Baked Beans for Summer Holidays:
There’s a big holiday coming up later this week in the fabulous USA- 4th of July! We take 4th of July seriously in our house. In fact, we begin celebrating on the 3rd with a barbecue, friends, family and fireworks. Then we repeat it all over again on the 4th. Does anyone else go crazy-overboard in celebrating? It’s the best! I suppose it’s also a reason to have a party. And my family definitely loves to have parties and entertain. It’s so easy to make burgers, prepare some salads and side dishes to offer guests. These Sweet and Spicy Baked Beans are on our menu every single year.
Now, when I say sweet… I mean that there is a sweetness to these beans, but not overly so. And when I say spicy… I mean that there is a spice to them, but not crazy-spicy (unless you WANT to make them crazy-spicy). For bacon lovers, I’ve added a good amount of bacon to these beans too. Bacon makes baked beans 99.2% better.
The recipe serves a small crowd (about 10 servings), so it’s perfect for serving for a summer barbecue. Your guests will love the fact that you made “homemade” baked beans (even though we’re starting with canned beans here) instead of the usual canned kind that – to me- are a bit overboard with syrupy sweetness. And they have plenty of bacon in them, so these sweet and spicy beans should make everyone quite happy. If you’re a fan of sweet and spicy things, you might also like to try my Sweet and Spicy Chicken Lettuce Wraps or these Slow Cooker Sweet and Spicy Pulled Pork Sandwiches.
