CROCKPOT BOURBON BAKED BEANS with BACON
You'll never need another baked bean recipe after you try our Bourbon Baked Beans! Easy, healthy & chock full of bacon, veggies, molasses & spices.
Servings 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb. dry navy beans, soaked overnight
- 12 oz applewood smoked bacon, chopped
- 1 sweet onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup bourbon (can omit & add additional chicken stock in its place)
- ¾ cup True Made Foods Original BBQ Sauce
- ¼ cup True Made Foods Vegetable Ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons molasses
- 3 Tablespoons pure maple syrup
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon cumin
Instructions
- Pour beans into a large pot, cover with water and let sit overnight. The next morning, drain and rinse beans then set aside.
- In a large skillet, brown chopped bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon to a paper towel.
- Add onions to pan with bacon grease and cook on medium heat until beginning to caramelize, about 15 minutes. Add garlic and cook additional 2 minutes.
- Combine remaining ingredients in the same large pot that you soaked the beans. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add beans and return to boil. Pour into crockpot.
- Add crisp bacon, onions and garlic with bacon grease into crockpot. Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 10-12 hours. Stir occasionally.
- When beans are fully cooked, let crockpot sit on warm setting and simmer for an additional 30 minutes to 1 hour to thicken.
Notes
Total time does not include the overnight soaking time for the beans.