Canning your own homemade baked beans is pretty easy to do, and the flavor is so much better than store-bought!
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Watch this episode, and see how I make Canned Baked Beans:
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Remember: Baked Beans are a low acid food and must be pressure canned. They can not be hot water bath or steam canned.
Adjusting Pressure for Altitude
This is a general guide for adjusting the recipe to your elevation. However for the most accurate information, reference your pressure canner’s user manual.
| Altitude in Feet | Dial Gauge Canner | Weighted Gauge Canner |
| 0-1,000 | 10 lb pressure | 10 lb pressure |
| 1,001-2,000 | 11 lb | 15 lb |
| 2,001-4,000 | 12 lb | 15 lb |
| 4,001-6,000 | 13 lb | 15 lb |
| 6,001-8,000 | 14 lb | 15 lb |
| 8,001-10,000 | 15 lb | 15 lb |
| Altitude in Feet | Dial Gauge Canner | Weighted Gauge Canner |
| 0-1,000 | 10 lb pressure | 10 lb pressure |
| 1,001-2,000 | 11 lb | 15 lb |
| 2,001-4,000 | 12 lb | 15 lb |
| 4,001-6,000 | 13 lb | 15 lb |
| 6,001-8,000 | 14 lb | 15 lb |
| 8,001-10,000 | 15 lb | 15 lb |
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Homemade Canned Baked Beans
Canning your own homemade baked beans is pretty easy to do, and the flavor is so much better than store-bought! This recipe makes 9-10 pint jars.
Ingredients
- 2 lb dry navy beans, (about 5 cups)
- water
- 1 1/2 lb bacon, diced
- 3 c diced onions
- 12 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 c chicken stock
- 1 1/2 c brown sugar
- 1 c blackstrap molasses
- 1/2 c ketchup
- 1/2 c apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 c Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 c Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp cayenne peppers
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
Instructions
- To begin, sort, rinse and drain the beans. Discard any "ugly" beans or rocks.
- Place the beans in a large pot and add enough water to cover by 2 inches. Bring the beans to a boil, over medium high heat. Boil the beans for 5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. After they have simmered, turn off the heat and leave the lid on.
- While the beans are cooking, put the diced bacon in a large Dutch oven or pot. Cook the bacon over medium low heat until the bacon is golden brown, but not hard.
- Use a slotted spoon to scoop the bacon out to a dish lined with paper towels. Set it aside for now.
- Leave about 2-3 tablespoons in the Dutch oven, remove any excess. (I keep it in the fridge for cooking.)
- Add in the onions and garlic. Cook them until the onions are translucent and slightly tender, about 8-10 minutes.
- In a bowl, combing the chicken stock, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, sea salt, cayenne peppers and black pepper. Whisk the ingredients together.
- Drain the beans in a colander, and add them to the Dutch oven with the onions.
- Add in the bacon and stir it together. Heat the beans for about 5 minutes.
- Add in the sauce ingredients, stirring well. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil for 2 minutes.
- Remove the beans from the heat, and ladle into prepared pint jars. Leave an inch of headspace.
- Wipe the rims with a damp rag dipped in white vinegar. Place a lid and ring on the jar and set it in your pressure canner. Repeat with all of the beans.
- Pressure can the beans for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 10lb pressure. (Adjust for elevation.)
Video
Notes
The processing time and pressure is for 0-1,000 ft elevation. See your canner’s user manual to learn how to adjust the time and pressure for your elevation if you live at a higher altitude.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cCalories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 4gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 163mgPotassium: 333mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 28IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 1mg
Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.
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I made these this morning. They are absolutely DELICIOUS!! The only change I did was ..I only put 1/2 c of brown sugar instead of 1 1/2 c. My hubby has to watch the sugar intake. Thank you. Love all your videos.
Is it safe to can this if I omit the bacon? I am on a very tight budget and even though I love bacon I have to be very frugal.
Yes, bacon can be omitted!
Fantastic video and instructions. I believe you forgot the 1 1/2 cups tomato paste in the written recipe. You mentioned it in the video.
I don’t know if this answers your question, but the recipe calls for ketchup, so this might be why there is no tomato paste in the recipe (just guessing).
Sounds good. Have you ever tried Maple syrup in place of molasses?
I use pure maple syrup in place of the brown sugar.
How tender should the beans be before canning?
They are not fully tender as though you were about to eat them. They will continue to cook in the canning process.