Coca-Cola Baked Beans

Add a little extra "zing" to your baked beans with Coca-Cola. This recipe is from "The Glory of Southern Cooking" by James Villas.

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 (15 ounce) cans  baked beans with pork sausage
• 1  medium onion, finely chopped
• 1  cup  loosely packed light brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup ketchup
• 1⁄2 cup  Coca-Cola
• 2  teaspoons dry mustard
•  salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 6  slices bacon

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, combine the beans, onion, sugar, ketchup, Coke, dry mustard, and salt and pepper; stir till well blended. Scrape the mixture into a large, shallow baking dish.
3. Drape the bacon slices evenly over the top and bake uncovered till the bacon is thoroughly cooked and the beans are bubbling, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.