Slow-Cooker Sweet Maple Baked Beans

Name: Slow-Cooker Sweet Maple Baked Beans
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cups dried navy beans (8 oz), sorted and rinsed; 10 cups water; 3/4 cup water; 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup); 3/4 cup real maple syrup; 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar; 2 teaspoons ground mustard; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

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Prep 10 min
Total 10 hr 30 min
Ingredients 9
Servings 8

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Delicious navy beans side dish slow cooked in maple syrup.

by Qué Rica Vida Cocina

Updated Sep 20, 2016

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Ingredients

2 cups dried navy beans (8 oz), sorted and rinsed
10 cups water
3/4 cup water
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
3/4 cup real maple syrup
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

1

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.)
2

In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix beans and remaining ingredients.
3

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.

Expert Tips

tip 1
Why it Works: Don’t Know Beans? Although a can of beans is good in a pinch, cooked dried beans deliver the best flavor and texture. The goal when cooking dried beans is twofold: hydrating and cooking the starch. If your beans are old, the first part can be much harder than it sounds. The best practice is to cook beans in plain water. Acid and some minerals can actually strengthen the cell wall of the bean, preventing water from entering. Add tomato sauce and molasses near the end of cooking time. The high acid of the tomato and the minerals in molasses will guarantee your beans will never cook through.

Nutrition Information

200 Calories, 1/2g Total Fat, 6g Protein, 44g Total Carbohydrate, 26g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 200

Calories from Fat: 5

Total Fat: 1/2g; 1%

Saturated Fat: 0g; 0%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%

Sodium: 300mg; 13%

Potassium: 340mg; 10%

Total Carbohydrate: 44g; 15%

Dietary Fiber: 4g; 18%

Sugars: 26g

Protein: 6g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 8%; 8%

Iron: 10%; 10%

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;