Spiced Apple Baked Beans

Sausage, apples, and baked beans team up with mustard, cinnamon, and nutmeg in this versatile side dish that delivers sweet, savory, and spicy notes in every bite.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 280 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• nonstick cooking spray
• 2 (28 ounce) cans baked beans
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
• 2 medium apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
• 12 ounces pork breakfast sausage, or more to taste
• 0.5 cup chopped onion
• 0.125 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 cup packed light brown sugar
• 0.5 cup natural unsweetened applesauce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.

Step 2

Cook sausage and onion in a large skillet over medium-high heat, until sausage is browned and crumbly and onions are translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease and remove from the heat.

Step 3

Stir apples, applesauce, brown sugar, mustard, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl. Add baked beans and sausage mixture and mix until well combined. Pour into the prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.