The Absolute Best Way To Prepare Baked Beans Is So Simple

Popping open a can of baked beans is easy, but slow-cooking them from scratch can result in a smoky, rich, caramely side dish. The easiest way of doing this is using a slow cooker.

Put the basic baked bean ingredients into a slow cooker pot — dried beans, perhaps bacon for flavor, brown sugar, molasses, onions, your liquid, and any other preferred add-ins.

Set the cooker on low, and let it

cook for the better part of the day. Depending on the beans, you may want to pre-soak them first, so always follow what your recipe recommends.

The slow cooker process gives the beans the long, slow simmering they need to become perfectly soft, saucy, and infused with rich flavor — with much less work for the chef.