This is a delicious version of the more famous Boston Baked Beans. They go well with pork dishes and turkey or chicken, as the maple is a lighter flavor than the molasses of their Beantown brethren.
I bet they'd be great with fishcakes and a corn muffin for a Yankee breakfast, too!
I made them with Soldier Beans, which are traditional in Maine and much of New Hampshire and Vermont.
This is a great example of the importance of the right ingredients, because there are so few of them. The flavor can be delicate and nuanced or simply sweet depending on the syrup and the cream that you use.