Baked Beans from Scratch

Recipe View Gather all the necessary ingredients. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Place the soaked and drained navy beans in a large saucepan with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the saucepan, and simmer for 1 hour. (1 hour 10 minutes)

Recipe View Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, whisk together the ketchup, maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and chili powder until well combined. Set aside. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Once the beans have simmered for 1 hour, drain them, but reserve the cooking liquid. Pour the beans into a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish. Stir in the chopped onion and the molasses mixture. Add enough of the reserved cooking liquid so that the sauce covers the beans by about 1/4 inch. (10 minutes)

Recipe View Cover the casserole dish and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Then, reduce the oven temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) and continue cooking for 6 hours, stirring the beans after they have cooked for 3 hours. (6 hours 10 minutes)

Recipe View Once the beans are tender and the sauce has reduced and thickened to a sticky consistency, remove the casserole dish from the oven. Stir the beans, cover, and allow them to stand for 15 minutes before serving. (15 minutes)