Beans are a perfect slow cooker meal. These Slow Cooker Baked Beans are Boston style baked beans.

Baked Beans: Maple Syrup Vs Molasses?

Meaning that I used molasses, instead of our Canadian version which uses maple syrup. If you don't have molasses, use maple syrup, but please be sure to use only real maple syrup. Artificially flavoured pancake syrups will not work with this. (Or, to me, in any recipe). These beans will shine with either molasses or maple syrup, but will be slightly different with each.

You Don't Need a Ham Bone To Make Perfect Baked Beans

If you have a ham bone left over from a feast, this is a great way to use it, or you can leave it out for a vegetarian bean dish. If you don't have a ham bone and want the pork, you can use bacon, or ham, finely chopped. But, these beans are just as delicious as a vegetarian meal.

The Slow Cooker is the Perfect Way To Cook Beans

Slow cookers are the best invention ever for people who want to cook from scratch, but don't have time. Coming home from work to a meal already made, and a house that smells like you cooked all day? Yes, please! I like to put the slow cooker to work every chance I can.

These slow cooker baked beans are a perfect meal just by themselves, and, they make a great side dish, too. They are potluck stars and kids love them. I've heard that if you add baking soda to your bean pot, the beans will be less gassy. I can't tell you for sure that it works, but I do it anyway. If you make this, maybe you'll know whether the baking soda trick works. If it doesn't, these beans are worth it.

Eat Lots of Beans, They Are A Prime Source Of Nutrition

Beans are a quality source of healthy, animal free protein and we should all pay more attention to them in our diet. I love that these slow cooked beans are an amazing dish to come home to., thanks to the slow cooker. Once you make these simple, delicious baked beans, you'll never eat them from a can again, if you ever did.

This recipe makes a lot of beans, so it's perfect for feeding a crowd, potlucks, or leftovers to reheat for lunches. You can also freeze them. And here's a great resource for bean cooking: How to Cook Beans

Do you want some more slow cooker stars? Then check out Slow Cooker Cabbage & Apples, or have breakfast ready when you wake up with Overnight Oatmeal. Come home to a delicious meal like Slow Cooker Cream Cheese Chicken Chili, or celebrate St Patrick's Day with Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage.

How to Make Slow Cooker Baked Beans

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