Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans (And Other Baked Bean Recipes)!

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic by 26 people | Log in to rate

Ranked #1,658 in Food, #29,120 overall

Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans

Baked beans have long been a favorite for chilly winter dinners, summer picnics, and potluck dishes year round. This version adds the sweetness of honey and apples, along with the spiciness of cinnamon! It can be made in the crockpot or in your oven. On occasion, I've even made them in a skillet on the stovetop.

You'll also find the recipes for Speedy Baked Beans, Not-Quite-As-Speedy Baked Beans, Peach Baked Beans, Barbeque Baked Beans, and many more baked beans recipes, below! If you are in the market for a beautiful bean pot, crock pot, bean strainer, or apple peeler, we have those for sale as well. I've also included information about cooking dried beans, and the nutritional benefits of beans, for those who are interested. You might find yourself being surprised at just how good beans are for you!

Hope you enjoy the site!

cinnamon apple baked beans award



I'd like to thank The Hungry Squidz Group for awarding
Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans with this blue ribbon!

What You'll Find On This Page 

To navigate this page, click the links below to go directly to specific sections, or simply scroll down the page. There are 'Return To The Table Of Contents' links scattered throughout the page to bring you back to this section.

vegetarian baked beans recipeCooking Dried Beans
Cooking Dried Beans From Scratch

Beans Are Very Healthy Foods!
Nutritional Benefits of Beans

Beans and the Glycemic Index
Beans, Weight-loss, and the Glycemic Index



Baked Beans Recipes
Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans Recipe - for the oven
Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans - for the crock pot Cinnamon apple beans
More Baked Beans Recipes For The Crockpot
Maple Syrup Baked Beans
Curry Baked Beans
Baked Bean And Bacon Casserole
Speedy Vegetarian Baked Beans
Not-Quite-As-Speedy Baked Beans
Mom's Baked Beans
Barbeque Baked Beans
Even More Baked Beans Recipes

Items For Sale
7 Piece Bean Pot Set
More Bean Pots!
Baked Bean Pots On Ebay!
Looking for a crock pot?
Apple Peelers
The Strainer Baskets I Use For Rinsing Beans
Some Great Cookbooks With Bean Recipes!
Low GI Cookbooks

Comments? Questions? Contact Me?
Guestbook
Contact Me

Visit My Blog Or My Other Sites?
Visit My Blog On Vegetarian Recipes, Homeschooling Science Activities, And More.
Visit My Other Sites

The clip art of the brown bean pot full of beans came from: Free Clip Art Now.

Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans Recipe 

For The Oven

vegetarian baked beans recipe


Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans - Oven Version


Ingredients:
3 medium apples
3 tablespoons water or apple juice
2 cans navy beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can kidney beans
½ cup of ketchup
1 teaspoon of salt
3/4 cup of honey
2 tablespoons of cinnamon (or to taste)

1. Cut apples into thin slices (about 1 mm or 1/16 in thick)
2. Place apple juice or water, and sliced apple bits into a saucepan. Bring to a boil on medium high, then turn down the heat to medium-low. Cook under the apples are tender - about 4 or 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
3. While apples are cooking, drain beans in a strainer and rinse well with water.
4. Add beans, ketchup, salt, honey, and cinnamon to a 9" circular, a 8" square casserole dish, or a clay bean pot if you have one. Mix well.
5. Add apples (and any remaining water or juice) to dish, stirring in gently, being careful not the break the apples.
6. Cook at 350° for 30 to 45 minutes. About ten minutes before the time is up, I usually do a taste test and add more honey or cinnamon, if needed.

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

7 Piece Bean Pot Set 

Wouldn't this be a neat pot to cook and carry your baked beans, chili, or soup in for your next pot luck dinner? Or treat your family or company at home with this endearing bean pot and matching bowls!

(Click the picture to see a larger image or to purchase a set.)

COWBOY 7 PC BEAN POT SET

Not only can you cook your beans in this covered stoneware beanpot, you can also serve up to 6 people with matching bowls. All pieces have a galloping horse motif. It's dishwasher and microwave safe!




Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans 

For the Crockpot.

cooking baked beans in a crockpot

Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans - Crockpot Version


Ingredients:
3 medium apples
3 tablespoons water or apple juice
2 cans Great Northern beans
1 can pinto beans
1 can kidney beans
½ cup of ketchup
1 teaspoon of salt
3/4 cup of honey
2 tablespoons of cinnamon (or to taste)

1. Cut apples into thin slices (about 1 mm or 1/16 in thick)
2. Place apple juice or water, and sliced apple bits into a saucepan. Bring to a boil on medium high, then turn down the heat to medium-low. Cook under the apples are tender - about 4 or 5 minutes. Stir occasionally.
3. While apples are cooking, drain beans in a strainer and rinse well with water.
4. Add beans, ketchup, salt, honey, and cinnamon to your crockpot. Mix well.
5. Add apples (and any remaining water or juice) to the crockpot, stirring in gently, being careful not the break the apples.
6. Cook on high for 2 to 4 hours, or on low for 6 to 8 hours.
7. Shortly before serving, taste the beans to see if more honey or cinnamon is needed.

If your crockpot holds more, feel free to add more cans of rinsed beans, along with more cinnamon and honey.

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

 

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

More Baked Beans Recipes For The Crockpot 

Boston Baked Beans - Vegan
Tamari, bay leaves, garlic, Bakon yeast (available at health food stores), and cayenne.

Cowboy Baked Beans
Four different kinds of canned beans, along with chili powder, molasses, barbecue sauce, ground beef, bacon, and other ingredients.

Crockpot Baked Beans
Dry white beans, dijon-style mustard, molasses, pork, brown sugar, etc.

Crockpot Navy Beans
Dry navy beans, onion, bacon, molasses, dry mustard, etc.

Vegetarian Crock Pot Baked Beans - Vegan
Dry pinto or kidney beans, onion, vinegar, brown sugar, tomato paste, ketchup, margarine, salt.

Crockpot Yellow Eye Beans - Vegetarian
Dry Yellow Eye Beans, onion, brown sugar, ginger,thyme, dry mustard, etc.

Several Crockpot Bean Recipes

Slow Cooker Baked Beans - Vegan
Dry navy beans, smoked paprika, dry mustard, ketchup, brown sugar, etc

Slow Cooker Barbecue Baked Beans
Three kinds of canned beans, liquid smoke flavor, hot sauce, ground beef, bacon, etc.

Sweet Pineapple Baked Beans - Vegan
Canned pinto beans, pineapple, onion, garlic, barbecue sauce, maple syrup, and soy sauce.

Trish's Bean Pot Dinner - Vegan
Canned kidney beans, butter beans, & baked beans, ketchup, brown sugar, onion, vinegar, etc.

(Note: You'll find even more recipes below!)


Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Cooking Dried Beans From Scratch 

beans

Cooking dried beans from scratch is both more economical, as well as healthier.



Here's the directions for how to do cook dried beans and other legumes.

1. Sort through beans and remove any that don't look good as well as any small pebbles that might be in the bag. Rinse beans well. I use a large size wire strainer basket to sort though the beans and then to rinse them. It allows you to spread the beans out so you can see and rinse them better. (see picture below)

2. Place beans in a pot and cover with plenty of water. (About 3 1/2 cups of water for every cup of dried beans.) Remove any beans that float. Do NOT add salt at this point.

3. Soak beans for 6 to 8 hours, or overnight, in a refrigerator

or


if you are short on time, bring water and beans to a boil and then quickly remove the pot from the heat and let soak one hour. The overnight method helps remove more of the complex sugars that sometimes cause flatulence, although both methods help some.

4. After the soaking period, drain the water out.

5. If you will be using the same pot to cook the beans, add water to cover the beans, cover with a lid, and bring the pot to a boil over medium heat. Do NOT add salt at this point either. When the water boils, reduce the heat to low and cook until tender. (Cooking beans too fast breaks their skins.) Here are some approximate cooking times for various types of beans.

Kidney Beans - 1 1/2 to 2 hours
Lima Beans - 1 1/2 hours
Baby Limas - 45 minutes to 1 hour
Navy Beans - 1 1/2 hours
Black Beans - 1 to 2 hours
Pinto Beans - 1 1/2 to 2 hours
Chick Peas - 3 hours
Lentils - 30 to 45 minutes (presoaking is not necessary)
Split Peas - 1 hour
Navy Beans - 1 to 1 1/2 hours
Great Northern Beans - 1 1/2 to 2 hours

6. After cooking the beans, you may add salt and use them in any recipe you like. (If you add salt before the beans are tender, they may never completely soften.) It's nice to keep some beans on hand in the refrigerator to quickly add to a soup, or burrito, or serve with some leftover rice for an easy lunch.

7. Some recipes call for precooking the beans before adding them to a recipe, and others allow you to cook the beans just once, along with all the other ingredients. Follow the directions for your specific recipe, and/or the directions that came with your beanpot.

