Recette de cuisineHomemade recipes · Hainaut
Favorites
Boston-style beans with bacon and molasses

Boston baked beans with bacon and molasses

Main dishes

Boston Baked Beans: Kidney beans cooked in bacon fat, flambéed with rum, and then simmered for an hour and a half with molasses, brown sugar, and mustard.

Enlarge photo

Recipe from Kittycataclysm, Austncorp, Sumone10154 and 2 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

↓ Jump to recipe

These Boston beans with bacon are perfect for a sophisticated dinner. The combination of bacon, molasses, and mustard gives these kidney beans a unique flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time1 hr 30 min
  • Total1 hr 45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$11.76 $2.94 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.93
  • $5.77
  • $2.88
  • $0.24
  • $0.57
  • $0.02
  • $0.27
  • $0.08

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 160 °C. Cook the bacon, separating it from the fat and chopping it.
  2. Place 1 tablespoon of bacon fat in a large stainless steel skillet, add the beans, and cook them over medium-high heat. ≈ 3 min
  3. Pour the rum into the pan and flambé it by tilting the pan (or using a long match).
  4. Add the remaining ingredients and the chopped bacon, and mix gently. ≈ 4 min
  5. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, adding a little blackstrap molasses occasionally to prevent the dish from drying out.

The bill

Boston baked beans with bacon and molasses

  • 1 kg of canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained$1.93
  • 120 ml of molasses$5.77
  • 60 ml of blackstrap molasses, plus if needed$2.88
  • 50 g of dark brown sugar$0.24
  • 2 tablespoons of dark rum$0.57
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt$0.02
  • 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper$0.27
  • 1 tablespoon of powdered mustard$0.08

Total$11.76

that's $2.94 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

Affiliate links

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 6 thick slices of smoked bacon (or 5 drops of liquid smoke)
  • 1 kg of canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 120 ml of molasses
  • 60 ml of blackstrap molasses, plus if needed
  • 50 g of dark brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of dark rum
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of powdered mustard

The screen stays on while cooking mode is open.
🎬 Have a video of this recipe? Suggest a YouTube link

Did you film this recipe, or do you know a video that shows it? Axelle watches it before adding it to the page.

Nothing is published before approval.

✏️ A mistake, an idea for this recipe? Suggest a correction

Reviews (0)

Rate this recipe Be the first to rate it!

Your rating