Bourbon Baked Beans
These bourbon baked beans with brown sugar, bacon, and Dr Pepper are baked for 3 hours for the perfect blend of flavors. They're always popular at parties!
brown sugar
½
cup
ground paprika
1
tablespoon
dry mustard
1
teaspoon
cayenne pepper
¼
teaspoon
caffeinated pepper-type soda (such as Dr Pepper)
1
(12 fl oz) can
ketchup
¾
cup
Worcestershire sauce
¼
cup
bacon
8
slices
onion, finely chopped
1
large
garlic, minced
1
clove
bourbon
¼
cup
baked beans with pork
2
(16 ounce) cans
 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  Mix brown sugar, paprika, mustard, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Whisk in pepper soda, ketchup, and Worcestershire sauce until brown sugar is dissolved.
  Cut 4 slices of bacon into small strips. Cook and stir in a large Dutch oven over medium heat until almost crispy, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl, reserving bacon grease.
  Stir onion into the bacon grease in the Dutch oven; cook and stir until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Pour in bourbon, stirring to scrape up browned bits off the bottom with a wooden spoon. Stir bacon strips back in.
  Pour brown sugar mixture and baked beans into the Dutch oven. Simmer until beans are heated through, about 15 minutes. Arrange remaining 4 slices of bacon on top of the beans.
  Bake in the preheated oven, covered, until beans are bubbly and sauce is syrupy, about 2½ to 3 hours.