Note: Old beans may take considerably more time to cook.

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

 

Photobucket

Pre-cooking the apples for Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans.

Doing this allows for a shorter cooking time, whether you're cooking in a crockpot or in your oven.



Apple Peelers - Corers - Slicers!



Apple peelers aren't a necessity, but they do make the job of preparing apples easier, especially when you have several apples to do! Most types either clamp or suction onto the counter or table and then not only peel the apples, but core and slice them too! These are great for cooking things such as Cinnamon Apple Baked Beans, Apple Pie, Apple Cobbler, and many other recipes with apples in them.

(Click a picture to see a larger image and to find out more about that model.)

Apple Peelers on Ebay! 

Just click on a picture to find out more about that item.

Loading Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
eBay

 

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Curry Baked Beans 

curry baked beans


2 cans Great Northern Beans, rinsed
1 carrot
1/2 onion, chopped
1 apple, peeled and chopped in thin pieces
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup honey
1 TBSP ketchup
1/4 cut water
1/2 tsp curry
1/4 tsp salt
sprinkle of pepper (to taste)

Saute carrot and onion in a little oil until tender. Place apple pieces into a casserole dish and and cook in the oven at 350 for about 5 minutes, or until tender, while you are rinsing and straining the beans. When the apple pieces are tender (test them by poking them gently with a fork), add the carrots, onions, rinsed beans, and all the other ingredients to the casserole dish and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Serves 2 as a main dish.

Baked Bean And Bacon Casserole 

Baked Beans With Apple And Bacon

powered by Youtube

 

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

The Strainer Baskets I Use For Rinsing Beans 

bean strainer basket



I use a 6 inch strainer basket with a handle when I'm rinsing canned beans. After rinsing the beans under running water, I sit the strainer full of beans on top of the now empty can. That allows the water to continue to drain out without you having to hold it and without making a mess all over the counter!

I use a large strainer basket when I'm sorting and rinsing dried beans, as it provides more surface area, making sorting through the beans much easier! First I use it's adjustable bars to hold it in place over the sink. Then I pour the beans into the strainer, using the sprayer attachment on the sink to rinse the beans. After rinsing the beans, I leave the strainer in place just above the sink for a minute or two to allow the water to drip into the sink. Then I pick the strainer basket up and pour the beans into my pot. This large sized strainer basket really makes the process a snap!

Oxo Good Grips 6-Inch Double Rod Strainer

This is what I use for rinsing canned beans. I use it for rinsing or straining the liquid off of other things too.

The wide stainless- steel brim and loop make it easy for the strainer to rest on almost any bowl or pot, and the double-rod construction makes it extra sturdy.

Polder 6631-75 Stainless-Steel Sink Strainer with Extending Rubber-Grip Arms

This is what I used for rinsing dried beans. It's useful for rinsing the beans both before you soak them and after!

You can rinse fruits and vegetables or drain pasta with this stainless steel sink strainer. The unique hands-free design uses adjustable arms to hold the strainer over the sink, so your hands are free to chop veggies, pour pasta, etc.



Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Improving the Digestibility of Beans 



Did you know cinnamon helps improve
the digestibility of beans?

Find out what else helps!



Beans have complex sugars, called oligosaccharides, which are not easily broken down by enzymes. This is what causes some people to have digestive problems with beans. But eating beans frequently, rather than only ever so often, helps solve this problem as the enzymes in our bodies gradually adjust and become better able to digest those sugars.

Here are a few more tips:

When cooking beans from scratch, rinse the beans after the soaking period and refill the pot with new water before cooking. Doing so gets rid of some of the complex sugars which cause the gas. Make sure to cook the beans under they are fully tender too, as undercooked beans tend to cause more discomfort.

There are several things that can be added to beans which helps as well. Savory, ginger, marjoram and several other herbs and spices improve the digestibility of beans. Kombu (a type of seaweed), and a potato cooked along with the beans and then thrown away, are also reported to make a difference.

The following three websites provide a few more hints as well.

Ellen's Kitchen has a nice section on improving the digestibility of beans. At the top of her page, click on "Add this to improve digestion" to read the section called, "Tenderizing." Also click on the link labeled "reducing gas" to read the section called, "The Musical Fruit."

Indiacurry.com has more information about "How to cook beans to reduce gas discomfort."

Beans, Glorious Beans, an article on active.com, provides quite a bit of information about beans, including hints on improving digestibility. Near the bottom of the first page is the section on, "Bypassing the Gas."

