This recipe does not specify whether or not to drain the pork and beans. I chose to drain them and I wish that I d at least added some of the bean liquid back to the mixture before going into the oven. We like our baked beans cold better than hot. I typically remove them from the oven before the recommended cooking time so there s a little more liquid as I think that consistency is better when cold. I made half a recipe set the timer for 80 minutes (10 minutes less than the recipe indicated) and the beans were slightly overcooked. I think 90 minutes would have been a disaster. I added some water to the dish mixed it in well so all was good. I mention this only because 90 minutes sounded like a lot of time to me for baking beans so you may want to be cautious and start checking them at 60 minutes for doneness (I know I will the next time). These are fairly sweet baked beans but they re good. My apples probably were closer to being minced than chopped so the next time I will cut them a little larger so I know when I m biting into apple.
This recipe does not specify whether or not to drain the pork and beans. I chose to drain them and I wish that I d at least added some of the bean liquid back to the mixture before going into the oven. We like our baked beans cold better than hot. I typically remove them from the oven before the recommended cooking time so there s a little more liquid as I think that consistency is better when cold. I made half a recipe set the timer for 80 minutes (10 minutes less than the recipe indicated) and the beans were slightly overcooked. I think 90 minutes would have been a disaster. I added some water to the dish mixed it in well so all was good. I mention this only because 90 minutes sounded like a lot of time to me for baking beans so you may want to be cautious and start checking them at 60 minutes for doneness (I know I will the next time). These are fairly sweet baked beans but they re good. My apples probably were closer to being minced than chopped so the next time I will cut them a little larger so I know when I m biting into apple.
I love this recipe for baked beans! To tell you the truth I have had it for years from a friend but misplaced it and was hoping someone posted it here...yippee you did!! Always a crowd pleaser!
I think this is great. I have added canned pork to make this a main dish with more meat. I also replace one can of the pork and beans with drained kidney beans. This makes it less soupy and also gives more variety. I also leave the skins on the apples more vitamins and fiber. Very yummy. My 3 year old loves it.
I love this recipe. I used at least that much bacon if not more. I highly recommend this recipe.
I made this without the pork and bacon and it tasted great!
I thought this sounded really good and a bit of a change from the typical beans. I left out the raisins but added about a 1/2 cup onions I cooked in the bacon grease and also added about 1/2 teaspoon of browning sauce. I do recommend reducing the brown sugar a bit unless you like your beans sweet. If you want to make those apples stand out more cut them larger.
Best baked beans I ever made
Delicious! I used soy bacon and vegetarian baked beans to make it vegetarian. I cut the brown sugar by half. Definitely a keeper. Even better the second day.
I used more bacon tossed in a dash of cayenne and instead of the raisins I used Ocean Spray Craisins. This turned out to be very good. The apples gave it a really nice texture. Goes nice with BBQ pork loin. I'll make it again.
