Crockpot Baked Beans from Scratch

Homemade Slow Cooker Baked Beans are a tasty and inexpensive dinner menu addition. Skip canned baked beans and try this DIY side dish that’s infused with bacon.

Baked Beans Ingredients

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Slow Cooker Baked Beans Ingredient Notes

• Navy beans: Baked Beans are traditionally made with navy beans, but you can use small white beans or super-size with great northern beans. To soak beans overnight, add 4 quarts water to a large bowl and add 1 pound of rinsed beans. Soak at least 8 hours. To quick-soak beans, add 1 pound of rinsed beans to a large saucepan and cover with 3 inches of water. Bring to a boil. Boil rapidly for 5 minutes, then remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
• Molasses: This robust, sweet syrup accentuates the sweetness of the brown sugar (brown sugar is a mixture of cane sugar and molasses). I love the flavor that results from using brown sugar and molasses in a 2:1 ratio.

How to make Baked Beans in a Crockpot

1. Drain soaked beans well. In small bowl, whisk together ketchup, brown sugar, and molasses.

2. In the bottom of a slow cooker, add beans, water, bacon, celery, onion, and bay leaf. Add sauce and stir to combine.

3. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours or LOW for 8 to 10 hours, or until beans are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Crock Pot Baked Beans Tips and Variations

• Yield: This Slow Cooker Baked Beans recipe makes 12 generous side dish servings.
• Storage: Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
• Make ahead: Baked beans can be made up to 3 days in advance. Reheat over the stove until an internal thermometer reaches 165 degrees.
• Oven-baked beans: Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. In the bottom of a Dutch oven or large saucepan, add all ingredients except salt and pepper and stir to combine. Cover and and bake, stirring every hour, until the beans are tender, about 4 to 5 hours.
• Ham bone: Instead of bacon, add a meaty ham bone and 1 cup chopped leftover ham to your slow cooker. Remove the ham bone before serving.
• Fun flavors: For a different flavor, add 4 cloves minced garlic or 1 tablespoon brown mustard to the slow cooker. Or, substitute half of the ketchup for your favorite barbecue sauce.

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Crockpot Baked Beans Recipe

By Meggan Hill

Homemade Slow Cooker Baked Beans are a tasty and inexpensive dinner menu addition. Skip canned baked beans and try this DIY side dish that's infused with bacon.

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 hours hrs

Total Time 6 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Servings 12 servings (½ cup each)

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Calories 273

5 from 76 votes

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Ingredients 

US CustomaryMetric

• ▢ 1 pound dried navy beans picked over and soaked overnight (see note 1)
• ▢ 1 cup ketchup
• ▢ 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
• ▢ 2 tablespoons molasses (see note 2)
• ▢ 3 cups water
• ▢ 1/2 pound bacon chopped
• ▢ 1 cup celery diced
• ▢ 1 cup onion peeled and diced
• ▢ 1 bay leaf
• ▢ Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions 

• Drain beans well. In small bowl, whisk together ketchup, brown sugar, and molasses. In the bottom of a slow cooker, add beans, water, bacon, celery, onion, and bay leaf. Add sauce and stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours or LOW for 8 to 10 hours, or until beans are tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Notes

1. Navy beans: Baked Beans are traditionally made with navy beans, but you can use small white beans or super-size with great northern beans. To soak beans overnight, add 4 quarts water to a large bowl and add 1 pound of rinsed beans. Soak at least 8 hours. To quick-soak beans, add 1 pound of rinsed beans to a large saucepan and cover with 3 inches of water. Bring to a boil. Boil rapidly for 5 minutes, then remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
2. Molasses: This robust, sweet syrup accentuates the sweetness of the brown sugar (brown sugar is a mixture of cane sugar and molasses). I love the flavor that results from using brown sugar and molasses in a 2:1 ratio.
3. Yield: This Slow Cooker Baked Beans recipe makes 12 generous side dish servings.
4. Storage: Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
5. Make ahead: Baked beans can be made up to 3 days in advance. Reheat over the stove until an internal thermometer reaches 165 degrees.
6. Oven-baked beans: Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. In the bottom of a Dutch oven or large saucepan, add all ingredients except salt and pepper and stir to combine. Cover and and bake, stirring every hour, until the beans are tender, about 4 to 5 hours.
7. Ham bone: Instead of bacon, add a meaty ham bone and 1 cup chopped leftover ham to your slow cooker. Remove the ham bone before serving.
8. Fun flavors: For a different flavor, add 4 cloves minced garlic or 1 tablespoon brown mustard to the slow cooker. Or, substitute half of the ketchup for your favorite barbecue sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 15gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 521mgPotassium: 702mgFiber: 10gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 148IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 3mg

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