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 flavour. 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:

1. Combine baked beans, cooked and crumbled bacon, chopped onion, and brown sugar.
2. Add 1/4 cup Dr.Pepper.
3. Mix well.
4. 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 to combine before sealing.)

Cooking instructions:

1. Thaw.
2. Pour into a 2 quart baking dish.
3. Bake, uncovered for 1 hour at 350° or until bubbly.
4. Serve.

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Dr. Pepper Baked Beans

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

Instructions

Assembly instructions:

1. Combine baked beans, cooked and crumbled bacon, chopped onion, and brown sugar.
2. Add 1/4 cup Dr.Pepper.
3. Mix well.

4. Pour into a large resealable freezer bag. Remove excess air, 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. Serve.

Check out these other make ahead side dishes:

Freezer Garlic Bread

Honey Maple Glazed Carrots

Old Fashioned Southern Cornbread