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instant pot baked beans

Instant Pot Baked Beans

This Instant Pot Baked Beans recipe is SO good and as Americana as it gets! Best of all, it takes about 5 minutes prep to do throw this baked beans recipe together!
Prep 5 minutes
Cook 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American, Vegetarian
Servings 12
Calories 206 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb dried pinto beans
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 pieces seaweed 
  • 1 medium Spanish onion halved and thinly sliced 
  • 1/4 cup raw honey
  • 1/3 cup maple syrup
  • salt to taste 
  • ground pepper to taste
  • 2 tsp dried mustard
  • 1 tsp Spanish paprika
  • 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar   optional

Instructions
 

You Will Cook the Beans Twice

    1. Cook the Beans

    • Add dried beans, water, and seaweed to the Instant Pot.
      1 lb dried pinto beans, 6 cups water, 2 pieces seaweed 
    • Close vent. Press beans and make sure timer is set for 30 min.
    • Allow to vent naturally. Do NOT drain.
    •  When steam is not coming out of vent anymore, open the lid. Add onion, honey, maple syrup, salt, pepper, dried mustard, paprika, ginger, and apple cider vinegar (if using).
      1 medium Spanish onion, 1/4 cup raw honey, 1/3 cup maple syrup, salt to taste , ground pepper to taste, 2 tsp dried mustard, 1 tsp Spanish paprika, 1/2 tsp ground ginger, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar  

    2. Cook the Beans Again

    • Close the lid. Close the stem valve. Press beans again and make sure timer is set to 30 minutes.
    • Allow to vent naturally or manually. Enjoy! 

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    Notes

    This recipe was inspired by the Cool Beans cookbook by Joe Yonan. You can find it on Amazon here.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 206kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 9gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 657mgFiber: 6gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 515IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 62mgIron: 2mg
    Keywords baked beans, instant pot, pinto beans
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