Instant Pot Baked Beans
Instant Pot baked beans are a beloved side dish that you can make from scratch, and they taste so much better than canned beans.
Ingredients
- 1 pound dry northern beans or pinto beans
- 8 cups water - for soaking the beans
- 6 slices low-sodium, center cut bacon chopped
- ¾ cup onion diced
- 3 cloves of garlic peeled and minced
- 2 cups water - for cooking the beans
- ¼ cup ketchup or bbq sauce
- ¼ cup maple syrup or honey, sweetener of choice
- 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
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Prep the beans. Sort through the beans and pick out any pebbles or debris, then rinse and drain the beans and place them into a medium size bowl. Pour the water over the beans to fully cover them all. Soak the beans for 10-12 hours or overnight.
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Cook the bacon, onion and garlic. Set the Instant Pot to “Saute”. Once it is hot, add the chopped bacon. Cook it until slightly crispy. Then add in the onions and garlic and season everything with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook, while stirring for about 1-2 minutes. Press cancel to turn off the “saute” setting on the Instant Pot.
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Pour the water into the pot over the bacon, onions and garlic and stir and scrape any brown bits of flavor off of the bottom of the pot. Add in the soaked beans, honey, ketchup, vinegar, mustard, and some salt and pepper and stir it all together.
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Secure the lid on the Instant Pot and turn the release valve to the “sealing” position. Cook on manual high pressure for 50-55 minutes. Once the cook time ends, allow the Instant Pot to release steam for about 15 minutes. Then use a wooden spoon or dish towel to carefully move the release valve to the “venting” position but make sure to turn it away from you. Once there is no more steam coming out of the Instant Pot, carefully turn and remove the lid.
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Season and thicken. Stir the beans and add some more salt and pepper to taste if needed. To thicken the beans, you can simmer them in the Instant Pot by setting the pot back to the “saute” setting. Stir and watch them so they don’t burn. It should take about 5-7 minutes for them to thicken up.
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Serve. These beans are best if eaten hot or at room temperature with your favorite BBQ sides.