Basically, I followed the recipe with three exceptions. #1 - I DOUBLED the recipe. #2 - I disregarded the bacon quantity and method of using the bacon. I prefer to cut up 1 pound of thick sliced bacon, cut into 3/4"-1" pieces, and fried to "extra crisp". I did not place any bacon on top. #3 - I increased the Bourbon to 1 cup rather than 1/2 cup. There wasn't enough left for a good midnight snack!! Prepared as a side dish with Pineapple Pulled Pork. Added oven roasted potatoes and called it dinner. Final Note: The beans were too "soupy" when doubling the Dr Pepper and Bourbon, so I took off about 3 cups of liquid from the beans, set it aside, reheated at dinnertime and it became a marvelous sauce for the pulled pork. Enjoy, I did!!!
I made these beans for our get-to-gather for our Memorial Day celebration yesterday I made them exactly per the recipe and cooked them; probably another 30 minutes as they were still a little too soupy, but were they ever good. I've been asked to make them again for the Fourth of July. I think they are super delicious and most everyone else did also. This is an excellent recipe..
Made as directed. They were just a little too sweet. Next time I will lessen the sugar and increase the mustard, paprika and cayenne. I used Makers Mark bourbon.
1.7.17 I had concerns that 3 hours @ 350 would be way too long for baking these beans, and mine were perfectly done in 65 minutes. I scaled this recipe down to 4 servings using one can of beans. I wanted my bacon slices on the top crisp, so I didn't cover the casserole. I forgot to add the Worcestershire sauce, but still, these were some of the best baked beans I've ever had (and I've had a lot!). dwfalls78, thanks for sharing your recipe.
This recipe was awesome!! I added butter beans and a can of green beans and a little more cayenne pepper and everyone loved them. I will make this recipe again, only a larger batch because there weren't any leftovers.
These are the best baked beans I have ever eaten!!!! My company all asked for the recipe!
This recipe was a big hit at my holiday family gathering! I have tried numerous baked bean recipes but it seems this one was very well liked!
This was great!! I added more bourbon and this got huge marks at the BBQ. I got a few requests for the recipe! I had no problem with the liquid reducing at all.
3 HOURS!!! to bake seems excessive but I followed exact directions and the beans are so close to being burnt. They taste ok but in my opinion not eye appealing to serve to company. I would have considered more stars for ingredients & decent flavors but very frustrating to waste money & a lot of time on a dish I can’t serve
