Slow Cooker Baked Beans
Classic BBQ baked beans made easy in a slow cooker. Perfect for feeding a crowd and freeing up your grill or oven.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Lactose
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound dried navy beans
- 6 cups water
- 1 onion, diced
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Soak the navy beans in water overnight. Drain and rinse.
- Place the soaked beans in the slow cooker with 6 cups of water.
- Add the diced onion, crumbled bacon, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup, mustard, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder.
- Stir well to combine all ingredients.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours, until the beans are tender.
- Stir occasionally and add water if needed.
- Serve hot as a side dish.
Notes
- For a vegetarian version, omit the bacon.
- Adjust sweetness by adding more or less brown sugar.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 10mg