Name: Instant Pot Baked Beans
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound Dried Navy Beans; 6-8 slices Thick Bacon (roughly chopped); 1 medium Yellow/Brown Onion (roughly chopped); 3 1/4 cups Fresh Water; 1/4 cup Maple Syrup ((the real stuff)); 1/3 cup Molasses; 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar ((packed)); 1/3 cup Ketchup; 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce ((secret ingredient, shhh)); 1 1/4 teaspoons Dry/Ground Mustard Seed; 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt; 1/4 teaspoon Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Instant Pot Baked Beans cook up in an hour with your pressure cooker. Sweet, sticky and delicious, you will never buy canned beans again.

Instant Pot Baked Beans

We’ve all had the Better Homes and Gardens Baked Beans at one time or another, right?

If you’ve been following my blog, you will know that I can never leave good enough alone.

I always like to take recipes up a notch. This Instant Pot Baked Beans recipe makes a big pot of beans and easily feeds at least 10 people.

This Instant Pot Baked Beans recipe will have you jumping for joy!

You can make these delicious Instant Pot Baked Beans right in your Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker, without an overnight soak and without hours in the oven!

Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Baked Beans

Cast of Ingredients for Instant Pot Baked Beans

Canned baked beans, in my opinion, are usually too sweet.

While the BHG Baked Beans are pretty good, I felt like there was something missing and I felt they were a bit cloying.

A few changes and additions and I came up with the most delicious Instant Pot Baked Beans recipe ever!

Ingredients for Instant Pot Baked Beans

Navy Beans
BACON!!!!! – because, heck yeah!
Real Maple Syrup – make sure to use Real Maple Syrup and not the fake stuff like Log Cabin or Mrs. Butterworth’s.
Molasses – adds a wonderful depth of flavor give these Instant Pot Baked Beans, the delicious “sticky” texture, that everyone loves.
Bacon
Onions
Ketchup
Dry/Ground Mustard
Brown Sugar
Worcestershire Sauce – this is my secret ingredient and really takes this recipe up another notch

Do I Need to Soak Beans Before Pressure Cooking?

No.
You don’t need to soak your Navy Beans overnight, if you don’t want to do so.
The Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker will easily soften the Navy Beans.
You can always just set the cook time longer, if you do not want to soak your beans.

I only do it to remove any dirt and check for debris.

Soak Navy Beans in Water

If you do want to soak the beans, this Salbree Steamer Basket makes things easier.

After popping off the handles, I can use it in all my Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.

So add the beans to the strainer and rinse off, removing any rocks or any debris.

Cover the Navy Beans with water, about two inches above beans.

Why Are My Beans Hard?

If beans are old, they won’t soften up during a regular cook cycle.
In fact, they many not soften up at all.
Make sure to check the date on your package of beans.
A concern however, is that if the package of beans shows a good date, it is possible they were not package right away and could still be old.
If making my Instant Pot Baked Beans and your beans are hard and there is excessive liquid, it is most likely due to old beans. Hard beans won’t absorb the liquid properly.

Drain and Rinse Navy Beans

Pull the basket of Navy Beans from the pot of water and rinse Navy Beans again, getting rid of any debris.

Rough Chop the Bacon and Onions

Use a Sharp Knife and rough chop the bacon and onions.

The Onions will mostly disintegrate during cooking.

The Bacon will shrink up a lot, so rough chopping will ensure some decent size bits.

Render the Bacon and Sauté the Onions

It is always important to allow your Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker cooking pot to fully heat.

This helps make a stainless steel cooking pot, non-stick!

A little Sauté of the Onions in the Bacon Grease will add lots of flavor.

Make sure to use a Spatula, so that thing don’t start to stick.

If necessary, add a little water to the cooking pot while rendering the Bacon.

The onions should only start to soften.

All ingredients in Pressure Cooker

Add the rest of the ingredients into the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.

The secret ingredient takes these babies up a notch!

What If There is A Lot of Liquid in Instant Pot Baked Beans

Don’t concern yourself with the amount of liquid in the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker cooking pot. A certain amount is needed for the pot to come to pressure and then cook.
Also, assuming the beans are fresh, they will continue to absorb more liquid after they are cooked. If the beans are old, they won’t soften and won’t absorb the liquid.
You can always simmer, if you feel the beans are too watery.

Personally, I like my Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Baked Beans a bit liquidy, as I dip my Homemade Hot Dog Bun into the sauce, before taking a bite!

These Instant Pot Baked Beans will taste like they have been cooking and baking all day in a clay oven.

Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Holiday Baked Beans

Don’t they look delicious!!!???!! Big ole pot of beans.

Why Do You Add Salt to Beans After Cooking?

Salting before cooking can sometimes makes the skin of the beans rather tough.
This can be a reason beans sometimes take longer to cook.

Perfect to Freeze for Hot Dog Night!

How Do you Store Instant Pot Baked Beans?

Beans freeze really well, so I always use at least 16 ounces of dry beans.
They freeze well in Reditainer Extreme Freezer Containers.
These labels are great, so that I know what’s in the container.
When you are in the mood for Instant Pot Baked Beans, like on Hot Dog Night, pull a container from the freezer.
They easily reheat in the Instant Pot, Mealthy MultiPot or Pressure Cooker.

Try my Pressure Cooker New York Dirty Water Hot Dogs recipe, the next time you make Hot Dogs. It’s a super easy 3 ingredient dump and forget method.

Crock of Pressure Cooker Holiday Baked Beans

Instant Pot Baked Beans are not only for holidays such as Fourth of July, Labor Day and Memorial Day. They can be enjoyed every day of the ear.

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Enjoy!

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