These hearty bourbon baked beans are the ultimate smoky BBQ side dish — rich, savory, and loaded with layers of flavor. Made with a four-bean blend, crispy bacon, ground beef, and a bold sauce built from tomato paste, spicy brown mustard, apple cider vinegar, and a splash of bourbon, this recipe delivers the kind of depth you'd expect from a long-simmered pitmaster recipe. Sweetened with Lakanto Date Sugar with Monk Fruit for a naturally lower-sugar twist on the classic, these baked beans are smoked low and slow in a Dutch oven until perfectly thick and irresistible. Ideal for summer cookouts, tailgates, and potlucks, this crowd-pleasing recipe feeds up to 20
Bourbon Baked Beans
Jed Anderson
20
30 minutes
1 hours 15 minutes
Side Dishes
Ingredients
1 lb Ground Beef
1 lb Bacon
12 oz can Kidney Beans
12 oz can Black Beans
12 oz can Navy Beans
12 oz Pinto Beans
1 large Sweet Onion
8 oz can Tomato Paste
½ cup Lakanto Date Sugar with Monk Fruit
½ cup Bourbon
½ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
¼ cup Spicy Brown Mustard
2 Tbsp crushed garlic
1 gallon Vegetable Juice
Directions
In a 5 qt dutch oven, brown the ground beef, remove and set aside.
Next chop up the bacon and cook until crisp. Remove and set aside.
Add the onion to the bacon fat and sweat until soft and translucent being sure to scrape up any fond from the bottom of the pan.
Drain the beans and mix with beef, bacon in Dutch oven.
In a separate bowl combine tomato paste, sugar, bourbon, vinegar, garlic, and mustard. Mix well and add to dutch oven.
Mix in the magic dust and add vegetable juice till pot is full. Smoke on medium heat for at least 1 hour stirring occasionally.
Serve and enjoy!