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Get the Recipe Easy Vegetarian Baked Beans
These quick and easy Vegetarian Baked Beans are sweet, tangy, stick-to-your-ribs baked beans made with simple ingredients in just 30 minutes. This recipe uses canned beans so there's no soaking required.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 333 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 2 15.5 oz cans Navy beans drained and rinsed
- ½ ½ cup unsulphured molasses* not blackstrap
- ½ ½ cup brown sugar
- 4 4 Tablespoons ketchup
- 4 4 Tablespoons yellow mustard
- ½ ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ ½ teaspoon kosher salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Drain and rinse bean, then set aside.
- In a baking dish or oven-safe Dutch oven, combine the molasses, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard, onion powder, baking soda, and salt (as needed); whisk together until combined, then stir in the beans. This is an easy one-pan way, but you can also do this in a separate bowl and transfer to a baking dish, depending on what you're using.
- Taste test the mixture for salt levels, just note that the flavors will mellow out as they bake and as the beans absorb the flavor.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until thicker and bubbly, stirring halfway through cooking time as desired. Remove from heat and let sit for a minute as the beans thicken as they cool.
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Notes
- Makes approximately 4 cups total.
- Slow Cooker: Cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 7-8 hours. You can also transfer to a slow cooker to keep warm during your event.
- I recommend using unsulfered molasses, like Grandma's brand. Do not use blackstrap molasses, as it is more bitter.
May 2022 Updates:
Added baking soda to prevent the beans from potentially hardening from the acidic ingredients. Increased temperature from 350F to 400 and removed the stovetop simmer of the sauce and the addition of water. After more testing, the stovetop simmer wasn't necessary with the higher oven temperature.
- Added baking soda to prevent the beans from potentially hardening from the acidic ingredients.
- Increased temperature from 350F to 400 and removed the stovetop simmer of the sauce and the addition of water. After more testing, the stovetop simmer wasn't necessary with the higher oven temperature.
Nutrition Information
Calories
333kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
72g
(24%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.3g
Trans Fat
0.002g
Sodium
1158mg
(48%)
Potassium
901mg
(26%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
41g
(82%)
Vitamin A
58IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
150mg
(15%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 333
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 333kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 72g | 24% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Trans Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Sodium | 1158mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 901mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 41g | 82% |
| Vitamin A | 58IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 150mg | 15% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.