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This easy-to-make recipe for baked beans is made using Musselman’s Apple Butter and a blend of other simple ingredients to make a tasty side dish.

When I attended a summer social last month in Asheville, I received a little recipe book with recipes for Musselman’s Apple Butter.  Apple Butter.  Honestly, I had never used apple butter in recipes, so I was intrigued.

Flipping through the recipe book, I saw a photo and recipe for Apple Butter Bake Beans.  As luck would have it, I have  been wanting a good recipe for making homemade baked beans.  It must have been meant for me to try.  So I did.

The recipe was easy to follow.  The only ingredients that I didn’t have on hand at the time were minced dried onion and the apple butter.  Oh, and I didn’t have the beans.  Silly me.  Can’t have baked beans without the beans, can you?

I made my shopping list and headed to the store.  When I returned I got to work making the tangy dish.  It was so easy.  In fact, there are only three – just three – steps for making them as you will see in the recipe below.

Combine apple butter, honey, ketchup, water, onion, salt, and cayenne.

Add northern, black, and red or pinto beans.

Bake at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes.

Easy, peasy.

I thought that they tasted good.  One thing would have made it better.  Only one little thing.  Bacon.  That is just my opinion.

Yield: 8 servings

Musselman’s Apple Butter Baked Beans

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Not your ordinary baked beans, this tasty side dish is sure to please.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup Musselman's Apple Butter
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 Tbsp minced dried onion
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 - 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 can, 15.5 oz great northern beans, drained
• 1 can, 15.5 oz black beans, drained, rinsed
• 1 can, 15 oz red or pinto beans, drained

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix all ingredients except beans in large bowl. Stir in beans. Pour into 2-quart baking dish or casserole.
3. Bake 50-60 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Notes

***Recipe reprinted with permission.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 337Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 436mgCarbohydrates: 70gFiber: 14gSugar: 28gProtein: 15g

Nutrition information is an approximation.

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