Easy Ultimate Baked Beans
Make canned baked beans even better! This recipe for Easy Ultimate Baked Beans will be your new favorite side dish this summer and all year long! I’m OBSESSED with this recipe!
How to Make Baked Beans: Easy Ultimate Baked Beans
I am so excited to share this recipe! I have never been the biggest fan of baked beans until my husband Parker made these for me a few years ago. WOW. These baked beans should be a side dish for every meal! And to make it even better, these are so easy to make! Just dump all the ingredients into an oven-safe dish (we use a large skillet), stir and bake for an hour! If you want to be really fancy you can do what BBQ restaurants do to make their beans incredible… use leftover brisket or pulled pork to help flavor the beans! We tend to eat all our pulled pork when we make it, so that’s why we use bacon in the recipe. These Easy Ultimate Baked Beans should be a staple side dish for your family this summer and all year long! Enjoy our recipe for the BEST baked beans ever! Slices of bacon, that right there makes this recipe decadent and drool worthy.
Can You Make Baked Beans in a Slow Cooker?
Because all you’re doing for this recipe is combining the ingredients and letting them cook and simmer together to thicken and build flavor, you can easily make these baked beans in a slow cooker! Crock Pot meals can be great because if you run out of room in the oven or don’t want to bother making these an hour before the meal just put all the ingredients in a slow cooker, stir and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. Stir occasionally! If you have a smoker and want to add that smokey flavor, cook for only an hour! No matter how you cook these Ultimate Easy Baked Beans they are truly amazing! Even my nephew who is the pickiest eater alive loved these beans! And they’re tender and sweet so tiny kiddos will love them too, no teeth required!
How to Make Canned Beans Better?
I am always looking for ways to make store-bought foods better. (Let’s be honest, does anyone out there really soak the dry beans to make them truly from scratch… no!) This is the best and easiest way to make canned baked beans better! What canned beans are best for baked beans? We like to use Bush’s Original Baked Beans, they never let us down! Adding bacon is a great way to instantly boost the flavor because let’s be honest…bacon and bacon drippings make just about everything better. The other ingredients added like the onion, brown sugar, mustard and garlic just help to deepen the flavors. Canned baked beans are very one note, they just taste like beans. But when you add all these other ingredients it turns into an explosion of flavor! Everyone will be begging you for the recipe when you should up to your next block party with these Easy Ultimate Baked Beans! You’ll notice BBQ sauce is not listed in the ingredients but thats because we sweeten the beans using those other ingredients.
Because we are using canned beans to start, there’s no need to soak beans! I love when I can make an incredible recipe and it doesn’t take too much time or extra steps.
What Goes Well with Baked Beans?
Baked beans are always the perfect side dish for anything BBQ related, so that means burgers, hot dogs, grilled chicken, pasta salad! The dish is high in protein so it’s great to keep kids (and adults) full and happy. Bring this to your next potluck or neighborhood party! My husband and I will sometimes just make veggie kabobs and make these beans as the side, yum! Parker (my husband) loves to use a potato chip as a spoon when he eats these! But let me tell you, once you make these you will never go back to plain old baked beans because they’re just that good. You’ll be looking for excuses to make these baked beans with every meal. Honestly, my family makes this baked bean recipe for Thanksgiving, Super Bowl, any TV sporting event really, and all summer long. There’s something so cozy about a side of baked beans no matter the time of year.
Are you drooling yet? Luckily we still have some of these baked beans in the refrigerator so I can eat some right after I write this post! My husband is always temped to make a half batch when it’s just for us but I always convince him to make a big pot because I know I’m going to want plenty of leftovers.
This really is the best baked beans recipe ever. Like ever.
A lot of people add other ingredients like bell peppers, yellow onions and other veggies, and you can absolutely add those in! But we like to keep this recipe more traditional for a classic beans recipe.
I love bringing a big pot of these easy baked beans to all our parties all year long! No matter the occasion these beans go great with every meal and everyone of every age loves them! Even my own picky kids keep asking me to make these every week. Happy cooking everyone!
Easy Ultimate Baked Beans
Ingredients
- 1 28 oz can baked beans
- 6 slices cooked bacon chopped in 1/4 inch pieces
- 1/2 red onion diced
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/4 cup yellow mustard
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoon molasses
- 2 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a casserole dish, cast iron pan, or other oven safe dish. Add all the ingredients and stir until well incorporated.
- Bake for 1 hour, stirring halfway through.
- Serve.
Notes
I love a recipe where I can just pour everything into one pan and let it cook, no need to drain or use extra baking dishes! My husband (who generously donated this recipe to my website) is a wonderful cook (clearly). So I’ll let you know that he commonly will swap brown sugar for maple syrup. Brown sugar is the staple sweetener for barbecue sauces which is why he uses that most, but if you want a slightly different sweetness or if that’s all you have on hand that will work just great! For me, it’s a great time to use my bag or dried like a rick brown sugar… as I’m too proud to through it away but don’t dare use it in my cookies or cakes!
