Easy Baked Beans Recipe / Big Flavor with few ingredients / A tradition baked beans from Nova Scotia

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with fewer refined sugars.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Lemon juice provides acidity with a fresh flavor.

ketchup

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: store-brand ketchup

Homemade sauce can be lower in sugar and preservatives.

Soak 450 grams of navy beans overnight and rinse them.

Pick through the beans to remove any bad ones.

Add 10 mL of salt to the beans.

Chop 1/2 pound of bacon and mix it with the beans.

Chop 1 onion and add it to the beans with 10 mL of dry mustard.

Add a cup of brown sugar to the mixture.

Cover the beans with water, ensuring they are fully submerged.

Add 1.5 teaspoons of baking soda to help with acidity.

Cook in a slow cooker on high for 4 hours.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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