Dr. Pepper Baked Beans (Freezer Meal)
These Dr. Pepper baked beans can be served as a side dish or as a main course. With only 5 ingredients, this is an easy recipe. Make it ahead as a freezer meal or serve immediately.
Dr. Pepper may be a popular carbonated beverage to some (or “pop” as we call it here in Canada!), but it’s also an ingredient I like to use in cooking. We have our Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork and our Dr. Pepper Crockpot Ribs. The pop tenderizes the protein and also gives it such a nice flavor. If you’re really a fan, you can even make Dr. Pepper Cake! 
These baked beans are a great dish to take to a summer potluck or BBQ. This is a stick-to-your-ribs kind of dish, so is also great for camping.
Dr. Pepper Baked Beans Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 28 oz. can baked beans
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 medium onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Dr. Pepper
Assembly instructions:
- Combine baked beans, cooked and crumbled bacon, chopped onion, and brown sugar.
- Add 1/4 cup Dr.Pepper.
- Mix well.
- Pour into a large resealable freezer bag. Remove excess air. Seal and freeze. (If you want to save on clean-up, you can just pour everything directly into the bag and squish it to combine before sealing.)
Cooking instructions:
- Thaw.
- Pour into a 2-quart baking dish.
- Bake, uncovered for 1 hour at 350° or until bubbly.
- Serve.
- 28 oz. can baked beans
- 4 slices bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 medium onion chopped
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Dr. Pepper
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Combine baked beans, cooked and crumbled bacon, chopped onion, and brown sugar.
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Add 1/4 cup Dr.Pepper.
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Mix well.
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Pour into a large resealable freezer bag. Remove excess air, seal, and freeze.
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Thaw.
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Pour into a 2 quart baking dish.
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Bake, uncovered for 1 hour at 350° or until bubbly.
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Serve.
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