Instant Pot Baked Beans

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Instant Pot Baked Beans are budget friendly, tasty and cook up in under 90 minutes. If you need a vegetarian recipe just leave out the bacon.

Course: Main Dish, Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Vegetarian

Servings: servings

Author: Laura

8 cups water
2 TBSP apple cider vinegar
2 TBSP tomato paste
1 TBSP smoked paprika
2 TBSP maple syrup
1/3 cup brown suagr
2 TBSP onion flakes you can use some fresh, I find them too overwhelming for this recipe
1/2 TBSP garlic granules
1 tsp smoke flavor can leave out if using bacon
2 cups white beans I used great northern but you could use navy as well
6 slices bacon chopped, can leave out for vegetarian
salt add after cooking, to taste

whisk together the water through the smoke flavoring (if using) in the inner pot of the Instant Pot
add beans and bacon, stir to combine
lock on the lid, set the vent
press beans button and increase time to 60 minutes
the Instant Pot will beep and begin it's cycle -OR- press manual, set pressure to high, set time to 60
once it's finished let it naturally vent for 15 minutes or you'll blow bean foam everywhere (TRUST ME ON THIS!)
carefully vent after 15 minutes
stir and taste for salt, add as needed
if they still seem a little runny or your beans are not cooked through set the pot to saute and let them cook off a little but do keep an eye on them as they will stick and burn if let unattended!
you can set the pot to keep warm and the'll be ready to eat whenever you are