4.4 from 48 votes
Boston Baked Beans
Sweet yet savory this Boston Baked Beans recipe cooks up with molasses, bacon, and beans for a filling and comforting side dish.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs 15 mins
Total Time
5 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 4 to 6 servings
Calories: 636 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 ounces salt pork trimmed of rind and cut into ½-inch cubes
- 2 ounces Bacon cut into ¼-inch pieces
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- ½ cup + 1 tablespoon mild molasses divided
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons brown mustard
- 1 pound dried small white beans like great northern beans, rinsed and picked over
- 1¼ teaspoons salt
- 9 cups water
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position; preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Add salt pork and bacon to a large Dutch oven (at least 7 quarts); cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and most fat is rendered, about 7 minutes. Add onion and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 8 minutes.
- Add ½ cup molasses, brown sugar, mustard, beans, 1¼ teaspoons salt, and 9 cups water; increase heat to medium-high and bring to boil. Cover pot and set in oven. Bake until beans are tender, about 4 hours, stirring once after 2 hours.
- Remove lid and continue to bake until liquid has thickened to syrupy consistency, 1 to 1½ hours longer. Remove beans from oven; stir in remaining tablespoon of molasses, vinegar, and additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve. (You can make the beans ahead of time, letting them cool to room temperature, and then storing in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.)
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Notes
- Nutritional values are based on one serving
- Slow Cooker Directions:
- Slow Cooker Directions:
- Prepare your slow cooker: Line your slow cooker with a crockpot liner (it makes clean up a breeze).
- Cook pork and bacon: Add salt pork and bacon to a large Dutch oven (at least 7 quarts). Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until lightly browned and most fat is rendered about 7 minutes.
- Add onion and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until onion softens about 8 minutes.
- Transfer to crockpot: Transfer the salt pork, bacon, and onion to the crockpot.
- Stir in sweeteners, water, and beans: Add 1/2 cup molasses, brown sugar, mustard, beans, salt, and water to the crockpot.
- Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
- Add remaining ingredients: After cooking, stir in the remaining tablespoon of molasses, vinegar, and additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve.
Nutrition Information
Calories
636kcal
(32%)
Carbohydrates
80g
(27%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Cholesterol
33mg
(11%)
Sodium
1645mg
(69%)
Potassium
1364mg
(39%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
50g
(100%)
Vitamin C
2.1mg
(2%)
Calcium
229mg
(23%)
Iron
6.6mg
(37%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4to 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 636
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 636kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 80g | 27% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 33mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 1645mg | 69% |
| Potassium | 1364mg | 29% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 50g | 100% |
| Vitamin C | 2.1mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 229mg | 23% |
| Iron | 6.6mg | 37% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.