Barbecue Baked Beans

recipe from "This Gal Cooks"     

I saw this recipe on This Gal Cooks blog, a few days  ago and couldn't wait to try it. 

These are now a Nelsen Family Favorite...I can't wait to bring them to the next barbecue. 

If you are taking them to a barbecue, you will need to triple the recipe. I probably will only use 16 oz. of bacon.  

 

Ingredients

 8oz of bacon 

1 16oz can of pinto beans, drained and rinsed

1 15.8oz can of northern beans, drained and rinsed

1 large onion, chopped

1/2 C brown sugar

2 1/2 tbsp molasses

1/2 C ketchup

3/4 tsp ground mustard

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

1 tsp liquid smoke

2 tsp apple cider vinegar

2 tsp garlic powder

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1/2 tsp salt
***Note I didn't have molasses so I used agave nectar. 

Directions

• Cook the bacon in a large pan, then remove the bacon from the pan and set aside, leaving the bacon grease in the pan.
• Cook the onion in the pan of bacon grease and cook until tender.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the: molasses, cayenne pepper, ketchup, ground mustard, sugar, salt, liquid smoke. Mix in with the onion and bacon grease. Add the beans and mix well.
• Pour the beans into a baking dish and place the cooked bacon on top. Bake on 350 for 30 minutes.