I was having the family over for New Years Day dinner and had a ham that I was going to bake, and so I was looking for some delicious side dishes to serve alongside the ham.
We have always, for as long as I can remember, had ham for New Years Day dinner. It was something my mother always cooked when we were growing up, and something we have continued to enjoy as adults.
This year I had a nice boneless PC ham that I had bought at the independent store in town. For once I decided not to do anything special to it, but simply bake it as per the package instructions. It turned out beautifully.
Generally speaking, we always have scalloped potatoes with ham. Scalloped potatoes always go well with a baked ham. We will usually have baked beans as well.
Here in Nova Scotia, Canada, a lot of groups will host Baked Bean Suppers as fund raisers, and the meal will always consist of baked ham, scalloped potatoes and baked beans. Everyone loves these suppers, and they usually raise a lot of money for whatever it is they are fund raising for.
My mother made beautiful baked beans from scratch. She would usually start them by soaking the beans the night before she wanted to bake them and then follow the recipe on the package of the dry beans the next morning. They would bake in the oven all day in her bean crock, tantalizing us with their smell. We could hardly wait to dig in.
You can also doctor up regular baked beans and have them taste almost as good as the baked beans from scratch. I do this regularly. I love adding pineapple to baked beans sometimes and especially on special occasions.
If New Years Day is not a special occasion, I don't know what is! I decided to make the pineapple beans to go with our ham and scalloped potatoes. Ham goes well with pineapple and beans go well with pineapple and Pineapple Baked Beans go well with anything! This is a small batch recipe which can very easily be doubled or tripled.
This was simply a really delicious meal. We feasted on the baked ham, scalloped potatoes, steamed carrots and these pineapple baked beans. My sister had made a Corn casserole to go with everything as well. It was all very delicious! Our plates were scraped clean!
Don't you just love the toadstool potholder that my sister and Dan gave me for Christmas? My sister knows me well and red and white toadstools are one of my absolute favorite things! The hot pad is something I crocheted while I was still living in my sister's place not too long after I returned to Canada. I love that too.
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE SWEET PINEAPPLE BAKED BEANS (SMALL BATCH)
Just a few store cupboard ingredients. Nothing more, nothing less.
- 3/4 cup (180ml) pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup (61g) tomato ketchup
- 1 TBS American mustard
- 1/4 cup (50g) soft light brown sugar
- 1/2 tin (7 ounces/198g) crushed pineapple in juice, drained
- 1 tin (14 ounces/397g) tin of baked beans, undrained
True confessions here, I did not add the pineapple juice to the recipe. I simply did not drain my pineapple. I wanted beans with a thicker sauce, not a runny sauce. This worked beautifully!
American mustard is that bright yellow mustard which has quite a sharp vinegary flavor! If you are measuring by cups, do pack the brown sugar into the cup compactly.
The original recipe called for pineapple chunks. I did not have any chunks so used crushed pineapple which worked well. In the U.K. it is called Pineapple crush.
I used baked beans with pork and molasses. You can use any baked bean you happen to have in the larder, and they will still be delicious.
HOW TO MAKE SWEET PINEAPPLE BAKED BEANS
Nothing could be easier, I promise.
Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Butter an 8-inch casserole dish that is deepish.
Mix everything together in a bowl until well combined. Pour into the prepared casserole dish. Cover.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes longer. Leave to cool slightly before serving.
It had been a very long time since I had made pineapple baked beans. These were fabulous. They were everything I remembered pineapple beans to be. Sweet and moreish. Simply delicious. I could easily have enjoyed just a plate of these with some buttered bread and nothing else.
We enjoyed these as an easy side dish with our New Years Baked Ham, some scalloped potatoes, steamed carrots and corn pudding. It made for a lovely meal to start the new year on!
I love baked beans of any kind. Here are a few other baked bean options that we enjoy eating!
EASY BOSTON BAKED BEANS - This recipe is my nod to my mom's original Boston Baked Beans, and all the Baked Beans of my ancestors, albeit a bit easier to throw together. They use cooked tinned Haricot Beans (navy beans) and streaky bacon. Every bit as delicious in a fraction of the time it takes to cook baked beans from scratch.
BACON AND POTATO HASH WITH CHEESY BEANS - A simply seasoned potato hash, with smoky bacon is served alongside some lightly spiced baked bean which have been enriched by the addition of some rich and tangy delicious cheese. Altogether a fabulous combination and very simple to make.
Yield: 3 to 4 servingsAuthor: Marie Rayner
Sweet Pineapple Baked Beans (small batch)
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 1 HourTotal time: 1 H & 5 MThis is a fabulous side dish. We enjoyed these with ham and scalloped potatoes for a delicious meal. Simple to make and oh so tasty.Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (180ml) pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup (61g) tomato ketchup
- 1 TBS American mustard
- 1/4 cup (50g) soft light brown sugar
- 1/2 tin (7 ounces/198g) crushed pineapple in juice, drained
- 1 tin (14 ounces/397g) tin of baked beans, undrained
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350*F/180*C/ gas mark 4. Butter an 8-inch casserole dish that is deepish.
- Mix everything together in a bowl until well combined. Pour into the prepared casserole dish. Cover.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for 15 minutes longer. Leave to cool slightly before serving.
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