Apple Pie Baked Beans

pan of baked beans and apple topped with bacon on a wood background.

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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 Time20

Cook Time1 20

Total Time1 40

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 108kcal

Author: Joanne Stekler

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
1 medium onion chopped
2 medium apples cored, peeled, and chopped
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 each of nutmeg, allspice, and ground cloves or use ¼ teaspoon apple pie spice
2 15 ounce cans small white beans rinsed and drained

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.
4 slices bacon
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.
1 medium onion
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.
2 medium apples, 2 cloves garlic
Add all of the apple pie BBQ sauce ingredients to the pan, and stir well to mix completely.
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, 1 pinch each of nutmeg, allspice, and ground cloves
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.
2 15 ounce cans small white beans
Chop the cooked bacon into bacon bits and sprinkle over the beans. Serve immediately!

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.

Pour off extra bacon fat into a glass jar or onto a paper towel to discard. Never pour bacon fat down your kitchen sink!

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