Adjust for your crowd
Enter how many of your guests are kids; each counts as half an adult.
Baked beans for other crowd sizes
tap a row for its own list ↓| Guests | Cups | #10 cans | Quarts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 people | 6 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 20 people | 11 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 25 people | 14 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 30 people | 17 | 2 | 4.3 |
| 40 people | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 50 people · you're here | 28 | 3 | 7 |
| 75 people | 42 | 4 | 10.5 |
| 100 people | 55 | 5 | 13.8 |
| 150 people | 83 | 8 | 20.8 |
| 200 people | 110 | 10 | 27.5 |
3 #10 cans for 50 people. Small cans add up: if your store doesn't carry #10 cans, check the cups on the label and divide.
How many people do 13 cups of baked beans serve?
Feeds about 26 people.
Everything else for 50 people
How we got this number
- 150 guests × 1/2 cup = 25 cups
- 2× 1.10 cushion = 27.5 cups
- 3÷ 11.75 per can = 2.3 → 3 #10 cans
we round up to whole cans; doctored beans keep for days.
Sources for this rule: USDA Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs; USDA Food Buying Guide, Potatoes, fresh, White or Russet; Old Farmer's Almanac party chart; Food Network Barbecue Party Calculator; Univ. of Illinois Extension chart (via Almanac).
Baked beans questions
How much baked beans for 50 people?
Buy 28 cups: 3 #10 cans. That's 1/2 cup per guest, plus a 10% cushion. Range: 22–35 cups depending on appetite.
What if 10 of the 50 guests are kids?
Kids count as half an adult, so it's 45 adult portions: buy 25 cups: 3 #10 cans.
How much baked beans for 50 big eaters?
For a hungry crowd, plan 25% more: buy 35 cups: 3 #10 cans.
How many people do 13 cups of baked beans serve?
Feeds about 26 people.
Different headcount? The baked beans calculator works for any number of guests, and the menu planner builds one shopping list for the whole party.