These Dr Pepper Baked Beans are the perfect side dish for your next summer barbecue! You can beat the heat this summer by using your crockpot for this recipe.
Really, no outdoor get together or barbecue is complete without a delicious side of baked beans. If you love sweet baked beans and are a Dr Pepper fan then you will love this recipe. This is a great recipe for a potluck, especially a summer potluck or BBQ. This is a great recipe to serve with hot dogs or hamburgers.
💭 Why you’ll love this recipe
Skip the canned stuff and try this from scratch recipe instead. These baked beans are super easy to make and the different flavors really come together. You can use your crockpot or oven for this baked beans recipe. It is a great side dish and guaranteed to be a huge hit!
🥓 What ingredients are needed for this recipe?
This recipe is pretty simple, you will need:
- Dr Pepper: The star of this baked beans recipe.
- Bacon: Bacon and beans always go so well together. Fry your bacon, drain the fat on paper towels, let it cool, and then chop it.
- White onion: You’ll need a medium sized white onion for this recipe.
- Pork and beans, great northern beans, and kidney beans: You’ll need cans that are about 15 or 15.5 ounces each. Do not drain the pork and beans but you will want to rinse and drain the liquid from the great northern and kidney beans.
- Brown sugar: To sweeten the beans.
- Ketchup: Because I’m from Texas I used Whataburger ketchup (from our Texas grocery store, HEB), but you can use your favorite brand.
- Molasses: Be careful when measuring the molasses out, it is delicious but can have a very strong flavor if you use too much.
- Dry mustard: The dry mustard in this recipe really gives the beans a nice flavor.
- Garlic: You’ll need just two tablespoons of minced garlic.
- Barbecue sauce: Use your favorite.
- Salt and black pepper: I recommend salt and pepper to taste.
🥣 How to make this recipe
In the oven
If you want to bake these in the oven, combine the ingredients and then put the baked beans in a greased oven safe casserole dish and bake them for one hour at 350 degrees. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
In the slow cooker
If you want to use your slow cooker for these baked beans, spray your slow cooker with non-stick spray and then cook this recipe on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.
👩🏻🍳 Tips for this recipe
- Add the Dr Pepper last if using your oven, if you don’t use the entire can it’s OK.
- Don’t drain your pork and beans but do rinse and drain your other beans.
- Try using the boxed pre-cooked bacon to save on prep time.
📋 Recipe FAQs
Dr Pepper baked beans have a sweet and savory flavor. They have a hint of Dr Pepper taste to them.
Dr Pepper, bacon, molasses, beans, brown sugar, ketchup, dry mustard, salt and pepper, and barbecue sauce.
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Dr Pepper Baked Beans
Equipment
- Oven
- 9 x 13 inch casserole dish
- Crockpot or slow cooker (optional)
Ingredients
- 12 ounces Dr Pepper
- 10 slices bacon
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 medium white onion diced
- 1 can pork and beans (15 ounces) do not drain
- 1 can great northern beans (15 ounces) rinsed and drained
- 1 can kidney beans (15 ounces) rinsed and drained
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup molasses
- 1 ½ teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Oven Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook your bacon, let it cool, and then chop it. Saute your diced onion with a little of the bacon fat (not all).
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick spray. Add the bacon and onion. Next add the beans and remaining ingredients. Stir gently.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Crockpot Instructions
- Cook your bacon, let it cool, and then chop it. Saute your diced onion with a little of the bacon fat (not all).
- Spray your crockpot with non-stick spray. Add the bacon and onion. Next, add the beans and remaining ingredients. Stir gently.
- Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.
Notes
- Add the Dr Pepper last if using your oven, if you don’t use the entire can it’s OK.
- Don’t drain your pork and beans.
- Try using the boxed pre-cooked bacon to save on prep time.
Sue says
What size crock pot is recommended?
Audrey says
Hi Sue, I use a 7 quart (large) crock-pot when making these. 🙂
Tanya Osborn says
If I use the oven how long do I bake them. That info is missing.
Audrey says
Hi Tanya, sorry about that. I am human and sometimes I make mistakes, I just updated the instructions. You’ll want to bake them for about 30 to 35 minutes. Hope you enjoy! 🙂
Jess L says
Making these in the pellet smoker right now to go with our smoked sausage burnt ends and baked potatoes
Jeannie says
Made this the first time last week. Got so many compliments and requests for the recipe. I’m making them again for another function. I wasn’t really a pork and beans fan until now! So yummy! So Easy!
Kimmy says
Okay I need to try these!
Nora says
I love Dr. Pepper! Have to try this out soon! Thanks for sharing!
Jeri says
This is such a good recipe, has great flavor!
Freya says
This was such a yummy recipe, and very easy to make!
Amy says
I’m a Dr. Pepper fiend so had to make this! Was yum!
Amanda says
So delicious! The Dr Pepper added great flavor, and the slow cooker made it super convenient.
Anaiah says
First time I ever made beans with Dr. Pepper. It was definitely tasty!
Kayla DiMaggio says
This is the perfect BBQ side dish! I will have to make it this weekend!