Best Maple Syrup Rum Baked Beans Recipes

MAPLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place the beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water by 1-inch and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight. Drain and rinse the beans and then drain again.
• Place the beans in large pot with 2 quarts water, the onion, bay leaf, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 50 minutes, or until tender. A good test is to scoop up several beans in a spoon and blow on them: if the skin starts to peel off, they're done. Drain the beans, reserving the cooking liquid.
• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F.
• In a small saucepan, whisk together the maple syrup, brown sugar, ketchup, chili paste, ginger, salt, and 1 1/2 cups of the cooking liquid, still reserving the remaining liquid. Bring to a simmer and cook over medium heat for 6 minutes.
• Transfer the beans to a medium Dutch oven or a bean pot. Push half the bacon into the beans and place the rest on the top. Pour the maple syrup sauce over the beans. Place the lid on top and bake for 6 to 8 hours. Check occasionally; if the beans are too dry, add 1/2 cup more of the cooking liquid. If you like, you can remove the lid for the last 30 minutes to thicken the sauce. Discard the bay leaf. Serve hot.

MAPLE-RUM BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• *NOTE: Original recipe used 2 tablespoon dark sesame oil. **NOTE: Omit the rum if you prefer, but it lends a rich flavor. What I did since I didn't have any rum was to use 2 teaspoon rum extract - it was really good. Soak beans in water to cover 8 hrs or overnight. Preheat oven to 300℉. Drain beans, rinse and add to a heavy kettle with 6 cup fresh water. Bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer 10 min. Drain beans, reserving cooking water. Place beans in bean pot or ovenproof casserole; mix with sesame oil. Place onion in center of pot. In small bowl, mix maple syrup, rum, salt, dry mustard and ½ cup reserved bean liquid. Pour mixture over beans. Add just enough bean liquid to cover beans. Cover pot; bake 2 hrs. Add remaining bean liquid. Stir well; bake until beans are soft and liquid is nearly absorbed, 1½ to 2 hrs more. Add water as needed. Uncover casserole during the last 30 min of bakng. Serve hot. Makes 8 side dish servings or 6 as a main dish. Helpful Hints: To prepare beans in a slow cooker, simmer soaked beans in 6 cup water in saucpan until beans are tender, 40 to 60 min. Drain, reserving cookign liquid. Add beans to slow cooker with ½ cup reserved bean cooking liquid, copped onion and remaining ingredients. Cook on high 5 to 6 hrs, or low 10 to 12 hrs. Try soaking beans using the quick soak method. Cover beans with 6 cup water in a heavy pot, bring to a boil, boil gently 2 min, turn off heat, cover and let stand 1 hr. Drain; proceed with recipe.

MAPLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Sort and rinse beans; place in a 4-qt. Dutch oven. Cover with 2 qts. cold water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse beans. Return beans to Dutch oven; cover with remaining water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes or until almost tender. Drain and reserve liquid. In a 2-1/2-qt. casserole or bean pot, combine beans with all remaining ingredients. Cover and bake at 325° for 2-1/2 hours or until tender. Stir occasionally; add reserved bean liquid, if necessary.

SLOW COOKER BAKED BEANS WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Place the beans in large bowl. Cover with water and soak overnight at room temperature. Add water, as needed, so that the beans are always covered. Rinse and drain.
• In a slow cooker, combine all the ingredients. Cook for 8 to 9 hours on low, or about six hours on high. Adjust the seasoning. 

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• Tips : The beans will be better the next day, once they have absorbed all the liquid.

CANADIAN BAKED BEANS WITH MAPLE SYRUP (NO MOLASSES)

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight to cut down on cooking time. Drain and place in a 4 quart bean pot.
• Mix seasonings and Maple Syrup together and stir into beans. Add enough water to cover.
• Peel Onion and remove root and blossom ends. Push whole onion down into beans and place the salt pork next to it.
• Bake covered in a 250 degree oven for about 8 hours.
• Check on them every hour or so and see if you need to add water so they never dry out. When finished if you want the sauce to be thicker then you can always stir in some refried bean flakes and let sit to thicken.

MAPLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• 1. In a large pan, cover the beans with water. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.
• 2. Preheat oven to 300°F.
• 3. In a bowl, combine everything else except the bacon. Stir in the beans.
• 4. Place 1 bacon strip at the bottom of a large ovenproof dish or Dutch oven. Pour the bean mixture over it, then push the other strip in.
• 5. Add just enough boiling water to the pot to cover everything.
• 6. Cover the pot with aluminum foil, then a lid. Bake for 5 hours, checking hourly to make sure the beans aren't drying out. (Add more water as necessary to keep them submerged.) 7 Uncover for the last half hour to brown the top, if desired.