How to Make Slow Cooker BBQ Baked Beans

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar offers a lower glycemic index.

barbecue sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade sauce

💰Cheaper: store-brand sauce

Homemade sauce allows control over ingredients.

dried navy beans

🥗Healthier: canned beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Canned beans save time and are often cheaper.

Soak 1 pound of dried navy beans in water.

Rinse the soaked beans and transfer them into the soaker insert.

Add the juice from the jar of peaches to the beans.

Cut the peaches into bite-sized pieces and add them to the beans.

Add brown sugar, ground mustard, barbecue sauce, dried onion or onion powder, ketchup, and molasses to the beans.

Pour in 2 and 1/2 cups of water and gently stir until well incorporated.

Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.

At the end of the cooking cycle, add an 8 oz can of tomato sauce to thicken the beans.

Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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