Enjoy my easy baked beans recipe! This has truly been a staple in my home for more than 9 years now (it’s 2025 as I’m typing this) and each time I taste a spoonful I fall in love with the recipe again.
If we were to bake them in the oven, what temp would you recommend?
Hi Lizzy — Question about onions because the photo at the top with all the ingredients in a skillet shows purple onions and the recipe calls for yellow. The taste would definitely be different depending on the type of onions. What do you recommend?
Thanks!
Julia Bottita
I also would like to know which type of onion you recommend as the recipe states yellow but the picture is of purple onions. Also, would it be possible to make this over a campfire? If so, what directions would you follow?
Your recipe indicates yellow onion, but your picture shows red onion, which one did you use?
350 degrees! I’ll add that to the recipe right now!!
So sorry about that mix up Julia! I have tried the recipe with both red and yellow onion and both are great but personally I prefer the red onion. Enjoy!
We had a little technical hiccup with the recipe that was inserted in the post. It should be fixed now! I use the red onion in this recipe. Thanks!
I fixed the recipe and everything should be correct now. You can use either onion but I prefer using red onion. Absolutely you can make this over a campfire and that would be delicious! Use a cast iron pan over charcoals or a dutch oven on charcoal or hung over the fire. The thing to watch out with on a campfire is too high of heat so be sure to stir more frequently. Since all the ingredients are cooked already you will be looking for your desired thickness. I would guess it would take about 30-60 minutes depending on the size and amount of coals you are cooking over. Best of luck and be sure to let me know if you have any other questions.
Great Recipe! I’ve been making this recipe for 50 years (I use Bush’s now – no Bush’s then – just pork and beans) Sometimes I add Hamburger or some crushed pineapple or some barbecue sauce or all….and dry spices, like garlic, lemon pepper, etc. But the basic recipe is just like yours! And of course I always have to bring MY baked beans.
IS THE BACON COOKED BEFORE ASSEMBLING THE INGREDIENTS?
Wow, that’s almost my mother’s recipe! She always added cut up green pepper too!
This is super close to our family recipe too! Everyone always raves about our famous beans. We use mustard powder instead of yellow mustard, and bbq instead of ketchup. Super yummy!!
This is basically our family recipe with a few small changes. We never cook the bacon
Ultimate no very good yes.
Hint keep the expensive baked beans for another occasion, I used the least expensive baked beads I could find and it worked fine.
So easy and turned out great.
Shoul it bevbe TWO cans of beans if it serves 12?
I want to make these for a tailgater. If I make them as recipe states then refrigerate over night, can I just reheat them on a grill the next day? Thanks!
That was way too much mustard for the recipe. All I could taste was mustard. I will cut it in half next time I make it.
Made this as receipe was written.
Great beans, perfect as a side to BBQ meat.
So, we doubled the recipe. Four tbsp of minced garlic……if you’re worried about vampires, no need after this. Aside from that, it was gooooood
My mom’s basic recipe but she added a can of butter beans n kidney beans with extra “fixins” so they weren’t dry! Hers was a tweak on my grandma’s! They are awesome!
This is my 3rd time since December seems like every repass now that’s what’s requested
Look yummy! One of my favorite Baked Beans, nice to see your recipe, easy to follow, will cook this for family this weekend. Thanks you!
How many does his serve? I’m needing to serve 50 for a cookout
So baked beans are already packed with sugar and then you add ketchup which is more sugary then molasses and brown sugar. Think I’ll pass.
Your page is impossible to read with all your add
Covered or uncovered?
Sorry but I am wondering if 1/4 cup of mustard was the wrong measurement? We have another recipe which calls for 2 teaspoons of mustard. Thank you.
This dish was awesome! I used turkey bacon instead of regular…and mustard powder instead of regular.. The bean base was Bush’s barbecue baked beans. I forgot the garlic.. Still..this dish was amazing.
The only recipe for baked beans I ever use! I make it vegetarian by omitting the bacon. Bake for about 50 mins and it’s perfect.
Made this for funeral dinner now whenever someone dies family ask for these bake beans
Baked beans, seriously? Yes, it’s surprisingly delicious! It may take longer time for the preparation to serving but tell you, all worth it. I never tasted and cooked beans like this before. A good addition to my easy yet tasty weekend recipe.
I haven’t prepared baked beans in ages. And now you reminded me just how much I love this simple dish. I love your recipe. Sounds so delicious… it looks fab too! Will give it a try.
Absolutely delicious! Never made baked beans before. So happy I found your recipe. I will be making this again. Thank you so much for sharing!!
