baked beans

American  

plural noun

1. small white dried beans that have been baked, usually with salt pork, brown sugar or molasses, and seasonings.

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baked beans British  

plural noun

1. haricot beans, baked and tinned in tomato sauce

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Etymology

Origin of baked beans

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

We feasted on smoked pork belly, which was fatty and fork-tender, smoked brisket, baked beans, and, of course, candied sweet potato with plenty of butter, cinnamon, and sugar.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

After nearly eight months of "oily and salty" prison food, Barbie told the Sunday Times she would like to have some salad and marmite, while Peter was hankering for baked beans.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

The menu: corn soup, beet salad, baked beans, unfermented grape juice, and sliced “protose” with lemon.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

Inside over breakfast, the chatter of possible strikes and crew members wolfing down baked beans, fried eggs and mugs of tea.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

That was something Tea Cake loved so no matter if Janie had fixed beans two or three times during the week, they had baked beans again on Sunday.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston