Ingredients
- 1.5 cups of small dried white beans, soaked overnight (see recipe note if you forget to soak them) navy or great northern beans work best. If you don't have dried you may use 4.5 cups of canned beans
- 1 large onion
- 3 large cloves of garlic
- 3 cups crushed tomatoes (see recipe note)
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons black strap molasses
- 1 heaping tablespoon mustard (any wet variety)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 large bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes or powder (to give flavour not heat)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 heaping tablespoon of smoked paprika OR liquid smoke (see recipe notes for advice on amounts) DO NOT use both. They both give good results.
- 1 cup of water / around 250mls
Recipe Description
These thick, sweet & smoky slow cooked barbecue baked beans need a little initial prep then you can leave them to do their thing while you do yours. You will be rewarded with a comforting & delicious pot of the most amazing baked beans with rich, deep & complex flavours.
These beans can be cooked in a slow cooker, on the stove top or in the oven so you can choose the method that suits you best. Anyway you do it they take a while to develop their rich, complex, smoky flavour but this is all hands off time.
After a bit of initial prep , these Vegan Barbecue Baked Beans simmer slowly for hours and hours until they are rich, thick, sweet and smoky. They have the most amazing complex flavour and the smell in the house while they are cooking is so good!
