Maple BBQ baked beans

2025-07-13

1 large yellow onion, diced finely and sauteed in olive oil

4 garlic cloves (minced)

6 tablespoons (100 g) tomato paste

¼ cup brown sugar (not exact)

Splash vanilla extract 

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

2 tablespoons  soy sauce

2 tablespoon dijon mustard

2 teaspoons smoked paprika

½ teaspoon salt

3 cups (1 lb) cooked navy beans in some of their liquid

(Omitted red miso because I didn't have any)

Instructions:

1. Cook dry beans (soaked overnight, 7-8m in instant pot with natural release)
2. Remove from instant pot. In instant pot, saute onion in olive oil, then added garlic until fragrant. 
3. Add all other ingredients except beans. Do add a bit of the bean liquid. Let the ingredients dissolve and mix together until not clumpy and is fragrant. 
4. Add beans, simmer 20-60m.

Modified recipe at https://naturallyella.com/vegan-baked-beans/

To try some time:

Ingredients

▢2 Tablespoons olive oil

▢1 onion finely diced

▢1 clove garlic crushed

▢1 teaspoon thyme dried or fresh

▢2 teaspoons smoked paprika

▢½ cup apple puree apple sauce

▢1 can tomato puree 400 grams, 14 oz

▢1 teaspoon wholegrain mustard

▢1 cup vegetable stock

▢2 cans pinto beans (drained) 800 grams, 28 oz

Instructions

1. Heat the olive oil in a large sauce pan over a medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and thyme, sauté until the onion is soft and fragrant.

2. Add the smoked paprika, cook for 1 minute

3. Add the apple sauce, tomato puree vegetable stock, mustard and drained beans.

Simmer uncovered until the sauce is thick and glossy, stirring occasionally (15-20 minutes).

Season with salt and pepper

Enjoy

From https://mykidslickthebowl.com/baked-beans/#recipe

Pineapple baked beans or 

1/2 lb dry navy beans 

1/2 onion, puréed
1 bay leaf

1 tomato, puréed

1 tsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

2 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp salt

Soak and cook beans with onion and bay leaf. Add all remaining ingredients and cook in slow cooker for one hour on high. You can also bake in the oven at 350. 

Tried June 2016:

1/2 lb dry navy beans

1 tomato, finely diced

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

1/2 onion, diced and sautéed
1 tbsp maple syrup

Soak and cook beans. Add all ingredients and cook in slow cooker for 4 hours on high. You can also bake in the oven at 350. 

From before:

More recent and probably better recipe. Used 1/4 cup maple sugar in place of molasses and brown sugar. Next time reduce maple syrup by 1/3?


1 lb dry navy beans

1/2 can tomato paste

2 tbsp Dijon mustard

2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

1 onion, diced and sautéed
1/4 cup maple syrup??

Soak and cook beans. Add all ingredients and cook in slow cooker for 4 hours on high. You can also bake in the oven at 350. 

Inspired by

http://www.ellesnewenglandkitchen.com/blog/2012/3/22/moms-slow-cooked-boston-baked-beans.html

http://ohsheglows.com/2010/07/01/maple-baked-beans/