Vegetarian Baked Beans

These are Boston-style baked beans.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 7 hrs

Total Time: 15 hrs 10 mins

Servings: 10

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package dried navy beans
• water as needed
• 2 cups chopped sweet onion
• ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
• ¼ cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps

1. Place navy beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight.
2. Drain navy beans and put into a pot with 5 cups water.
3. Bring water to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
4. Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
5. Combine beans, onion, brown sugar, molasses, vinegar, mustard, garlic, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a 2-quart casserole dish with a lid; season with pepper. Place lid on dish.
6. Bake in the preheated oven, 5 to 7 hours, stirring halfway through and adding water if mixture is too dry. Remove lid and bake until mixture has reduced to desired thickness, about 1 hour more.