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Brown Sugar and Pineapple Baked Beans

4/13/16

Canned baked beans recipe made with dark brown sugar, ground turkey or beef, molasses, and pineapples.

Brown Sugar and Pineapple Baked Beans from I Heart Recipes

Whenever I throw a barbecue, I make a lot of side dishes. I’m talking about all of my favorites…..Potato salad, macaroni salad, and of course baked beans. I love baked beans, I truly do. However I get bored with the same old hickory beans, and barbecue bean recipes.These Brown Sugar and Pineapple Baked Beans are a perfect side dish for parties

I actually prefer sweet tender baked beans cooked it a rich brown sugar syrup. My latest addiction is brown sugar and pineapple baked beans. If you’ve never had them, let me tell you… This stuff is AMAZING!!  The combination of brown sugar and pineapples makes the perfect syrup for these baked beans.

sweet and savory baked beans in a brown sugar sauce with pineapple chunks and bacon

For my baked beans recipe I use canned navy beans. I make sure to drain the liquid out of the can, then I rinse the beans under cool water. The beans are then combined with diced onions, peppers, ground turkey ( or beef), and a delicious syrup. The syrup is a combination of brown sugar, pineapple juice, yellow mustard, molasses, water, and lemon zest.

I bake the beans in the oven for a total of 2 hours, and the outcome is simply unbelievable!

Check out my video tutorial for these baked beans!

Brown sugar and pineapple beans
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Brown Sugar and Pineapple Baked Beans

Dress up drab canned baked beans with some brown sugar, pineapple, and molasses. It's the perfect side dish for a summer BBQ party!
Course Side
Cuisine Southern
Keyword Brown Sugar and Pineapple Baked Beans
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings 12 servings
Author I Heart Recipes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground turkey or ground beef
  • 415 oz cans of navy beans, drained and rinse
  • 20 oz canned pineapple chunks in juice
  • 1 3/4 cups dark brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp mild molasses
  • 1/4 cup yellow mustard
  • Tbsp of lemon zest
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 cups pineapple juice
  • 1 medium yellow onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup chopped sweet peppers
  • 1 tbsp celery flakes
  • 1 tsp cracked black pepper
  • Salt and pepper season to your taste

Instructions

  • Drain and rinse the beans, then set them to the side.
  • Brown the ground turkey over medium heat, and drain all visible fat.
  • In a large bowl combine the pineapple juice, brown sugar, mustard, molasses, water, and lemon zest.
  • Put the beans in a 9x13 along with the cooked ground turkey, onions, peppers, and pineapple.
  • Stir the ingredients until everything is well incorporated.
  • Sprinkle in the celery flakes, and salt & pepper.
  • Pour in the pineapple juice and brown sugar mixture.
  • Make sure everything is well combined, then cover the bake dish with foil or lid.
  • Bake on 350 F for one hour and 30 minutes.
  • Remove the beans from the oven, and scoop out about 1 cup of the liquid.
  • Combine the liquid with 1 1/2 tbsp of cornstarch and mix until it's lump free.
  • Pour the liquid back into the bake dish, and stir.
  • Cover the beans back up, and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
  • Remove the beans from the oven, uncover, and stir.
  • Let cool until they are safe to eat.
  • Serve and enjoy!

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Comments

  1. Mary says

    April 13, 2016 at 6:21 pm

    This is such an easy recipe for baked beans…….sounds so good! I love the addition of molasses in baked beans. I need a baked bean recipe for Saturday….I found it here! Pinned. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      April 13, 2016 at 6:41 pm

      Glad that I could help! Thanks Mary. XOXO

      Reply
  2. Jazz says

    April 14, 2016 at 5:41 am

    Can this be a freezer meal?

    Reply
  3. Jazz says

    April 14, 2016 at 5:42 am

    5 stars
    Can this be a freezer meal? And what, if anything, can be used in place of molasses?

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      April 14, 2016 at 1:21 pm

      Yes, you can freeze this. You can replace the molasses with pure maple syrup.

      Reply
  4. Jan says

    April 16, 2016 at 5:19 pm

    5 stars
    Hi Rosie…..terrific recipe! Thanks so much. Would you say that a serving size would be 1/2 cup? How many servings would you say this recipe contains?
    Thanks again for another great recipe!

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      April 17, 2016 at 10:01 am

      Hi Jan. It really depends on the individual.

      Reply
      • Jan says

        April 17, 2016 at 12:14 pm

        Thanks Rosie….would you say this would feed about 25 people? We’re planning a big celebration, and was wondering if I need to make a double batch!!! Thanks so much!
        Jan

        Reply
        • Rosie says

          April 17, 2016 at 12:15 pm

          Definitely double the batch 🙂

          Reply
          • Jan says

            April 17, 2016 at 2:49 pm

            Thanks Rosie….appreciate it!

  5. Ms.Felicia says

    February 7, 2018 at 6:39 am

    Mrs.Rosie I will be making these this weekend with your ribs and potato salad I see that it calls for celery flakes do we have to use celery flakes I don’t exactly care for that taste

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      February 7, 2018 at 4:53 pm

      Hi Felicia! You can leave it out if you’d like 🙂

      Reply
  6. Brittany says

    July 15, 2019 at 10:49 am

    5 stars
    I made this dish for our 4th of July cookout and everyone just kept saying how good they were. I had to give the recipe. Thanks again!

    Reply
  7. Helen Wright says

    June 1, 2020 at 10:28 pm

    Hi Rosie, I save a lot of your recipes & give them to my granddaughter. She just turned 16 & says she wants to be a chef. She has actually cooked a lot of the dishes & we love them. She made the watermelon cake Sunday. It was delicious. Of course she added a lot more fruit. Even had them going down the side along with the almonds on one side & toasted coconut on the other side. Delicious. I just had another slice. I just saw the recipe for the baked beans with pineapple. Told her about it & she said she’s cooking them this weekend along with one of your barbecue ribs recipes. It has gotten to the point now that she is asking for Rosie’s recipes. Please continue posting. We love your recipes. We both use them.

    Reply
    • Rosie says

      June 5, 2020 at 12:05 pm

      Aweee!! Thanks so much for trying, and sharing my recipes with your grand daughter Helen!! I love it!! XOXOXOX

      Reply
  8. Amy Daugherty says

    August 31, 2022 at 7:47 am

    This sounds so good! I’ve never tried to make baked beans from scratch, but this sounds so good, that I’m going to try it! Where are you or your family from with all of these southern recipes?

    Reply

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