5 from 3 votes
Apple Pie Baked Beans
These Apple Pie Baked Beans take baked beans to a whole new level. Yes, you read that right – this apple baked bean recipe is what happens when two classic American comfort foods get together and make a delicious baby.So say goodbye to blah canned baked beans, and say hello to the new world of baked beans. From the easy homemade BBQ sauce flavored with apple chunks, cinnamon and other apple pie spices to the crispy bacon on top, your baked beans won't play second fiddle ever again.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
108 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 lices Bacon
- 1 onion chopped, medium
- 2 apple cored, peeled, and chopped, medium
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1½ cups ketchup
- ½ cup cider vinegar
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper plus more to taste
- 1 pinch nutmeg or use ¼ teaspoon apple pie spice, ground
- 1 pinch allspice
- 1 pinch cloves
- 2 ounce cans White beans rinsed and drained, small
Instructions
- Turn on the oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
- Cook the bacon on the stove top in a large, oven-safe frying pan that has a lid. Cook over medium low heat until the bacon is crispy. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate.
- Pour off all but one tablespoon of bacon fat, then cook the chopped onion over medium low heat until it has softened and is just starting to brown.
- Add the apple to the pan and cook for two to three minutes. Then add the minced garlic and cook one minute more just until the garlic is fragrant.
- Add all of the apple pie BBQ sauce ingredients to the pan, and stir well to mix completely.
- Add the beans and stir in. Cover the pan and move to the oven to bake for 45 minutes to an hour until the sauce is bubbling.
- Chop the cooked bacon into bacon bits and sprinkle over the beans. Serve immediately!
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Notes
- This apple pie baked beans recipe will make eight to ten half-cup servings.
- In place of the canned beans, feel free to use 1 cup of dried navy beans, cooked in advance to al dente to yield 3 cups of cooked beans.
- In place of the canned beans, feel free to use 1 cup of dried navy beans, cooked in advance to al dente to yield 3 cups of cooked beans.
- Pour off extra bacon fat into a glass jar or onto a paper towel to discard. Never pour bacon fat down your kitchen sink!
Nutrition Information
Calories
108kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.1g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Cholesterol
0.5mg
(0%)
Sodium
855mg
(36%)
Potassium
303mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
280IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
36mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 108
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 108kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 0.5mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 855mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 303mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 280IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 36mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.