Southern Baked Beans

By Addie

"I saw this recipe on Paula Deen and gave it a try and it's the best baked beans I have ever eaten. I did replace a few ingredients to suit my style."

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 (16-ounce) cans pork and beans
• 3 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 4 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 pound bacon strips, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 70mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a Dutch oven, mix onion, pork and beans, mustard, maple syrup, light brown sugar, ketchup, and lemon juice. Top with the bacon pieces. Bake, covered, for 45 to 60 minutes.
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REVIEWS:

This is the same as Paula Deen's except she calls for "1/2 pound bacon strips cut into 1/2-inch pieces". I just thought I would mention that here rather than post a near-duplicate recipe.

I followed Paulas original recipe for this and used 1/2 lb diced bacon, 1/4 cup ketchup, and no Worchestershire sauce. Next time I'll saute the onion before adding it. Thanks for posting!

Loved the strong flavor, but had to reduce sweetness radically. 1 TBS each, maple syrup and brown sugar was sweet enough for us.

5-Star all the way!!! I did not change anything. Baked Beans with Ribs and Potato Salad for the 4th of July. My family loved every bite of the Baked Beans. I will be making these over and over. Thank You for a wonderful recipe.

I have to disagree with many of these reviews. This recipe was way, way, way too sweet. I should have realized - 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/4 maple syrup. Too much for us. lees.

We thought these tasted very good. So quick to make. Thanks for posting.

Bringing this casserole to the table had the aroma and taste of home baked beans ... pork and beans with a flair! Other than not finding van camps and subbing with one of our favorites, made as posted and have added it to my favorites cookbook. Love the variety it adds to my Baked Bean casserole recipes - I am so a fan of maple syrup in my pork and beans! Thank you Marsha D. for posting this delicious baked bean recipe that is quick, easy and good!

My husband loves beans,he calls them the staff of life..He was very impressed with these easy baked beans. He couldnt believe they were pork n beans doctored up.I made no changes..These are a definite keeper,already laminated in my cookbook. I know I will be making these a lot.

I tried these to go with Super Daves Awesome Burgers and Kittencal's Best Crispy Onion Rings. This how I made the recipe.First I cooked the bacon(I like lots of bacon),drained a little of the "drippings"and cooked my onion until slightly soft,drained both cans of beans.Added the cooked and crumbled bacon and then proceded with the rest of recipe as written.Baked them for only thirty minutes,and the beans had a lot of liquid still in them.They were o.k. but not sure if I will make them again.

Excellent recipe. I knew I couldn't go wrong with Marsha D. Taking the advice of flower7, I did drain both cans of beans and it set up very nicely.

This is now the requested recipe for baked beans in our house (I've made alot of different variations). Thank you. I use Bush's Original Beans and drain almost all of the juice. This makes a thicker end result. Also I'll put the finished recipe in a foil pan and then in my smoker for 45 minutes while I'm smoking the meat. Adds a bit of smokey flavor.

This is my new baked beans recipe from now on! We use the precooked real bacon bits. Simple, and fabulous...what more could you ask for?

The whole family loved these! Only change I would make is to partially drain the second can of beans or cook uncovered a bit longer to reduce the liquid. Thanks, Marsha, for sharing the recipe!

This is nice. I prefer a different canned beans to make it richer tasting.

Great beans! I only used a little minced onion since my family doesn't really like onions and the beans were very good. I did cook them down a little longer, too. Thanks for sharing.

These are excellent baked beans - quick, easy to throw together after work and really tasty. I did drain one of the cans and otherwise followed the recipe as written (except I had regular bacon). Next time I will drain both cans as they were a bit soupy for my taste (I like thick baked beans). It fit perfect in a 1.5-qt dish. Thanks for posting Marsha!

I love the versatility of this recipe. It gave me a great starting point. I followed the instructions, but left out the maple syrup and added a little more mustard. It got rave reviews!