Slow Cooker Apple Molasses Baked Beans
Trade in your heat-and-eat canned baked beans for a pot of homemade Slow Cooker Apple Molasses Baked Beans. Made with Granny Smith apples, smoked bacon and onions, this easy recipe requires just 15 minutes of hands-on prep before the slow cooker takes over to develop the rich, warm flavors.
Makes: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Recipe Created By: Nick Castro
Featured In: Tennessee Home & Farm
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Recipe Created By: Nick Castro
Featured In: Tennessee Home & Farm
Ingredients
- 8 ounces (about 6 slices) smoked bacon, chopped
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced
- 15 ounces (1 can) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 15 ounces (1 can) red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 15 ounces (1 can) navy beans, drained and rinsed
- ⅔ cup unsulphured molasses
- ½ cup ketchup
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Optional Toppings:
- Pickled jalapeños
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Sour cream
- Green onions
Instructions
- Heat a pan to medium and cook bacon until crispy and golden brown, about 7 to 8 minutes. Place cooked bacon on a paper towel-lined plate. Set aside.
- Drain and discard all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease from the pan and increase heat to medium-high. Add the onion and apples and saute until onions are just translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer the bacon, onion and apples to a slow cooker. Add the beans, molasses, ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper and cayenne. Cook on high for 2 hours or on low for 3 hours.
- Ladle baked beans into bowls and top each serving with desired toppings. Serve warm.
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