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Nutritional Benefits of Beans 

Beans are very healthy foods!

Beans are full of many nutrients. They are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates and protein. They contain vitamin A, B vitamins, and other vitamins. They are also rich in minerals, such as iron, calcium, zinc, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium.

Beans are good sources of phytochemicals and phytoestrogens which may provide some protection against breast cancer. They are a great source of fiber. In fact, beans have almost as much fiber as bran! They can help you lower cholesterol and insulin sensitivity, and maintain stable blood glucose levels. It is believed that beans may also help people prevent colon cancer.

Darker colored beans, such as black beans, pinto beans, red beans, and kidney beans, have high levels of healthy antioxidants. Antioxidants curtail the cell damaging action of free radicals.

For more information about the nutrients in beans, you may be interested in this chart showing the amount of calories, protein, fat, carbs, fiber, calcium, iron,and potasium levels that can be found in various types of beans.

Here are some links to more information about the health benefits of eating beans.

Antioxidant Superstars: Vegetables And Beans

Dry Beans Inhibit Breast Cancer

Berries, Beans Top 'Best Antioxidants List'

Extraordinary Facts About Beans

Information about the health benefits of eating black beans

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Maple Syrup Baked Beans 

Made from dried beans, bacon, onion, maple syrup, and dry mustard.

This video not only shows how to make Maple Syrup Baked Beans, but also provides some video of the process of making maple syrup! The recipe presented in this video can be found in print form at The Culinary Institute of America.
powered by Youtube

Beans, Weight-loss, and the Glycemic Index 

Beans are excellent weight-loss foods, when eaten in moderation, and help maintain stable blood glucose levels.

When eaten along with plenty of vegetables, beans are an excellent weight-loss food. They contain very little fat (unless your recipe adds more fat to them!) and are quite filling, thus making it less likely that you'll snack on junk food later!

Although both types are considered to be good foods to eat on a GI diet, prepared dried beans are lower on the glycemic index than canned beans, and thus are even better at helping you maintain stable blood glucose levels.

For more information about the Glycemic index of various types of beans and other foods, you may like to view this Glycemic Index Food Chart or this GI Food Chart or read one of the following GI cookbooks:

The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Vegetarian Cookbook: 80 Delicious Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes Made Easy with the Glycemic Index

I have this book and love it!

Low GI eating is widely acknowledged by health experts as a healthier, better balanced, and more flexible alternative to every other diet regimen. Now, based on their groundbreaking research discoveries on the benefits of eating low glycemic foods, Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller and Kaye Foster Powell, along with Joanna McMillan-Price, present a complete low-GI cookbook on vegetarian and vegan meals. Featuring 100 simple, satisfying recipes, the book includes essential information on the basics of vegetarian and vegan cooking, food shopping the low-GI way, preparing kids meals, and menu ideas for a busy lifestyle.

Low-GI Vegetarian Cookbook

I also have this one and enjoy it as well!

Rose Elliot shares the secrets of healthy vegetarian and low-GI living. She gives essential information on living as a healthy vegetarian or vegan, whether you want to lose weight, feed your baby or start eating well to look younger and live longer. Inspired in particular by Mediterranean and Far Eastern cuisine, she combines an abundance of organic vegetables with fresh herbs, exotic spices, beans and grains to produce simple, delicious, energizing dishes.

Low Gi Cookbook: Over 80 Delicious Recipes to Help You Lose Weight and Gain Health

Eating a low-GI diet is the ultimate path to high energy levels, permanent weight loss and great health. This practical book offers 80 mouthwatering recipes for every occasion, from quick-fix lunches such as Poached Eggs with Lentils and Rocket to delectable dinners, including Baked Sweet Potato with Griddled Herb Chicken. There's no need to miss out on pudding either, with low-GI recipes for sweet treats such as Blackberry and Apple Tartlets and Fruity Bread and Butter Pudding. Together with expert information on how the glycaemic index works and why GI foods are so good for you, with "Low GI Cookbook" you'll find living the GI life is easy.

The G.I. Diet Express: For Busy People

In this new book, best-selling author Rick Gallop gives the green light to healthy weight loss even with today's fast-paced lifestyle. Based on choosing foods low on the Glycemic Index scale, here are 50 brand-new super-quick recipes, plus lots of time-saving tips and shopping shortcuts in a handy, accessible format.

