Slow Cooker Baked Beans | Easy & Delicious

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon reduces fat while adding flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

apple cider vinegar

🥗Healthier: white vinegar

💰Cheaper: lemon juice

Lemon juice provides acidity at a lower cost.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade barbecue sauce

💰Cheaper: ketchup

Ketchup can mimic the sweetness and tang of barbecue sauce.

Cut bacon into big chunks and cook in a skillet until crispy.

Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel-lined plate.

Reserve about 3 tablespoons of bacon fat in the skillet.

Add diced onion to the skillet with bacon fat and cook until translucent, about 5-7 minutes.

Drain and rinse 4 cans of Great Northern beans and add to the slow cooker.

Add 3/4 cup ketchup, 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, 1/3 cup molasses, 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, and 1/4 cup chicken stock to the slow cooker.

Add the cooked bacon back into the slow cooker.

Add 1 bay leaf, 1 tablespoon ground mustard, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, and 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder to the slow cooker.

Stir all ingredients to combine.

Cover and cook on low for 3 hours or on high for 1.5 hours.

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