Baked Beans from Scratch
These baked beans from scratch are made by combining navy beans, molasses, and maple syrup to make this classic dish at home.
navy beans, soaked overnight and drained
1
cup
water
4
cups
ketchup
¼
cup
maple syrup
¼
cup
brown sugar
2
tablespoons
molasses
2
tablespoons
Worcestershire sauce
1
teaspoon
salt
½
teaspoon
ground black pepper
⅛
teaspoon
chili powder
⅛
teaspoon
onion, chopped
1
small
 Gather the ingredients.
  Place beans in a large saucepan with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 1 hour.
  Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Stir ketchup, maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and chili powder together in a small bowl; set aside.
  Once beans have simmered for 1 hour, drain, and reserve cooking liquid. Pour beans into a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish; stir in chopped onion and molasses mixture. Stir in enough reserved cooking liquid so sauce covers beans by 1/4 inch.
  Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) and cook 6 hours longer, stirring beans after they have cooked for 3 hours. Once beans are tender and sauce has reduced and is sticky, remove from the oven, stir, recover, and allow to stand 15 minutes before serving.
