Slow Cooker Baked Beans Recipe From Scratch

Beans slow-cooked to perfection with brown sugar and bacon. This is my classic recipe for baked beans that I make over and over.

If I'm not making these homestyle baked beans, I make Hawaiian baked beans or land your man baked beans.

baked beans with bacon in black slow cooker with wooden spoon in them.

This easy baked bean recipe for your crockpot is a classic and easy recipe. Great for a weekend barbecue or for taking to a potluck.

How to make the best baked beans:

Bush's Baked Beans – I use the homestyle or original variety. I prefer not to use any flavored varieties such as maple or onion for they can be overpowering.
Bacon – cook the bacon halfway (not completely done and crisp) doing this will give the beans a browned flavor but also allow the bacon to realease some of its juices into the beans.
Barbecue – Use your favorite here. I like a plain barbecue sauce for this recipe.
Brown sugar – I only add 2 tablespoons so the beans aren't too sweet.
Mustard – Adds a contrast to the sweet in this recipe.
Sweet Yellow Onion – Just one cup diced will do.
Worcestershire Sauce – this is the secret ingredient! Add a little tang to the beans

worcestershire sauce, baked beans, barbeucue sauce, onion, bacon, mustard and brown sugar in front of slow cooker.

How long do I cook?

Place the lid on the slow cooker.
Cook on LOW for 5 hours or on HIGH for 3.5 hours.

baked beans, halfway cooked bacon, onion in slow cooker unstirred.

Can I use Pork and Beans instead of baked beans?

If you choose to use pork and beans instead of baked beans in this recipe I would double the brown sugar and barbecue sauce in this recipe for they are less sweet than baked beans

How can I sweeten these without using brown sugar?

Use 2 tablespoons of one of these below:

Honey
White sugar
Maple syrup

uncooked baked bean mixture in slow cooker.

What other meat can I use instead of bacon?

1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained
1 lb. ground sausage, browned and drained
1-2 cups diced ham
8 ounces turkey bacon, sliced, cooked halfway and drained

baked beans cooked in the slow cooker with wooden spoon in them.

Other baked bean recipes to try:

Slow Cooker Land your Man Baked Beans
Slow Cooker Root Beer Baked Beans
Slow Cooker Hawaiian Baked Beans
Slow Cooker Spicy Cowboy Beans

baked beans in small white bowls with cornbread in background.

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baked beans cooked in the slow cooker with wooden spoon in them.

▢ 8 oz. bacon (half of a 16 oz. package)
▢ 56 oz. Homestyle Bush's Baked Beans
▢ 1 cup diced yellow onion
▢ 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
▢ 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
▢ 2 Tbsp. yellow mustard
▢ 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce

Slice the raw bacon into 1/2 inch pieces. Cook on the stove top in a skillet until HALFWAY browned, drain. Add to the slow cooker.
Add the remaining ingredients and stir.
Place the lid on the slow cooker.
Cook on LOW for 5 hours or HIGH for 3.5 hours.
Stir, serve and enjoy!
Note – If your slow cooker cooks hot, be sure to stir these once or twice at the end of the cooking time. Mine had no problem, but often on thick and sweet recipes they tend to stick on the edges.

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Can I use Pork n' Beans instead of baked beans in this recipe?

If you choose to use pork and beans instead of baked beans in this recipe I would double the brown sugar and barbecue sauce in this recipe for they are less sweet than baked beans

What can I sweeten these beans with instead of brown sugar?

white sugar
maple syrup
honey

What kind of meat can I use instead of bacon?

1 lb. ground beef, browned and drained
1 lb. ground sausage, browned and drained
1-2 cups diced ham
8 ounces turkey bacon, sliced, cooked halfway and drained

Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.

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