Slow Cooker Sweet Maple Baked Beans Recipes

SLOW-COOKED MAPLE SYRUP BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Drain the beans and place them in a large pot with enough fresh, cool water to cover 2-inches. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours, or until a bean is tender enough to mash easily. Keep an eye on the pot and make sure there is plenty of water, add more as needed.
• Preheat the oven to 325 F. Drain excess water from the beans and place them in an ovenproof casserole dish or dutch oven.
• Cook the bacon over medium-high heat in a heavy skillet until limp. Alternatively, you can cook the bacon in the oven on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil for 10 to 12 minutes. Using a slotted spoon transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain. Add the bacon to the beans.
• Discard all but 2 tablespoons of the rendered bacon fat in the pan. Add the onions and cook over medium-low heat until tender and slightly brown. (If you cooked the bacon in the oven, use a new saute pan with 2 tablespoons of bacon fat.) Add the onion to the beans.
• Add the maple syrup and mustard to the beans and stir to blend thoroughly.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Cover the casserole loosely with foil and bake in the preheated oven 2 to 3 hours. If the beans seem too dry, add up to 1/2 cup water. The beans are done when the liquid is very thick. This recipe comes from the Culinary Institute of America and is served in their American Bounty Restaurant.

SLOW COOKER BAKED BEANS WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Place the beans in large bowl. Cover with water and soak overnight at room temperature. Add water, as needed, so that the beans are always covered. Rinse and drain.
• In a slow cooker, combine all the ingredients. Cook for 8 to 9 hours on low, or about six hours on high. Adjust the seasoning. 

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• Tips : The beans will be better the next day, once they have absorbed all the liquid.

SLOW-COOKER SWEET MAPLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In 6-quart Dutch oven, heat beans and 10 cups water to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 2 hours; drain. (You are just precooking the beans; they don't have to be soft.)
• In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix beans and remaining ingredients.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until beans are very tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed.

MAPLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Place the beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water by 1-inch and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight. Drain and rinse the beans and then drain again.
• Place the beans in large pot with 2 quarts water, the onion, bay leaf, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for about 50 minutes, or until tender. A good test is to scoop up several beans in a spoon and blow on them: if the skin starts to peel off, they're done. Drain the beans, reserving the cooking liquid.
• Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F.
• In a small saucepan, whisk together the maple syrup, brown sugar, ketchup, chili paste, ginger, salt, and 1 1/2 cups of the cooking liquid, still reserving the remaining liquid. Bring to a simmer and cook over medium heat for 6 minutes.
• Transfer the beans to a medium Dutch oven or a bean pot. Push half the bacon into the beans and place the rest on the top. Pour the maple syrup sauce over the beans. Place the lid on top and bake for 6 to 8 hours. Check occasionally; if the beans are too dry, add 1/2 cup more of the cooking liquid. If you like, you can remove the lid for the last 30 minutes to thicken the sauce. Discard the bay leaf. Serve hot.

VERMONT MAPLE STOUT BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Combine pinto beans, navy beans, and baking soda in a large pot. Add water until level is 2 inches higher than beans. Heat over medium-high heat until boiling. Cook for 5 minutes then remove pot from heat. Set aside to soak for 8 hours.
• Drain beans, reserving 1 1/2 cups soaking liquid. Place beans in a slow cooker.
• Place salt pork in a large skillet over high heat; sear until browned, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Remove from the heat, cut into small chunks, and add to the slow cooker.
• Add onion to the skillet with the leftover pork fat; cook over medium-high heat until translucent, about 5 minutes; transfer to the slow cooker.
• Combine stout beer, hot water, maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, garlic salt, pepper, mustard powder, and liquid smoke in a bowl. Mix well and pour sauce over beans, pork, and onions in the slow cooker. Add the reserved bean soaking liquid.
• Cook on Low until beans are tender, about 10 hours. Drain to desired consistency before serving.

SLOW-COOKER VEGETARIAN MAPLE-SRIRACHA BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Rinse and sort the beans and add them to a large pan. Soak them in two quarts of cold water overnight. You can also bring two quarts of water to a boil, add the beans, and soak them for a couple of hours. Pretty much every bag of dried beans will have specific instructions for soaking.
• After soaking, drain the beans, add them back to the pan and fill the pan with enough water to cover one or two inches above the beans. Place beans over medium heat. Add the onion, bay leaf and peppercorns. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a low. Simmer the beans for about two hours, or until tender. Drain.
• Add drained beans to Crock Pot. Add the maple syrup, ketchup, brown sugar, sriracha, Worchestershire sauce, ground ginger, and salt. Stir.
• Cook on low for about 10 hours.

SLOW COOKER BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• The night before, combine the Great Northern Beans and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 1/2 hours. Pour beans and their liquid into a bowl, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• In the morning, drain off liquid, reserving 1 cup. Pour beans and the reserved liquid into the crock of a slow cooker. Stir in the salt pork, onion, molasses, brown sugar, mustard and pepper. Cover, and cook on Low for 12 to 14 hours. Stir before serving.

MAPLE BAKED BEANS (CROCKPOT)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, cover, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add onions, and all remaining ingredients to crockpot, cover, and cook on low for 6-8 hours.

MAPLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Sort and rinse beans; place in a 4-qt. Dutch oven. Cover with 2 qts. cold water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour. Drain and rinse beans. Return beans to Dutch oven; cover with remaining water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes or until almost tender. Drain and reserve liquid. In a 2-1/2-qt. casserole or bean pot, combine beans with all remaining ingredients. Cover and bake at 325° for 2-1/2 hours or until tender. Stir occasionally; add reserved bean liquid, if necessary.

EASY MAPLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine all ingredients. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 11-15 minutes or until mixture reaches desired thickness, stirring every 5 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.