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Cola Beans

“This is a favorite at potlucks and barbeques! I've often wondered if I get invited for my company or my Cola Beans! I've tried several different brands of colas, but have found that the brand in the red can works best. I like to pre-cook the bacon about half-way so it doesn't make the beans too greasy, but it's not necessary. This recipe can also be cooked in a conventional oven at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour.”

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

I really did not find that the pop added to much more flavor. I could just have put a few cans of baked beans in a crock pot and called it good.

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Amanda Thorson

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Roseau, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Moorhead, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2009

After reading comments wonder if this recipe shouldnt be made with just pork and beans rather then canned baked beans. Seemed like they had to cook a long time as well.I will try it this way to see.

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Dimara

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2008

These baked beans get rave reviews every time I make them. It's so easy to put together. We're making them again for New Years Eve. Happy New Year everyone!

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Connie Sue

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Middletown, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2008

i made this and it was wonderful. i added some honey and brown sugar flavored bbq sauce. just about 1/4 c. these turned out so well that everyone at the picnic came back for more..and i got glowing comments on it. it was very rich tasting.

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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2007

These beans were a big hit at a summer party, will definitely make again!

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Steffunny

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Glendora, California, USA

Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

I made this recipe a couple weeks ago at a family get together...I now have many requests to make it again for our Easter get together! Everyone loved it and it is so easy to make!

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Jay9k

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Reviewed: Oct. 31, 2006

Very good and easy to make!

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JIZNIL

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2006

This is a great recipe! I just added a half a cup more of brown sugar.

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PAT7377

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Hammond, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2006

The beans turned out good. They were better than canned stuff, but nothing extraordinary.

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Farinelli

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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2006

I don't eat baked beans myself so I had to let hubby be the sole judge on this one. He found it to be incredibly bland and asked me not to waste the ingredients on this one again. He much prefers Baked Beans III from this site.

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Kristina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Merritt Island, Florida, USA

Living In: Saint Cloud, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2006

We thought these turned out very good. Great for a potluck dinner.

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DBRENNY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Moline, Illinois, USA

Living In: Coal Valley, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2006

The beans turned out really good, however they weren't much different than most canned baked beans. The cola seemed to make no difference. I don't know if I would make these again.

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zanadar

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Reviewed: Jul. 4, 2006

This wasn't my favorite baked beans recipe. Baked beans are already kind of sweet, and the cola and brown sugar just overdid it for us. It also didn't seem very flavorful to me, so I tried adding sauteed onions, but it still wasn't that great. It was fun to try out cooking with cola, though!

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Kristen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2006

I made these for Easter dinner & followed the directions exactly. I'm sorry but I wouldn't waste my time making these again. They tasted no different than beans you can buy in a can.

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jennilyn

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Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2006

We enjoyed this recipe - thanks for sharing!

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ainada83

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2006

I am absolutely hooked on the taste that the cola gives these beans! I've tried them with Original Baked Beans and BBQ Baked Beans and the Original was better. Made them with BBQ Beef Sandwiches and loved dipping them in the sweet sauce! The best!

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Ashley Smith

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Home Town: Williston, North Dakota, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 24, 2006

I cut the recipe in half & I used beans w/ onions added & highly recommend it. These have sooo much flavor!

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IMVINTAGE

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Living In: Keller, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2005

These were okay. I think giving them a 5 star rating is way overboard, as they really were nothing special. In my opinion, they taste just like some of the pricer baked beans out of the can. For the prepwork that I put into them, I would rather have just bought a few of those canned beans, heated them up and served them.

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BRAJUN GIRL

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2005

Liked these a lot but they ended up being a tad too sweet -- I used Cherry Coke (all that I had). Very easy to prepare. Went well with BBQ sandwiches.

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