Slow-Cooker Brown Sugar Baked Beans
Pour a bunch of delicious ingredients in the slow-cooker and hours later, your house smells ridiculously good and you have enough of these beans to serve a crowd. Brown sugar makes them sweet and short ribs pack them full of savory flavor.
Servings: 12 servings
Equipment
- 4-quart or 6-quart Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 lb Dried White Beans (look for Navy or Great Northern)
- 1 lb Bone-In Short Ribs
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 2/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 2/3 cup Ketchup
- 4 cups No-Sodium Beef Broth
- 1 Tbsp Molasses
- 2 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Soak the beans in room temperature water for 8 hours before cooking.
- Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a slow-cooker. Stir to combine.
- Set slow-cooker to low and cook until beans are tender, 8 to 12 hours. (See note.) Halfway through cooking, open the slow-cooker and give the ingredients a good stir.
- When beans are finished cooking, remove the short rib bones and stir to break up any large pieces of meat.
- Beans can be refrigerated for up to 4 days - just reheat and serve!
Notes
Dried beans have a mind of their own. How long they take to cook depends on the age of the beans which you can't really know when you buy them. SO, plan for a window of time between 8 and 12 hours. It's hard to overcook them, so if you want to keep things simple, cook them overnight and just reheat them when you're ready to serve.
Nutrition
Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 536mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 13g