Slow Cooker Baked Beans

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These slow cooker baked beans are full of that classic sweet, smoky flavor you love, and they couldn't be easier to make! They’re perfect for cookouts, potlucks, holidays, or anytime you want a hands-off side dish that everyone will go back for seconds of.

Prep Time15

Cook Time4

Soak Time8

Total Time12 15

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 192kcal

Author: Alissa Saenz

Equipment

1 Slow cooker (6-quart capacity or larger)

Ingredients

1 pound dried great northern beans
3 cups water
1 medium onion, diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
⅓ cup tomato paste
⅓ cup unsulfured molasses
¼ cup organic brown sugar
2 teaspoons mild chili powder
1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
1 teaspoon liquid smoke
3 tablespoons white vinegar
3 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
2 tablespoons vegan Worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

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Instructions

Place the dried beans into a large bowl and cover them generously with water. Make sure the water level is two to three times the height of the beans. Let the beans soak for 8 hours or overnight.
Drain the beans and transfer them to a slow cooker (6-quart capacity or larger). Add 3 cups of water, along with the onion, garlic, tomato paste, molasses, brown sugar, chili powder, smoked paprika, and liquid smoke. Stir well to combine the ingredients. Cover the slow cooker and cook the mixture on high for 3 ½ to 4 hours, or on low for 7 to 8 hours, until the beans are tender and the sauce has thickened (Note 1).
Stir in the vinegar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce. Cover the slow cooker again and let the mixture cook for another 20 to 30 minutes (Note 2).
Turn off the heat and season the beans with 1 teaspoon of salt, or to taste.
Serve.

Notes

There's a lot of variation among slow cookers, so the cook times may vary. Keep a close eye on it the first time you make this recipe.
If the sauce is still a bit runny, you can leave the lid off for all or part of this final stretch of cook time to allow it to reduce. If it seems too thick, simply thin it with some water and keep the pot covered.

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