Maple baked beans with bacon are a favorite summer time staple around our farm. This recipe is an adaptation of one that my mom always made growing up.
We’d often have this quick baked beans recipe, which included brown sugar, salted onion, crispy bacon and a few other ingredients, added to our favorite brand of Bush’s baked beans. It’s a quick recipe since it also used the microwave.
After cooking the flavors together it was always a favorite side dish for any summer meal when we’d grill brats, hamburgers or hotdogs. It was (and still is) better with salty potato chips!
This version takes a twist on my mom’s recipe by adding real maple syrup. One of my own family’s favorite ingredients, since we make real maple syrup right here on our farm — making it our own favorite recipe for maple beans.
Maple baked beans
Equipment
- fry pan
- microwave safe bowl
- knife
- cutting board
Ingredients
- 1 tbs real maple syrup
- 16.5 oz can of baked beans – original Bush’s Best
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- ½ tsp prepared mustard
- 2 slices of crispy bacon keep fat from cooking
- ¼ cup chopped onion
Instructions
- Cool the bacon in a pan until crispy. Remove the bacon. Keep the fat in the pan.
- Add the chopped onion into the pan with the bacon fat. Cook until translucent with crispy edges.
- Remove onion from pan.
- In a microwave safe bowl, add the can of beans, maple syrup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, bacon (crumbled or chopped), and the onions. Stir to combine.
- Microwave 3-4 minutes or until hot. Stir part way through the cooking time.
Tips to make this recipe extra quick
- To make these maple beans extra quick, you can skip making the bacon, or substituting it with precooked bacon and use chopped onions without sautéing them.
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