Thanks for joining me and Sarah for Meatless Monday today! Can’t believe it’s almost the 4th of July already. The summer always seems to fly by for me. Summer and the 4th of July are all about being outside and lots of BBQ. As a vegetarian, I feel it can sometimes be a challenge at a BBQ. This week I wanted to come up with a healthy, version of a summer classic that meat eaters and veggie lovers alike would all enjoy. I think I’ve done it with these vegan Bourbon Baked Beans!
Whereas most of my recipes are pretty simple and quick, these Bourbon Baked Beans take some time. Believe me, they are so worth it! I had them cooking in the crockpot all day and the house smelled absolutely amazing. It was my first time making them from scratch and I know I am biased, but these are the best-baked beans I’ve ever had. They have an amazing mix of smokey, sweet, and tangy.
Vegan Bourbon Baked Beans
I soaked the navy beans overnight and then did a quick simmer for one hour before moving them into the slow cooker. Everything goes in at once and there is no need to stir do anything while they slow cook. I had never cooked with Bourbon before but I had seen it on restaurant menus done this way so I thought, hey why not give that a try? All of the alcohol burns off while they cook and leaves a delicious flavor. I also found that they had even more flavor the second day. I suggest if you are going to a BBQ to make them in advance if possible.
Bourbon Baked Beans (Vegan) Meatless Monday
a classic BBQ side elevated to a tastier level. Vegan and healthy slow cooker version
Ingredients
- 1 lb. dried Navy beans
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 C pure maple syrup
- 1/4 apple cider
- 1 C BBQ sauce (spicy)
- 1/4 C brown sugar
- 1/4 C spicy deli mustard
- 1/4 C molasses
- 1/2 C Bourbon
- 1 C vegetable broth
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- soak beans in a large bowl overnight
- In a med saucepan bring beans to a boil then simmer for one hour
- Drain beans and add to crock pot
- Mix all remaining ingredients in a bowl to combine
- Pour into crock pot
- Cook on high for 6 hours then low for 2 hours
- Serve immediately or store for up to 1 week in fridge
I am pretty sure that the meat-eaters and vegetarians alike will all love these Bourbon Baked Beans as much as I did.
What’s your go to BBQ side? Ever cook with bourbon?
These sound delicious! Perfect for a Summer Cook-Out, Pinned 🙂
Thanks so much hope you give them a try!
I haven’t had baked beans in forever- these look delicious! Thanks for the linkup 🙂
I know! I was craving them!
The only kind of beans that I actually like are baked beans, so these would be so dangerous!
Dangerous but pretty healthy!
Oh these sound yummy for a summer cookout– I think I am going to make these for July 4th weekend!
OH great! Hope you enjoy
We used to eat baked beans all the time but now my son seems to have outgrown them. These look so yummy!
Thanks so much! It might be time to bring them back 🙂
Oooohhhhh Deborah! These look soooo good! Love the flavor in it. Thanks for hosting.
Great idea for next weekend’s BBQs and festivities! I haven’t used my slow cooker in forever.
It’s worth digging it out for these!
I love baked beans! Thanks for the simple recipe.
I forgot how good they were! Hope you enjoy
Oh yum!!! Those look amazing! They’d be great to make camping!
OH yea they would!
I can’t wait to make these for S, she loves baked beans! Like loves them, she wanted baked beans and bacon for her birthday dinner. I sometimes wonder if she’s really my kid, haha. I’ve actually never made baked beans so I’m definitely going to have to try making these with her. Happy Meatless Monday my friend!
thanks I hope she likes them. They have a great flavor so hopefully you will all like them!
I’ve never cooked with bourbon before, and I’ve never really used navy beans either. I loved baked beans though, I should try making them myself one day
I had never cooked with bourbon before either! They are so good I hope you give them a try
I never made homemade baked beans. I ave always just opened a can of bush’s. But this sounds simple enough.
