Instant Pot Baked Beans
Make this homemade baked beans recipe in your instant pot. A delicious and easy side dish, these baked beans are made from scratch and taste amazing -- a perfect BBQ side dish to enjoy.
Equipment
- Instant pot
Ingredients
- 1 lb Navy beans about 2 cups
- 2/3 Cup Brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons Mustard
- 1/2 Cup Molasses
- 2 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 4 Cups Beef broth
- 1 Count White onion diced
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 2 Tablespoon Cornstarch
Instructions
- Open your instant pot and put the beans, onion, and beef broth into the pot
- Cover and set the valve to the sealed position
- Use the pressure cook or manual button, cook presoaked beans for 40 minutes, or unsoaked beans for 1 hour 25 minutes
- When the instant pot stops counting, release the pressure by opening the valve. Then, when the pin drops, open the pot
- Mix the brown sugar, mustard, molasses, and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl
- Pour the mixture into the instant pot and mix with the beans
- Turn on the sautee/normal heat mode, stirring frequently until it begins to thicken - remember the baked beans will thicken as they cool as well
Video
Notes
If the beans seem too watery, create a slurry with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and a little water. Add the slurry to the beans and you'll see them begin to thicken up quite a bit within a minute or two.