Boston Baked Beans With perhaps the most unappetizing name for a candy on this list, Boston Baked Beans aren't beans at all — they're candy-coated peanuts. Developed in the early 1930s by the ...

There’s something incredibly comforting about a bowl of warm, slow-cooked Boston Baked Beans. The rich sweetness of molasses ...

Beans: I usually use dried navy beans, but if you’re in a bind and don’t have any dried beans, you can use canned. Onion: A white onion gives mild onion flavor.

Most British recipes for Boston baked beans just use a piece of pork belly, but we think it needs some salted or smoked meat to counteract the sweetness, so we include bacon or pancetta.