Recipe Needed - Thick Sweet Baked Beans

[Basset Hound]

Help! I have been trying to find a recipe for beans like I had at Podnuh's bbq in Louisiana and I am having no luck. They were very thick (like sludge), very sweet (maple syrup sweet), and cooked on the bottom rack of the smoker. My wife and tried variations including one with molasses and haven't come close. Any help or direction toward a recipe on the forum that is similar would be greatly appreciated.

B.H.

[Bruce B]

Keri C's Hog Apple Baked Beans

INGREDIENTS

3 or 4 slices bacon, diced
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
2 (28-ounce) cans Bush's Original baked beans or w/Honey, mostly drained
1/2 cup sweet and spicy barbecue sauce
1 pound chopped leftover smoked pork or beef or crumbled smoked fatty
1 can apple pie filling
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons yellow mustard
1 teaspoon chipotle or cayenne powder (optional; to taste)
1 teaspoon barbecue rub

DIRECTIONS

1. Brown bacon in a large pot. Saute onion and green pepper in bacon grease.

2. Run a knife into the can of apple filling to chop the chunks of apples into somewhat smaller pieces.

3. Add apples and remaining ingredients to pot.

4. In a smoker: Cook uncovered for about 2 or 3 hours while other meats are cooking. In the oven: Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour. On the stovetop: Simmer in a large pot for 30 minutes.

These are my go to beans now.....Fantastic!!
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[polock]

made these and loved em.... added a few of my touches to em and left out the pork cause didn't have any left over, but they were damn good
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[The_ogre25]

We make beans almost exactly like above except with 2 cans pork and beans, garlic and onion powder, and about a pound of crumbled bacon, no pie filling, no green peppers, and a jar of molasses.

[buroaks]

This is one that I cut and pasted for my own use without attribution. I am including the original title; maybe someone will be able to source it.

Best Barbecued Beans on the Planet

1 pound smoked brisket or bacon cut into 1/4-inch slivers
1 can (15 ounces) black beans
1 can (15 ounces) dark red kidney beans
3 cans (each 15 ounces) baked beans or pork and beans
1 large sweet onion, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and finely chopped
1 poblano pepper or green bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 to 6 jalapeno peppers, seeded and diced (for hotter beans, leave the seeds in)
2 cups sweet red barbecue sauce (your favorite commercial brand)
1-1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar, or more to taste
1/2 cup Dijon mustard, or more to taste
2 teaspoons liquid smoke (optional; see Note)
Coarse salt (kosher or sea) and freshly ground black pepper
You'll also need:
1 large (turkey-size) or 2 medium-size aluminum foil pans; 2 cups wood chips or chunks (preferably pecan or hickory) soaked for 1 hour in hot water to cover, then drained.

1. If using bacon instead of brisket, place it in a large skillet over medium heat and fry until crisp and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Pour off all the bacon fat, saving a few tablespoons for the beans, if desired.

2. Empty the cans of black and kidney beans into a colander and drain. Rinse the beans under cold running water and drain again. Place all the beans (including the baked beans or pork and beans) in a large nonreactive mixing bowl and add the onion, bell and poblano peppers, garlic, and jalapenos and stir to mix. Add the barbecue sauce, brown sugar, mustard, liquid smoke, if using, and brisket or fried bacon and stir to mix. Taste for seasoning, adding more brown sugar and/or mustard as necessary, and salt and black pepper to taste; the beans should be very flavorful. Transfer the bean mixture to the aluminum foil pan or pans. (If you used bacon, you can drizzle a few tablespoons of bacon fat over the beans for extra flavor.)

3. Set up the grill for indirect grilling and preheat to medium-low. If using a gas grill, place all of the wood chips or chunks in the smoker box or in a smoker pouch and run the grill on high until you see smoke, then reduce the heat to medium-low. If using a charcoal grill, preheat it to medium-low, then toss all of the wood chips or chunks on the coals.

4. When ready to cook, place the pan of beans in the center of the hot grate, away from the heat, and cover the grill. Cook the beans until they are thick and richly flavored, about 1 hour. If the beans start to dry out, cover them loosely with aluminum foil. Remove the beans from the grill and let them rest for 15 minutes, then serve.

Note: If you cook the beans in a gas grill, you probably won't be able to generate enough smoke for a strong wood flavor. Add the liquid smoke in this case.

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[springfield xd .40]

I've made those beans they are awesome a little runny though would like them thicker.
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