Molasses Bacon Baked Beans

These molasses bacon baked beans are packed full of sweet molasses, maple syrup, bourbon, and tons of bacon! If you’re not a fan of canned beans this recipe is going to be your new go-to bean recipe!

BACON! BEANS! BOURBON! MOLASSES!

These beans seriously make me scream squeals of happiness. They are packed full of flavor and ready in just over an hour!

Ok, that’s enough of me screaming at you in CAPS. It’s so rude. And slightly obnoxious.

But seriously people these homemade beans are ahhhhhmazing!

They remind me of my grandmother’s beans and anything that reminds me of my grandmother is 100% fantastic in my book.

I mean, I have always loved baked beans but when your throw in double bacon, bourbon, and molasses I’m happy as can be!

These molasses bacon baked beans are made right on the stovetop and finished up in the oven.

They are sweet but not so sweet it makes you feel like you’re eating dessert in side dish form. This is usually how I feel anytime I have tried store-bought baked beans.

I also added an obscene amount of bacon because when I say something is bacon-packed it’s really bacon-packed.

Plus, who doesn’t love bacon?

Love these molasses bacon baked beans?

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Molasses Bacon Baked Beans

Author: Brandy O’Neill – Nutmeg Nanny

These molasses bacon baked beans are packed full of sweet molasses, maple syrup, bourbon, and tons of bacon! If you’re not a fan of canned beans this recipe is going to be your new go-to bean recipe! Plus it’s ready in just an hour! 

4.67 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 20 minutes minutes

Servings 6 servings

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Equipment

• Apple Butter
• Unsulphured Molasses
• Maple Syrup

Ingredients

• 16 strips bacon divided
• 1 small sweet onion diced
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 4 14.5 ounce cans navy beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup bourbon
• 3 tablespoons apple butter
• 2 teaspoons country Dijon mustard

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Dice 8 strips of the bacon and add to a 12-inch high-sided skillet pan.
• Set over medium-high heat and cook until the bacon is crisp.
• Remove the bacon from the pan and set it on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon grease from the pan.
• Add onions to the pan and sauté until translucent and soft.
• Add in the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
• Stir in beans, molasses, maple syrup, brown sugar, bourbon, apple butter, and Dijon mustard.
• Mix to combine and let the mixture warm through just until it starts to bubble.
• Remove from the heat, smooth out the top, and place the remaining strips of bacon on top of the beans.
• Bake for 45 minutes.
• Turn the broiler on and broil the top of the beans just until the bacon is crisp.
• Serve hot.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 30mg | Sodium: 724mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 43g

Course Side Dishes

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon baked beans, baked beans, bean recipes, homemade baked beans, molasses bacon baked beans, molasses baked beans, navy bean recipes, side dish recipe

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