In celebration of summer, cookouts, and family/friend time, I’m posting a baked bean recipe I made several weeks ago. I used sweet potatoes as the primary sweetener–the idea came to me in the grocery story checkout line when I was staring at the nutritional facts of a can of baked beans. Holy sugar!! I dropped the a can and did a you turn for more wholesome, less sweet ingredients. Sweetened primarily with sweet potatoes and a touch of high grade maple syrup and a hint of brown sugar, you won’t miss the mess that you find in the canned variety.