Description
These Crockpot Baked Beans are flavorful and easy to prepare. Made with navy beans and bacon, this dish is perfect for family dinners or gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound dried navy beans
- 5 cups water
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 5 strips thick cut bacon, cooked until crisp and cut into small pieces
- 3 teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Rinse the dried beans in a colander and remove any damaged ones.
- In the crockpot, mix the rinsed beans with water, diced onion, brown sugar, molasses, apple cider vinegar, tomato paste, yellow mustard, and pepper.
- Cook on high for 9-10 hours. If beans have been presoaked, use low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-6 hours.
- Add the cooked bacon and salt during the last hour of cooking.
Notes
For best results, soak the beans overnight before cooking to help them soften.
Adjust the sweetness by varying the amount of brown sugar and molasses based on your taste preference.
This recipe can be made vegetarian by omitting the bacon.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 278
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 12g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 10mg