These amazing, fully loaded, baked beans will be the perfect side dishes for your summer gatherings and potlucks! Barbecue baked beans with a kick of spice, if desired. Easy to make including a homemade barbecue sauce recipe. 

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Barbecue Baked Beans

This post has two recipes in one! We’re going to show you how to make these flavorful and easy baked beans, and also a recipe for a homemade barbecue sauce, or use your own favorite recipe or premixed barbecue to finish up the recipe.

Barbecue Baked Beans Ingredients: 

• 2 cans cannellini beans
• 1 cup barbecue sauce (easy recipe below or use your own)
• 1 tbsp diced jalapeno (plus extra for topping)
• ⅓ cup diced onion
• ⅓ cup chopped bacon
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• Black pepper to taste
• Parsley (topping, optional)

Prep your crockpot with non-stick cooking spray or a crockpot liner (which are pretty much the best thing ever!)

Then, add all your ingredients into the slow cooker. Stir to combine.

Cook on high heat setting for 4 hours, or on low for 6 hours, stirring occasionally.

That’s it – eat and enjoy!

You can optionally top with parsley and extra jalapeno, if desired. The green toppings really make the beans pop!

Homemade Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Barbecue Sauce Ingredients: 

• 1 cup ketchup
• 1 ts brown sugar
• 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp mustard
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• ½ – 1 tsp black pepper
• ½ tsp garlic

Making the barbecue sauce is a cinch! Just blend everything together until a smooth consistency. It’s best to set your barbecue sauce aside for a day to allow the flavors to really combine before using.

We just use an empty ketchup bottle for our homemade barbecue sauce. Be sure you write on the cap so no one accidentally adds barbecue when they were hoping for ketchup.

Watch us make this yummy recipe in a quick 1-minute video demonstrating the steps!

Crockpot Barbecue
Baked Beans Recipe

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