I have done homemade baked beans, in my slow cooker many times. I have done variations of this recipe, but this is my go to recipe.
Ingredients
1 pound dry great Northern beans
6 cups water
1 package of smoked ham hocks
1 pound bacon
1 cup chopped onion
1 pound spicy ground sausage
1/2 cup molasses
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon kosher salt
Directions
- The night before, combine the Great Northern Beans and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil, and cook for 1 1/2 hours. Pour beans and their liquid into a bowl, cover and refrigerate overnight.
- In the morning, drain liquid off of the Great Northern Beans, reserving 1 cup. Pour beans and the reserved liquid into the crock of a slow cooker, add about one additional cup of fresh water, or enough to cover the beans.
- Cook bacon in skillet, draining on paper towels.
- Cook spicy ground sausage in skillet, draining on paper towels.
- Cook onion in pork fat.
- Stir in the bacon, sausage, onion, smoked ham hocks, molasses, brown sugar, mustard and pepper. Cover, and cook on Low for 12 to 14 hours. Stir before serving. Remove ham hocks in last hour, remove meat from hocks, and put meat back in slow cooker.
Here is what they look like when they are ready to serve: