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 but tangy, hearty, and delicious. 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 soda 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 are 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:

1. Add all the ingredients into a large resealable freezer bag.
2. Remove excess air.
3. Seal and freeze.

Cooking instructions:

1. Thaw.
2. Pour into a 2-quart baking dish.
3. Bake, uncovered for 1 hour at 350° or until bubbly.
4. Or cook in the slow cooker for 3-5 hours on low.
5. Serve.

How to Serve Dr. Pepper Baked Beans:

If serving these beans as a main dish, they pair beautifully with coleslaw, Mac and Cheese, and cornbread.

The beans can also be used as a side dish with main courses such as:

• Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork (hey, if you’re a fan of Dr. Pepper, why not go all in?!)
• Homemade Hamburgers
• Honey Chipotle Chicken
• BBQ Beef on a Bun

Baked beans are great for bringing on camping trips because they are hearty and easy to heat up in a skillet or pot on a camp stove or even over the fire. If Glamping is more your style, you can bring your Crock Pot with you and cook these up on a drizzly day to warm you up.