Recipe: Crock Pot Baked Beans (using molasses, brown sugar, coffee and Canadian bacon)

CROCK POT BAKED BEANS

1 pound dried navy beans, rinsed, soaked overnight, drained
6 cups water
3/4 cup molasses
1/2 cup black coffee
1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1 Tbsp cider vinegar
2 tsp dry mustard
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 onion peeled, cut in half and stuck with 4 whole cloves
4 slices Canadian bacon, chopped

TO PREPARE THE BEANS:
Combine the soaked and drained beans and 6 cups water in slow cooker.

Cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours until tender. Drain; refrigerate in pot. Can be cooked up to 3 days in advance.

TO PREPARE THE BAKED BEANS:
Stir together molasses, coffee, sugar, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in small bowl. Stir into beans in pot. Add onion and Canadian bacon, pushing down into beans.

Cook, covered, on LOW for 7 hours, or until beans are flavored through.

Makes 8 servings
Source: Healthwise