Slow-Cooked Baked Beans

I could not find a baked beans recipe that everyone liked. So I started putting a few different ones together and I came up with this.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 8 hrs

Total Time: 16 hrs 10 mins

Servings: 12

Ingredients

• 3 cups dried navy beans
• water, to cover
• 1 ½ cups ketchup
• ½ pound fully cooked ham
• 1 ½ cups water
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup molasses
• 1 ½ tablespoons onion powder
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps

1. Place beans in a large pot and cover with plenty of water. Cover pot with a lid and soak beans for 8 hours or overnight. Drain and fill pot with fresh water.
2. Cook beans over medium heat until tender, about 1 hour. Drain beans, reserving the water for later use.
3. Place beans, ketchup, ham, 1 1/2 cup water, brown sugar, molasses, onion powder, mustard, salt, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, and 1 cup reserved bean water in a slow cooker. Add more bean water as needed if beans get too dry.
4. Cook on Low for 7 to 9 hours.