Agreed. Just made them for a Father’s Day cookout and the mustard is WAY too overpowering. Wish I would’ve read your comment beforehand and cut back on it.
Best baked beans recipe I have found. Everyone loved it. I cut down half the molasses and brown sugar and it still came out great. Thank You!
Our family has been making these beans for decades. Our recipe is slightly different – only about 2 tbsp mustard, no molasses and what really puts it over the top – about 1/2 teaspoon Liquid Smoke! Our favorite cookout beans!
Hesitate to make this because of leftover molasses. Any suggestions to use it up? Or can I substitute the molasses with something else
Have you ever made ahead of time and freezes them?
I’m OBSESSED with this recipe!
So delicious. I like these food. It’s will a new dish in my menu. Thank you for sharing!
Great Recipe!
The cakes are so fresh, the recipe you made is so great and you have really clever hands, I really like the way you decorate them.
I don’t know why this recipe says 2 TABLESPOONS of minced garlic for one can, the amount of mustard and ketchup. But this is the most disgusting baked beans I’ve ever had and that includes from the can! I should have trusted my gut and gone with the simple molasses, brown sugar, and can baked beans Like my mom always did. I can not say enough how much people should not use this recipe!!
This is the most incredible baked beans I have ever had. There is nothing to compare to it.
I make these often… These are super yummy!
Hi! Question. When you say “1/2 red onion”, do you mean 1/2 cup red onion or just half of a red onion? If it’s the second one, what size onion?
No need for harsh comments. We get it you didn’t like the recipe, so don’t make it again or find another one to make!
This recipe was a hit the first time I made it! I will be making them again for my grandpa’s birthday dinner Saturday. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
These turned out well, but next time will reduce the mustard and ketchup measurements.
I used Pirk and beans, coconut sugar, and sugar free ketchup, with molasses, so the sugar content was greatly reduced! Still tastes great!
Way too much mustard for my taste. I will definitely use less next time I make them. A good basic recipe. My husband definitely enjoyed them. I did add bbq sauce in place if some of the ketchup. I’ll add more bbq sauce and less mustard next time. Great onion, garlic ratio. Perfect thickness. Thank you!
I’m confused about the amount of beans. One 28oz can doesn’t seem like enough for 12 servings.
This recipe is delicious! I’m making it once a week. The leftovers taste amazing cold too. Thanks for posting this recipe!
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Looks so delicious, My daughters love this, I will definitely try it your way, thank you for sharing. Looking forward to seeing more recipes. I’ll be back.
Absolutely delicious! Never made baked beans before
If we were to bake them in the oven, what temp would you recommen
So easy and flavorful. Came across your recipe and was not disappointed. Will definitely make it again.!!
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Gotta try these soon. I love Bush’s Baked Beans plain, so these are destined to be amazing. I thought I was the only one to eat baked beans with a chip as a spoon. LOL
This recipe is delicious! I’m making it once a week. The leftovers taste amazing cold too.
Thank you for sharing this recipe!! It’s always a hit!
I take simplicity a step further…instead of ketchup, brown sugar, garlic and Worcestershire, use a quart cup of your favorite barbecue sauce. And I use Dijon or whole grain mustard instead of yellow but the bacon and onions are a must.
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Can this recipe be done on crockpot or instapot
Could you heat them in a crock pot instead of baking them? And if so for how long?
Great recipe! People can tweak as they see fit. I add a shot of whiskey to baked beans which really takes it up a notch. For those concerned about the alcohol, it does cook out.
This recipe was easy to make and such outrageous flavor….. Family LOVED it!
For 12 servings, do you use one or two 28oz cans of beans?
Delicious! I used BBQ sauce instead of ketchup and added some green bell pepper. Total crowd pleaser! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Delicious!! I made a few alterations- added cooked ground beef and a tablespoon of Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce. Put half the amount of brown sugar and switched maple syrup for molasses.
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Ha ha! This isn’t baked beans! This is canned beans. Baked beans cook all day and from dried beans. You soak them over night. Then, you bake them all day…all day to eat them for Saturday night bean supper. You make doctored beans!!!
These were great. I followed advice of some others and used bbq sauce instead of ketchup and cut back on the amount of mustard.
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Made it to serve for Sunday night barbecue. Unfortunately, I failed to scroll down in the comments far enough to read all suggestions to cut the mustard in half. I attempted to adjust after I realized what I was ending up with, but it was too late. It fell flat, and I actually tossed it out, and purchased .
Could you make this on the stove?
How many servings does this recipe make?
YUM
Everything foes with beans!
ooooooom.. yes. This is the best and easiest
do you drain the canned bake beans before putting them in the pot.
I took these to a BBQ, and they were a huge hit! Thank you for the recipe, it will be my new go-to side for a BBQ party. everyone loved them.
Served these at are family barbecue!
