{"id":3968,"date":"2020-08-15T21:02:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T03:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pressurecookingtoday.com\/?p=3968"},"modified":"2020-08-15T21:41:34","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T03:41:34","slug":"pressure-cooker-baked-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pressurecookingtoday.com\/pressure-cooker-baked-beans\/","title":{"rendered":"Instant Pot Baked Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Instant Pot Baked Beans are a popular side dish for summer BBQs. Dried navy beans are pressure cooked until tender and coated in a classic sticky sauce made from molasses, ketchup, and seasonings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cecilia, a Pressure Cooking Today reader, asked me if I would post a pressure cooker baked beans recipe. Although you can make great baked beans with canned beans, cooking the dry beans from-scratch in the pressure cooker is easier, cheaper, and better tasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update: <\/strong>I\u2019ve updated this post with new photos and helpful tips about how to soak and cook perfect baked beans in the Instant Pot.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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What Are Baked Beans?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Baked beans seem as old as barbecues themselves. I can’t remember not<\/em> having them at family barbecues growing up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the “baked” in their name, most baked beans recipes are actually slow-simmered navy beans. Many stovetop recipes have you simmer soaked beans for anywhere from 90 minutes to 3 hours! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But by “baking” them in the pressure cooker, you can have perfect navy beans with just 35 minutes at high pressure<\/strong> and a 10 minute natural release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making Pressure Cooker Baked Beans in an Instant Pot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This Baked Bean recipe will work in any brand of electric pressure cooker, including the Instant Pot<\/a>, Ninja Foodi<\/a>, or Power Pressure Cooker XL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Better Homes and Gardens<\/a> has a good tutorial on cooking baked beans from scratch. I adapted their recipe for the pressure cooker to make it even easier and faster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The baked beans have a great, traditional flavor. I like lots of bacon in my baked beans, so I doubled the bacon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video shows an overnight soak, but I often use the quick soak method discussed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Soak Beans Overnight <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An overnight soak is the best way to ensure your baked beans cook evenly and look the most uniform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To perform an overnight soak:<\/strong> Cover your beans in the pressure cooking pot (turned OFF) with 8 cups of water and a tablespoon of salt. Let the beans sit overnight at room temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day, drain the beans and rinse them well. Now you\u2019re ready to proceed with the Instant Pot Baked Bean recipe as written. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quick-Soak Method for Beans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t have time for an overnight soak, you can get many of the same benefits with a quick soak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To use the quick soak method for dried beans:<\/strong> Simply cover the beans with water in the pressure cooking pot, as you would for the overnight soak (including the salt). Then pressure cook on high for 1 minute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Turn the pressure cooker off and let the beans soak for 1 hour. Then remove the lid, drain and rinse the beans, and discard the soaking water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proceed with the recipe as directed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No-Soak Baked Beans <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Note that the beans may cook unevenly if you skip a soak, so I don\u2019t really recommend this method.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For no-soak baked beans:<\/strong> Choose your cook time. Cooking at high pressure for 75 minutes you\u2019ll have some perfectly cooked beans and others that are still a little hard. If you cook for 90 minutes, you\u2019ll have some mushy and split beans and some a little hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s not perfect, but it does work in a pinch.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Random<\/strong> Baked Beans Facts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While I’ve only had the traditional American version cooked in a smoky sweet molasses sauce, apparently across the pond in the UK, baked beans are a breakfast<\/em> food: meatless, coated in a tomato sauce, and served on toast! And Canadian readers have confirmed making theirs with maple syrup. (Because of course!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re a trivia lover like me, check out The Guardian’s <\/em>fabulous baked beans write up<\/a>. SO many great bean facts! Beans were cooked by indigenous tribes and adopted by the Pilgrims! First canned in the 1860s!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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