Instant Pot Baked Beans
My Instant Pot baked beans are smoky, spicy, and just sweet enough. These taste like you've been cooking them all day yet come together in under 45 minutes!
I live for picnic side dishes orange fluff and frog eye salad. These Instant pot baked beans are another favorite. They start with canned beans. However, we add some of our own ingredients like spicy jalapenos, sweet maple syrup, and tangy ketchup. The pressure cooker does all the work allowing you to mingle with guests instead of babysitting a pot on the stove. We love it for picnics and parties!
Why This Recipe Works: A Sprinkle of Food Science
- Natural Pressure Release: This helps prevent the beans skins from coming off and also prevents liquid from escaping from the pressure valve!
- Fat = Flavor: We sauté the veggies in bacon grease which infuses this smoky flavor into every bite.
Ingredient Notes and Shopping Tips
- Canned Beans: I used Bush's original baked beans. Avoid overly sweet varieties that mention molasses or brown sugar as we're going to add our own.
- Bacon: I like thick cut as it doesn't cook up quite as crisp. This prevents it from disappearing into nothing while pressure cooking.
- Maple Syrup: Use real maple syrup not pancake syrup for the best flavor. You could substitute molasses here if desired.
- Jalapeno: Remove seeds and ribs if you prefer less spice.
- Bell Pepper: Green is classic but you may find red or yellow to be sweeter.
Krystle's Tips: Steal My Culinary School Secrets
- Don't Skip Deglazing: Adding a tablespoon or two of water after sauteing not only releases all those flavorful compounds but helps prevent that dreaded burn warning was well.
- Use a Natural Not a Quick Release: Resist the urge to do a quick-release. Liquid could spurt out and burn you.
- Reserve A Little Bacon: I like to set aside around ¼ of the bacon to use as a garnish.
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Easy Instant Pot Baked Beans
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Ingredients
- 2 28 Ounce Cans Baked Beans
- 6 Slices Bacon Chopped
- 1 Sweet Onion Diced
- 4 Cloves Garlic Minced
- 3 Tablespoons Pure Maple Syrup
- 1 Tablespoon Ketchup
- ⅓ Cup Brown Sugar
- 2 Jalapeños Diced
- 1 Green Pepper Diced
Instructions
- Set instant pot to saute mode. Add bacon, and cook until almost crispy. Remove all but 1-2 tablespoons of fat.
- Cook onion, jalapenos, and bell pepper in remaining grease. Cook stirring occasionally until onion is translucent.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Deglaze with 1-2 tablespoons of water.
- Stir in beans, maple syrup, and ketchup. Seal the pressure valve.
- Turn off saute mode, and set to high pressure. Cook for 40 minutes. Allow pressure to release for 20 minutes naturally.
- Then manually reduce the remaining pressure.
Nutrition
Baked Beans are a hearty favorite. I haven't had them in awhile and this post is making me want to whip some up sometime this week. Love the jalapeño addition.
Such a great Instant Pot baked beans recipe - love how it's quick and flavorful. With just a little prep, it's exactly what summer cookouts need. Definitely bookmarking this for my next BBQ!
I have never made baked beans before. Using the instant pot is a great way to make them - so convenient!
With the Instant Pot this recipe sounds so easy! So delicious!
These baked beans are so good. Even better than my uncles. I love the addition of the jalapeno.
Get in my belly! This Instant Pot Baked Beans looks so good.
Oh wow, this looks like the perfect weeknight meal! I am so excited to try it!
This needs to happen soon! It looks incredibly delicious!! YUM!
Love the idea of adding some sweetness to this. Thanks for the tip!
I can't get enough of baked beans!! I crave them any time we BBQ, have a picnic, or have a get together! Such an easy recipe!
So good! My kids aren't a fan of spicy, so I only used 1 jalapeno pepper and it was perfect!
I will be using this recipe from now on!! It makes the best beans & it couldn't be any easier!!
We're curious about the "baked beans" ingredient. Are these two cans of store-bought beans that are already steeped in molasses or tomato sauce? If yes, they are already baked... so are we baking them a second time in the pressure cooker?
Or does "baked beans" here represent garbanzo or butter beans?
Would love to know so we can try this. Thank!
Beautiful site!
Hi Peter!
Great question. Yes I used 2 cans of store bought baked beans in sauce for this recipe.