Baked Beans

so.. one of my husband's favorite foods is baked beans, but we rarely buy it because stores charge an arm and a leg for canned beans!

so ive been making my own the past 6 months or so. its great that i can control the ingredients, make them a lot lower calorie than the store-bought ones, and they are a lot cheaper! i make mine with pinto beans, cheaper than navy beans and tastes pretty much the same. the price of beans at my store went down, so it now costs me about 27 cents for 2 cups of finished baked beans!

yes, that IS cheap, just a tiny fraction of what the large cans cost. this is my diet version, low sugar and salt. still tastes delicious!


3 cups dried pinto beans
1 medium onion
1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
2 tbsp cup pancake syrup
3 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp splenda
1 tsp salt
water or broth to cover


CROCKPOT BEANS

1. soak and drain the beans, then place them in a slow cooker (crockpot).

2. add all other ingredients, mix well, and cover with water

3. cook on low heat 8 hrs or overnight



PRESSURE COOKER BEANS

1. soak and drain the beans, place them in your pressure cooker

2. add all other ingredients, mix well and cover with water

3. place the lid securely on the pressure cooker, and process at 15 pounds of pressure for 50 minutes.