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Easy Baked Beans on Toast (British-Inspired)

Flavorful, British-inspired baked beans on toast! An easy, versatile, and delicious plant-based meal. Just 1 pot and 30 minutes required!
Author Minimalist Baker
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Topping two slices of toast with British baked beans
5 from 30 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 (Slices)
Course Breakfast, Entrée
Cuisine British-Inspired, Gluten-Free, Vegan
Freezer Friendly 1 month (beans only)
Does it keep? 3-4 Days

Ingredients

BEANS

  • 1 Tbsp olive or avocado oil (or sub water if oil-free)
  • 1 medium shallot, finely chopped (~75 g or 1/2 cup // or sub 1/2 small white onion)
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt (plus more to taste)
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper (plus more to taste)
  • 2 tsp garlic powder (or sub 2 cloves fresh minced garlic)
  • 1 ¼ cups water
  • 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1 ½ Tbsp yellow mustard
  • 4 tsp maple syrup (or coconut sugar)
  • 2 tsp unsulphured molasses* (adds depth of flavor // we used blackstrap molasses)
  • 2 (15-oz.) cans white beans, drained and rinsed (we prefer cannellini or Great Northern, but navy beans are more traditional // or sub ~3 cups cooked white beans made from 1 cup dry)

TOAST

  • 4 slices bread of choice (use gluten-free if needed or serve on a baked potato)
  • Vegan butter or olive oil (optional)

FOR SERVING optional

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Heat a large pot over medium heat. Once hot, add olive oil (or avocado oil or water), shallot, salt, and pepper and sauté until translucent and tender — about 3-5 minutes.
  • Add garlic powder (or minced garlic) and stir. Then add all the remaining sauce ingredients to the pot: water, cider vinegar, tomato paste, yellow mustard, maple syrup, unsulphured molasses. Stir again to combine. Whisk if needed to break up any clumps.
  • Add the drained and rinsed beans and stir to coat. Turn the heat to medium-high and let the mixture reduce for 8-10 minutes (you should be able to hear and see the sauce bubbling). If the sauce starts to spit, turn the heat down slightly. Avoid covering the pot or the sauce won’t reduce quickly.
  • Stir often to avoid sticking. After 10 minutes the baked beans should be done and there will be some sauce coating the beans. Turn off the heat. Taste test and adjust, adding more salt for overall flavor, maple syrup for sweetness, apple cider vinegar for tang, or molasses for depth of flavor. Place a lid on the pot to keep the beans warm.
  • If serving with toast (we prefer hearty sourdough), put your bread in the toaster. Once golden brown, remove — usually within 3 minutes.
  • Once toasted, option to butter your toast with vegan butter or drizzle with olive oil. Then top with the piping hot beans.
  • Best when fresh and eaten with a knife and fork. The toast will turn a little wet where the sauce lands, and that's how it’s typically eaten. Alternatively, serve on a baked potato. Optionally, garnish with arugula, roasted cherry tomatoes, or wilted spinach.
  • Store leftover beans covered in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days, or in the freezer for up to 1 month. Reheat in a saucepan over medium heat until hot (adding a bit of water to thin as needed if too thick).

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Notes

*We recommend unsulphured molasses as sulphured can have a metallic taste.
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with olive oil and sourdough bread, and without optional ingredients.

Nutrition (1 of 4 servings)

Serving: 1 slice Calories: 392 Carbohydrates: 69.7 g Protein: 19.2 g Fat: 5 g Saturated Fat: 0.8 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g Monounsaturated Fat: 2.7 g Trans Fat: 0 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 889 mg Potassium: 1137 mg Fiber: 10.8 g Sugar: 11.4 g Vitamin A: 251 IU Vitamin C: 5.1 mg Calcium: 197 mg Iron: 7.6 mg