Baked Beans from Scratch

Baked beans from scratch are made by simmering navy beans in a rich sauce made with ketchup, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, and maple syrup.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 7 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 7 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 122 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 4 cups water
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 0.125 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 cup ketchup
• 0.25 cup maple syrup
• 0.125 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 cup navy beans, soaked overnight and drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather the ingredients.

Step 2

Place beans in a large saucepan with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 1 hour.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Stir ketchup, maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and chili powder together in a small bowl; set aside.

Step 4

Once beans have simmered for 1 hour, drain, and reserve cooking liquid. Pour beans into a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish; stir in chopped onion and molasses mixture. Stir in enough reserved cooking liquid so sauce covers beans by 1/4 inch.

Step 5

Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) and cook 6 hours longer, stirring beans after they have cooked for 3 hours. Once beans are tender and sauce has reduced and is sticky, remove from the oven, stir, recover, and allow to stand 15 minutes before serving.