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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

Achieving these health benefits may be as simple as swapping ham for baked beans in a toastie for lunch, or substituting half of the mince in your bolognese for lentils at dinner.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

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

They include soft drinks, salty and sugary snacks, ice cream, hamburger, canned baked beans, ketchup, mayonnaise, packaged breads and flavored cereals.

From Science Daily • May 22, 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