This is it!
This recipe was my mother's, recipe who was French Canadian. Baked beans with maple syrup is very much a French Canadian dish. I've modernized it by making them in the crockpot. I just love coming home to the wonderful aroma of something delicious cooking. And I love just as much that dinner is ready and I have nothing to do but scoop it out and serve it!
The finished product is lighter in colour than traditional Boston Baked Beans, which uses molasses to get that rich dark brown colour.
Baked Beans:
Ingredients:
3 cups navy beans (dry)
2 medium onions
1 tsp dry mustard
1 Tbsp salt
½ tsp pepper
½ cup brown sugar or molasses
1 tsp coffee, if desired
Instructions:
Wash beans and soak overnight. This is an important step, don't skip it.
Next morning, add all ingredients. Put in an ovenproof baking dish with a lid.
Add water to cover. Note: the more water, the creamier the beans, less water is drier. Some people like them creamier, some prefer them with less liquid.
Bake at 250 degrees for 3-4 hours or 350 degrees for 2 ½ hours.
Note: I bake them in a crockpot on low for 8-10 hours.
Serve with a drizzle of maple syrup. Even better the following day!
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