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The Best Slow Cooker Baked Beans Recipe

The Best Slow Cooker Baked Beans Recipe - delicious baked beans that are bursting with flavor right from the slow cooker!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 195 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: International

Ingredients

  • ½ lb uncooked bacon chopped
  • 1 small yellow onion diced
  • 2 28oz. cans Bush’s vegetarian baked beans
  • ? cup molasses
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup Coke
  • ¼ cup Dijon mustard
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste

Instructions

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  1. In a large skillet, cook the chopped bacon and yellow onion until the bacon is almost cooked. Remove from heat and add the bacon, onions, and drippings to a crockpot.
  2. Then add the beans, molasses, brown sugar, coke, mustard, bay leaves, and vinegar.
  3. Cook on low heat for 5 to 6 hours or high heat for 3.5 to 4 hours.
  4. Remove bay leaves before serving.

Notes

  • Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat on the stovetop or in the microwave.
  • You can also prepare the whole batch in advance of a party or potluck and reheat in the crockpot.
  • Slab bacon or salt pork may also be used in this recipe.
  • Coke can be omitted from this recipe or replaced with dr pepper or root beer.
  • These beans are on the sweeter side, feel free to add in a jalapeno pepper or two to add some heat or reduce the light brown sugar to ? cup.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 195kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 6g Cholesterol 15mg (5%) Sodium 465mg (19%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 20g (40%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 195

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 195kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 6g 35%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 465mg 19%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 20g 40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.