You'll find them just as at home in a New England pantry, wai. Yellow Eye Beans. Like most beans, retailers sell yellow eyes year round in dried form. Start these a day in advance because the beans have to soak overnight. 4 min read. The yellow eye bean is an heirloom bean cultivated since at least the 17th century and thought to have originated in the northeastern United States. Look for dried yellow eye beans, also known as Maine yellow eyes, in specialty stores, especially those catering to Northeastern or Maine regional foods. So I had to order them online. I always found the beans to be very hard despite that she would have baked them in a bean crock in the wood stove oven for hours and hours. Are related to the kidney bean. They are a great bean soup and also good with corn bread crumbled and mixed with them. Here in the north, (Ohio) markets don't even know what they are. My grandmother always grew the dark beans solely for the purpose of drying them and using them to make baked beans. There is some evidence to suggest that Stueben yellow eye beans were the original beans used to make Boston baked beans. Suggestions: Baked beans, soups, dips, casseroles, pot beans Yellow Eyes are beautiful and versatile beans. Essential for New England baked beans but versatile enough for almost any cuisine. I like to use yellow-eye beans as I find they cook well and are not hard as I find dark beans to be. These delicious yellow eye beans are my favorite. (Posted on 11/8/2014) Great Bean review by boatsfun1 I am from the south where when I was a kid we ate these all the time. Yellow eye beans. Yellow Eye Beans are best cooked as baked beans with molasses. Bar Harbor Vegetarian Baked Beans were first created as a delicious compliment to their great seafood products and they believe you will find them a perfect addition to your favorite family meals. At home, store the beans in a resealable jar to keep out moisture. They're made the traditional New England way, baked with molasses, salt pork, and onions. Yellow eye beans have a similar taste to navy beans or great northern beans, but with more flavor. Yummy! Suggestions: Baked beans, soups, dips, casseroles . Rich, creamy and mild, this best-seller is delicious without fuss. Check frequently the last 30 to 60 minutes of cooking time. Bar Harbor creates their Yellow Eye Beans in small batches, with simple, all-natural ingredients, like people on the Maine coast have been doing for generations. And they get their name from the way they look.