Description
Crockpot Baked Beans are a hearty and comforting dish, perfect for gatherings and family dinners. This easy recipe involves slow-cooking navy beans with a mix of sweet and tangy ingredients, delivering rich flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz dried navy beans (any small white bean will work)
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp dry mustard
- 5 cups water
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 lb bacon, cooked, drained, and cut into small pieces or crumbled (OPTIONAL)
Instructions
- Rinse and pick through beans thoroughly. (Remove any bad beans or small rocks.)
- Combine beans, onion, dark brown sugar, molasses, apple cider vinegar, mustard, water, and black pepper in a 6 quart slow cooker. (Add bacon if using.)
- Stir just until the ingredients are combined. Cover and cook on low until the beans are tender, about 12 hours.
- Stir in salt to taste and additional pepper if desired. Start with half a teaspoon and adjust as needed.
- Turn slow cooker to warm until ready to serve.
Notes
- Soaking beans overnight can reduce cooking time, but it’s not necessary for this recipe.
- Feel free to adjust the sweetness by modifying the amount of brown sugar or molasses.
- This recipe can be made vegetarian by omitting the bacon.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 hours
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 240mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 10mg