They were a big hit.
A great twist on baked beans.
Made this for the 1st time 2weeks ago and let me tell you… It Was A Hit!!!! Absolutely 💯 Loved this!! I’m making it again today for a graduation party. I’m positive everyone will ask for the recipe! Thank You for sharing, it’s the best!! June 😊
I need to double this recipe for a reunion tomorrow. I’m worried it will be too much of some ingredients. Any suggestions?
Was the bacon cooked beforehand or just sliced and thrown into the mix?
These beans are good the first day and easy to create. A little too much mustard for my liking. I ate them the next day which usually the flavours are better. These aren’t that way. The garlic takes over and that is all you can taste. Will not make these again.
I cooked them in my ninja pot for 4 hours on low and they was melt in your mouth good!
I don’t put garlic in and I use dry mustard..they yummy
I’ve made these beans a few times now and they are easy and a big hit at our dinners.
I don’t understand how one 28oz can can feed 12 people
Added a dash of Sriracha sauce and it turned out amazing, thanks!
It was really easy, thanks for posting this great cooking tutorial.
These are the best baked beans I’ve ever had or made. Throw everything together, toss it in the oven and done. So so good!
These are the best baked beans I’ve ever had or made. Throw everything together, toss it in the oven and done. So so good!
I’m wondering if the 1/4 cup of mustard is wrong. All I could taste was mustard. It was way too much for such a small amount of beans. Also the suggestion of the crockpot on low for 8 hours is way too long. The beans burned and stuck to the crockpot.
Then don’t make it. That’s your choice. But save us your rude attitude and condescending comments. Unbelievable.
Remember, kids, the first step to making great baked beans is to buy a can of baked beans.
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Two tablespoons was so much garlic. I’ve never had baked beans with this much garlic. The mustard was fine with me though. 😢
Yes! I always use 2 28oz cans.
Is this 1 can or 2 – 28 oz cans?? I fear I doubled it even though everything else has been doubled besides the beans. ?
Is one 28oz can truly enough for 12 servings?? Looking forward to making this!
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Made them the 4th of July and they were a hit. Best beans ever. I did add a drop of liquid smoke to level up the flavor. This will be my go to recipe moving forward. Thanks!
This really stepped up regular canned baked beans. I made for a fish fry and everyone loved them.
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This is such a great recipe. Can’t wait to make it again!
This is my go-to recipe for beans now. My question is when I cook them for an hour, they are on the dry side. Not sure if another liquid ingredient is not shown or I just need to cut down the cooking time. Otherwise, the taste is great!
Are the onions crunchy or cooked all the way through? Would it taste good without the onions?
Only 1 can of beans for 12 people? That seems like a very minimal portion
Yay! Glad you liked it Lizzy. Thanks!
This was is such a delicious baked beans!!! Thank you for sharing.
When I’m reckless with my weight, this is my absolute favorite baked beans! Can’t wait to have another!
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These baked beans look like the perfect comfort food with a twist! I’m excited to try your recipe and maybe experiment with a dash of smoked paprika for extra flavor. Have you ever tweaked the recipe to add a personal touch? Thanks for the yummy inspiration!
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This is my go-to recipe for beans now. My question is when I cook them for an hour, they are on the dry side. Not sure if another liquid ingredient is not shown or I just need to cut down the cooking time. Otherwise, the taste is great!
If we were to bake them in the oven, what temp would you recommend?
I cooked the bacon and then threw in an entire diced red onion to sautée. Mixed in all the other ingredients (replaced the molasses with the maple syrup.
Tastes pretty good.
You said in a comment you used two 28 Oz cans, so are all the other ingredients doubled?
I quadrupled the recipe and it was good but I would only put half of the mustard next time. I may sauté the onion, garlic and some green pepper with the bacon next time.
Would it be possible to substitute Dijon mustard for the yellow mustard?
Yes, it says cooked in the recipe.
This is the This is the most incredible baked beans I have ever had.
I need to make 25 servings for a luncheon. Could I bake this recipe in the oven and keep them warm in a crockpot? Thank you for sharing this recipe. It sounds delicious.
I found this recipe two year ago for a 4th of July Family dinner & now my family is deeming it, “my world famous Baked Beans!” So now, when we have a family gathering, I bring the Baked Beans. Thank you for sharing!
P.s… I always give your recipe credit and show them where they can find it for themselves. 🤗
Thank you so much for this recipe! I made it and it was absolute heaven! Everyone had second helpings. I will definitely keep the ingredients handy for future events. ☺️💕🙏🏼
Excellent recipe that I’ve used many, many times! The only thing I do differently is to add about a 1/2 cup of our favorite BBQ sauce. Also, in place of the cayenne I have added either fresh jalapeños or cowboy candy. Thank you for a recipe that always gets great reviews from those who come to eat here!