Cranberry Baked Beans

Submitted by Recipe Junkie

"This is a recipe from Taste of Home. I love the taste of cranberries with baked beans!"

 

• Ready In: 5hrs
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 3 cups dried navy beans
• 5 cups cranberry juice
• 1⁄2 lb lean salt pork, diced
• 3⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup ketchup
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 5 teaspoons dark brown sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground mustard
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger

directions

1. Place beans in a Dutch overn or soup kettle.
2. Add water to cover by 2".
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Boil for 2 minutes.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Cover and let stand for 1 hour.
7. Drain beans and discard liquid.
8. Return beans to Dutch oven.
9. Add cranberry juice.
10. Bring to boil.
11. Reduce heat.
12. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the beans are almost tender.
13. Drain, reserving cranberry liquid.
14. Palce beans in a 2 and 1/2 qt casserole or bean pot.
15. Add remaining ingredients and 1 and 1/2 c cranberry liquid.
16. Cover and bake at 350 for 3 hours or until beans are tender and of desired consistency, stirring every 30 minutes.
17. Add reserved cranberry liquid as needed.

Reviews

[Ms. Poppy]

I love homemade baked beans and had to try this recipe because I thought cranberry juice sounded as if it would be an interesting addition. No one could taste the cranberry juice but to me I tasted it but maybe that was because I made the recipe. The recipe is good but it took me longer than 3 hours to bake, maybe 3 1/2 - 4 hours.

 

[wife2abadge]

This was quite good. I used center-cut bacon instead of salt pork.