The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Family Cookbook: Raise Food-Smart Kids--100 Fun and Delicious Recipes Made Healthy with the Glycemic Index

An essential guide to raising and nourishing children of all ages, The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Family Cookbook has ideas for healthy meals for every time of day, from breakfast to dinner to dessert. You'll also learn strategies to help kids make smart food choices, how to plan balanced diets and substitute high GI foods with low GI alternatives, and information for feeding kids with food allergies or sensitivities.

With low GI varieties of family favorites like mac 'n' cheese and spaghetti with meatballs, this cookbook also includes many other tasty, kid-tested recipes, including, baked crispy fish pieces, French toast with strawberry and banana topping, cheesy vegetable patties, frozen berry yogurt popsicles, homemade popcorn, and easy tomato tuna pasta.




Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Bean Pots! 

A wonderful way to prepare your baked bean recipes!

These can also be used for cooking stews, soups, rice, casseroles, chili, rice and beans, and many other dishes!

Baked Bean Pots On Ebay! 

Loading Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
eBay

 

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Speedy Vegetarian Baked Beans 

These can be made on the stovetop in a flash!

speedy baked beans

Speedy Vegetarian Baked Beans



1 28 oz can vegetarian baked beans (or 2 14.5 oz cans)
Mustard to taste (I use about a tsp and a half.)
Ketchup to taste (I use about 1/4 cup).

Add all ingredients to a skillet and heat on a burner on medium on your stove until warm. Stir occasionally to keep the beans from sticking. What could be faster than that? Yet they are quite delicious! When your child is starving NOW, you can whip these up in no time!

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Not-Quite-As-Speedy Baked Beans 

These are still fast though! Yummy too!

1 28 oz can vegetarian baked beans (or 2 14.5 oz cans)
Mustard to taste (I use about a tsp and a half.)
Ketchup to taste (I use about 1/4 cup).
1/2 small onion, chopped
1 TBSP of brown sugar (or maple syrup or honey)
oil for sauteing onion

Saute onions in oil in skillet until lightly brown. Add beans, mustard, ketchup, and brown sugar. Heat on a burner on medium on your stove until warm. Stir occasionally to keep the beans from sticking.

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Mom's Baked Beans 

These use a little instant coffee, and can be cooked on the stovetop.

1 28 oz can vegetarian baked beans
2 tsp Mustard
1/4 cup Ketchup
1/2 small onion, chopped
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
1 tsp instant coffee (dry)
oil for sauteing onion

Saute onions in oil in skillet until lightly brown. Add beans, mustard, ketchup, instant coffee and brown sugar. Heat on a burner on medium on your stove until warm. Stir occasionally to keep the beans from sticking.

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Barbeque Baked Beans 

Prepared on the stovetop.

powered by Youtube

 

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Looking for more bean recipes? 

These have some great recipes!

Heinz Baked Beans: Recipes, History, Trivia and More

FIX-IT and FORGET-IT LIGHTLY : Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker

This is one of my favorites, and has tons of recipes with beans in them, including quite a few versions of baked beans!

Lean and Luscious and Meatless Volume 3 in Lean and Luscious Series

This is another one of my favorites! It also has many bean recipes. All the recipes in this book are vegetarian, although many contain dairy products or eggs.

Baked Beans Cookbooks On Ebay! 

Loading Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
eBay

 

Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents

Some more of my Vegetarian Recipes! 

Enjoy this site? Find it helpful? 

Want to favorite or bookmark this site? Also, if you are a Squidoo member, you can rate this lens here, if they'd like.

Add this to your lens »

 

Photobucket
Cinnamon apple beans

Thanks for visiting my site!

Comments? Questions?
I'd love to know you've been here!


P.S. You DON'T have to be a member of Squidoo to leave a message here.

submit

 


Contact Me

Here's my lensography, an organized collection of all of my sites on Squidoo! Click the link to find out about or read some of my other Squidoo pages!

Visit My Blog, Laughing, Loving, & Learning, on: Vegetarian recipes, hands-on learning activities, and more.

This page is a member of the following groups:
Vegetarian Bean Recipes
Delicious Vegetarian Recipes

More vegetarian recipes can be found by clicking on any of the links above.


Please don't forget to also sign my guestbook above and bookmark or favorite this site so you can find it again!

Copyright © 2009.


Return to this page's:
Table Of Contents


Rocket Mom



site stats

by Janiece

Hi! I'm an author currently writing a book about various types of spiritual experiences women often report having during pregnancy.
Do you have a stor... (more)

Explore related pages

Create a Lens!