Rosemary Thyme Harvest Apple Pie Baked Beans

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There’s something about apples and cinnamon that makes the kitchen feel like fall. 🍎🍂

Apple pie baked beans sounded so cozy to me, but I wanted to make my own version with plain navy beans, fresh apples, and a homemade sauce. A little unsweetened applesauce adds sweetness and body, with just a touch of maple syrup if you’d like.

🌿 Rosemary Thyme Harvest Apple Pie Baked Beans
Fresh apples, tender navy beans, and a cozy homemade sauce
Makes about 6 servings

🍎 Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked navy beans, drained—home-cooked or about 2 cans of plain navy beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 medium Cosmic Crisp or Fuji apples, peeled, cored, and diced
• ½ cup no-salt-added tomato sauce
• ½ cup Great Value Organic Unsweetened Applesauce
• ¼ cup water, plus more if needed
• 1 tablespoon Great Value Pure Maple Syrup, optional
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
• A small pinch of ground nutmeg
• ⅛ teaspoon black pepper

🍂 Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a small baking dish, about 1½–2 quarts.
2. In a bowl, stir together the tomato sauce, applesauce, water, vinegar, mustard, cinnamon, smoked paprika, nutmeg, and pepper. Taste and add the optional maple syrup if you’d like a little more sweetness.
3. Gently fold in the cooked navy beans and diced apples. Spoon into the prepared baking dish and cover with a lid or foil.
4. Bake covered for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 15–20 minutes, until the apples are tender and the sauce is bubbling and thickened. Ovens vary; add a splash of water if the beans become too thick.
5. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

🌿 Recipe Notes

• If using dried navy beans, cook them fully until tender before starting this recipe. Add the tomato sauce and vinegar after the beans are cooked.
• Sweet apples may give you enough sweetness to skip the maple syrup entirely.
• This recipe has no added salt, onion, or garlic. For less sodium, choose plain no-salt-added beans or cook your own without salt.
• Serve alongside roasted chicken or pork, or enjoy with a crisp fall salad.

💛 A little RosemaryThyme note

Making a dish from simple ingredients lets us choose what goes into it—and adjust the sweetness to suit our own table. These beans bring a little apple-pie warmth to a comforting fall side dish. 🍎🏡

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