Vegetarian Baked Beans

Vegetarian baked beans are an excellent choice when cooking for a large group of people as its very easy and inexpensive to make a large batch of baked beans, especially crockpot baked beans. Vegetarian baked beans are low in fat, cholesterol-free and high in healthy fiber and protein! This vegetarian baked beans recipe is very easy to prepare in your crockpot or slow cooker.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound navy beans or Great Northern beans
• water
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 3 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tsp mustard powder
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 tbsp vegetable broth powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• dash black pepper, or to taste

Preparation:

In a large soup or stock pot, cover the beans with water. Bring to a slow simmer. Cover and allow to cook for 30-45 minutes, until beans are just barely soft. Drain and reserve the cooking water.

In a small bowl, whisk together the molasses with the remaining ingredients.

In a crock pot or slow cooker, combine the beans, molasses and ketchup mixture, and the cooking water from the beans.

Cover, and cook on low setting for 6-8 hours, or until beans are soft.

Enjoy your vegetarian baked beans!

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