Oh no canned beans anymore for me! Hope you try these
OMG – I can smell the bourbon, bbq goodness through my computer screen. How yum!
ha ha they are seriously yum!
I love baked beans, but I can’t remember when the last time I ate them was. These look soooo good! Thanks for hosting.
I am so glad you like them! Let me know if you give them a try.
omg love baked beans! and with bourbon??? HELLO!!
I had never made them this way before and they were fantastic! I might be a little biased though 🙂
I’m not normally a fan of baked beans, but these look delicious!
Thanks! They really were 🙂
These sound amazing!!!! I can’t have bourbon but I did just make a chipotle beer – maybe that could work.
It should! Let me know if you give it a try
Yum!
My current favorite BBQ sides are cole slaw (with a more vinegar based dressing) and Mexican Street Corn. Both are so freaking delicious and the perfect complement to anything on the grill.
Those are 2 of my favorites as well!
now I’m craving baked beans!
that was the idea 🙂
Yum, I love baked beans in the summertime and I bet these smell and taste amazing! I need to break out my crockpot and try these beans!
Thanks! I promise they are worth taking out the crock pot for
Let’s see, I already have plenty of bourbon now I just need the beans! I am so going to try this over the weekend! YUM!
Convenient!! Hope you enjoy
Thanks for linking up to the Crockpot Monday Link-Up Party! These beans look amazing…and I love that they have bourbon in them!!!
Thanks so much and glad that we’ve connected
My family eats an insane amount of beans– this will go over incredibly well! 🙂 Thank you for hosting!
Great to hear! Hope you all enjoy
i love bourbon beans! they are amazing! this recipe looks pretty simple. thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks so much hope you find them tasty!
Never cooked with bourbon before. Might need to try it!
It was my first time too and I loved them. The bourbon gives a nice taste on the back end
Woah! What a great combination of ingredients!
Thanks so much! I loved the flavor combination
This looks so delicious (and so easy!). I’ll have to try making this for Jesse sometime soon as he’d LOVE them!
Oh great thanks!
I desperately want to make this and gobble up the whole recipe! I fear my boyfriend would shun me for “wasting” half a cup of his bourbon on beans, though! haha, I’ll just use his not-so-favorite variety 🙂
Yes no need to use the good stuff! 🙂
I’ve been craving baked beans lately, and these look delicious!
I was craving them too! Hope you give them a try
Yum!
I don’t know why, but baked beans for me just scream summer and camping! My sisters and I are planning a family trip, I’ll have to remember this to try then, might be much better than the ones I buy in a can and just cook:)
oh definitely better!
I’m not much of a bean-eater…but these look enticing! I suppose if there’s enough of the BBQ mixed in, you won’t taste the beans? LOL (I’m willing to give it a go ) 😉
Ha you always make me smile!
I love baked beans but I haven’t made made or eaten them in forever. Time to change that.
I had not made them in a while either but found myself craving them too.
oh my i LOVE baked beans! these sound like a hit!
Thanks so much!
There’s nothing quite like a good side of beans at a summer BBQ. These look delicious!
So True! thanks
I was telling my husband about these last night on our walk. He said PLEEEEAASE make them. LOL. So I’m gonna try. LOL.
I hope you both love them!
Beans are one of our favorites over here! I’ve never cooked with bourbon…only sipped it while cooking, haha. I’ll have to give it a try! I’ve never been a fan of BBQ in general, but it has grown on me, especially after trying a few BBQ recipes from Thug Kitchen.
Thug Kitchen is great! The bourbon gives a nice flavor to these hope you try them
The hubs loves baked beans with his bbq, I bet these would go over great… plus I could eat them !
Yes just about everyone can eat them! Hope you try them
These look delicious, I think I will make them for our 4th of July celebration! Thank you for hosting the link up too. 🙂
So glad hope you all enjoy them as much as we did
Whoa these look GOOD. I love baked beans so much. Will def be trying these!
OH great hope you enjoy!