perfect side dish for grilled chicken, hotdogs, hamburgers or pork. They’re full of sweet flavor from the brown sugar and molasses, but the bacon adds a salty bite that makes them savory.

This recipe uses canned pork and beans, making it easy to throw together and bake in the oven while you tend to the rest of the meal.

The molasses adds that old fashioned flavor that baked beans are known for, so don’t skip it!

I know you and your family will love this recipe for Brown Sugar Baked Beans.

How to Make Brown Sugar Baked Beans:

All ingredients in a white mixing bowl.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine all of the the ingredients. Stir to combine.

Pour the mixture into a greased 3-quart casserole dish.

Bake uncovered for 45 minutes to one hour, until liquid is slightly thickened and bacon is cooked through.

Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

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Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar Baked Beans

Pork and beans baked in the oven with brown sugar, molasses and bacon.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Old-Fashioned Brown Sugar Baked Beans
Servings: 8
Calories: 335kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 - 53- ounce can pork and beans
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 5 strips bacon chopped
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • In a large bowl, combine all of the the ingredients. Stir to combine.
  • Pour the mixture into a greased 3-quart casserole dish.
  • Bake uncovered for 45 minutes to one hour, until liquid is slightly thickened and bacon is cooked through.
  • Allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 335kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 890mg | Potassium: 743mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 156IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 130mg | Iron: 4mg

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