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Home » Homemade Instant Pot Baked Beans Recipe


Homemade Instant Pot Baked Beans Recipe

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Instant Pot Baked Beans are delicious and an easy recipe to make using a pressure cooker. This no-soak method is the perfect barbecue side dish and so much better than the canned version. You just need a few ingredients including bacon, onion, vinegar, molasses, brown sugar, ketchup and beans! You can omit the bacon for a vegetarian/vegan recipe version.
a bowl of baked beans sitting in front of a pressure cooker on a table with a wooden spoon
Its a little hard to believe looking out my window today but summer really is just around the corner. Things are a little different this year, but I am still excited for the time that we can cookout in our backyard and utilize our grill even more than we are right now.
When I think of summer I think about barbecues. One of my all time favorite side dishes to make for a barbecue is baked beans.
A big white bowl filled with Homemade baked beans
Making your own homemade baked beans is so easy to do, especially if you have an Instant Pot or pressure cooker, there is no need to soak the beans beforehand! The result is a fresh tasting, well seasoned bowl of beautiful baked beans just perfect for a summer cookout!
Using a pressure cooker is a great option when making baked beans. It allows the dish to be made portability and it frees up space on a cook top. This recipe is also great to make when you are camping since it is easy to bring your Instant Pot along.

What Kind of Beans Can I use for Homemade Baked Beans?

The bean selection at the store has been picked through a little bit due to the stay-at-home orders so I we used Great Northern beans. You could use several different beans that you might already have on hand like dry pinto, dry navy beans, kidney or butter beans.
some water being poured into a pot full of white beans

Can I use canned beans to make homemade baked beans?

Yes, I have heard of people using one can of beans to give the beans a little variety. If you want to use just canned beans, you will skip the first part of this recipe. The recipe directions have you cook the dry beans first and then add all the other ingredients and cook them a second time. If you use canned beans just skip the first cook and start with adding all your ingredients together.

a cup of barbeque sauce being poured into a pot filled with bacon and onions

What Ingredients do I need to Make Homemade Baked Beans?

  • Great Northern Beans (or any dry beans you have on hand)
  • water
  • salt
  • bacon
  • onion
  • barbecue sauce
  • ketchup
  • brown sugar
  • white vinegar
  • molasses

A large bowl of baked beansTips for Making Baked Beans in a Pressure Cooker

We will have two different cooking processes. The first one is to cook the beans. The second is to cook everything together. If you are using canned beans, be sure to rinse them off first and the start the recipe at the bacon cooking step.

To make these beans vegetarian and vegan, go ahead and skip the bacon. You could add a little liquid smoke to give it that smokey flavor that you get from using bacon. If you like things a little spicy you could add some jalapeno with the onion. If you prefer a sweeter baked bean recipe you could add a little crushed pineapple. Its easy to adjust this recipe to make it your own.

a pot full of beans and a sauce being stired with a wooden spoon

What recipes can I serve baked beans with?

Baked beans are perfect when served with hamburgers or ribs! I love grilling hotdogs and covering them with these baked beans, it is one of those summer recipes I look forward to every year.

I also love to pair my baked beans with spicy homemade pickles! They add a great spicy, sweet combo that I enjoy!

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a bowl of baked beans sitting in front of a pressure cooker on a table with a wooden spoon
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Instant Pot Baked Beans
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
 

Instant Pot Baked Beans are delicious and an easy recipe to make using a pressure cooker. This no-soak method is the perfect barbecue side dish and so much better than the canned version. You just need a few ingredients including bacon, onion, vinegar, molasses, brown sugar, ketchup and beans! You can omit the bacon for a vegetarian/vegan recipe version.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Homemade baked beans, Instant Pot Baked Beans
Servings: 12
Calories: 284 kcal
Author: A Mom's Impression
Ingredients
  • 1 lb dry Great Northern Beans
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 slices raw bacon cut into small pieces
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 2/3 cup barbecue sauce
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
Instructions
  1. Add beans, 8 cups of water and salt to the inner pot of the pressure cooker. Place the lid on the pressure cooker and seal shut. Make sure that the pressure valve is set to closed. Set the pressure cooker to manual, high pressure for 25 minutes. When cooking cycle is complete, carefully naturally release the pressure. Open the pressure cooker and drain the beans. Set aside.

  2. Add bacon and onion to the pot and turn pressure cooker on to the saute mode. Cook until the bacon is done. Turn off the pressure cooker and drain greese. In the same pot stir in the barbecue sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, water, vinegar and molasses. Mix well.

  3. Return the beans to the pot and stir. Place the lid on the pressure cooker and seal shut. Close the pressure release valve. Set the instant pot to manual, low pressure for 15 minutes. When cooking cycle is complete, naturally release the pressure.

  4. Carefully open the pressure cooker, and serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

*Serves 12-16

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Filed Under: Instant Pot Recipes, Recipes Tagged With: Instant Pot, Side Dishes

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  1. Teresa says

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    I tried making the baked beans last night. When I got to the final step (pressure cook on low for 15 mins) I kept getting a burn notifications. Not sure as to why. I followed the recipe to a t. Any suggestions?

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    • Victoria Paul says

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      Just had the same problem. Maybe we need more water? But then I don’t know if it would water the beans down too much.

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  2. MamaBear386 says

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    3 stars
    I don’t have the Instant brand pot, so maybe that altered the cooking results, but my beans were still partially solid! I even cooked them 30 minutes on the bean setting, drained, sautéed onions, added beans and remaining ingredients, cooked 15 minutes, tried them, cooked another 15 minutes, tried them again, cooked ANOTHER 15 minutes, and still had some solid beans. The flavor is fantastic; the kids even like them! But I’ll be pre-soaking next time to see if that changes anything.

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    • Mom says

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      I have made this several times and didn’t have that problem. So sorry that happened.

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    • Laurie says

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      Could your beans be old? I have had trouble getting older beans to soften.

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  3. Pamela says

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    I love this recipe and have made it often. I Doha even a question, can one double this recipe with an Instapot? If so what would be the cooking time?

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    • Mom says

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      Yes you can if your pressure cooker can hold it all. The cooking time would remain the same, however, it will take longer for the pressure cooker to come to pressure.

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  4. Debbie says

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    5 stars
    These were so easy to make and were really good!

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    • Mom says

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      I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for letting us know!

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  5. Mary Karen says

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    I want to make these in advance for a rib dinner…. why serve immediately? Aren’t beans, like stew, better the next day? I’ve never made them before….

    Thank you.

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    • Mom says

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      I prefer them hot right out of the IP. If you try to make them in advance please come back and let us know how it turned out.

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  6. Laurie says

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    I always make sure there is nothing on the bottom of the pot that might cause the burn notice to come on. I scrape the pot and sometimes add a bit of water to deglaze the bottom in between cycles.

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  7. Melanie says

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    In the first step after the beans have been cooked- it doesnt state how long to naturally release the beans for, could you clarify?

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