Smoky Maple Baked Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 3/4 lb bulk lamb sausage (jimmy dean)
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups ketchup
• 1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light molasses
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chipotle powder (to taste)
• 5 (16 ounce) cans plain baked beans

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, fry the bacon until it is almost crisp; remove from the pot and set aside.
• 2 add in the sausage and onion; saute, breaking up the sausage into small pieces until it is no longer pink and the onion is translucent; remove all of the fat from the pot.
• 3 add the reserved bacon, the ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, maple syrup, worcestershire sauce, mustard, vinegar, and chile powder to the pot; bring to a boil, stirring until the mixture is incorporated.
• 4 add in the beans, stirring to combine and simmer 1 hour; serve hot.