Use your slow cooker to make amazing baked beans with an intense flavor.
This recipe makes the best baked beans. When hubby saw what was cooking, he asked, "Did you add some molasses?" He was surprised that the recipe didn't call for molasses, but when he took a bite, he said, "Mmmmmmm. These are good!"
I couldn't find my grandmother's baked beans recipe so I went on the hunt. This recipe was inspired by Robin Robertson's version found in Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker. I found a ham bone in my freezer yesterday, and I added it to the pot.
If you don't have a ham bone you can add a few slices of bacon or at least a little bacon grease. I always save my bacon grease, don't you? I like to use it in my cornbread. It gives the bread such a good flavor.
The recipe is so simple: Saute the onion and dump everything in the slow cooker on low for 4-6 hours.
Every kitchen should have the very best tools you can afford. At the least, buy yourself a good set of pans, a slow cooker, an Instant Pot, measuring cups and spoons, and the best set of chef's knives you can afford. Also, be sure to get a full sized food processor and a mini food processor. These tools are essential for any well-equipped kitchen!
Slow Cooker Southern Style Baked Beans
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 15 oz cans white beans—Great Northern are good (drained and rinsed)
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
- 1 ¼ cup water
- ham bone or bacon slices
Instructions
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In a medium saucepan, heat the oil and then sauté the onions until transparent, about 5 minutes.
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Transfer the onions to a 6-quart slow cooker.
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Add the beans, syrup, mustard, salt, pepper, tomato paste and water.
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Gently stir to combine.
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Add the ham bone or bacon slices.
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Cover the pot and cook it on low for 6 hours.
Slow Cooker Southern Style Baked Beans
Author: Recipe Idea Shop
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 15 oz cans white beans—northern are good (drained and rinsed)
- ½ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
- 1 ¼ cup water
- ham bone or bacon slices
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, heat the oil and then sauté the onions until transparent, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer the onions to a 6-quart slow cooker (crockpot).
- Add the beans, syrup, mustard, salt, pepper, tomato paste and water.
- Gently stir to combine.
- Add the ham bone.
- Cover pot and cook on low for 6 hours.
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Kathy acquired the blog, Recipe Idea Shop in 2024. She was raised on a farm in Arkansas where having a big garden and good food to eat was the norm. She shares recipes for homemade comfort food and new trending dishes.
Kathy began her blogging journey in 2011 when she founded PetticoatJunktion.com, a home décor blog focused on repurposing and upcycling furniture, and thrift store finds.
