Baked Beans from Scratch

I was so thrilled when I took my first bite. I have allergic reactions when I try any store bought baked beans. One thing I did differently was I cooked my bacon in the Dutch oven I used to bake the whole dish in and, I only drained part of the grease, the rest I kept in the Dutch oven and added the butter to that, to cook the onions and garlic.

Delicious!! Better than the can by far. The slow cooker was taking too long to reduce the sauce (I like a thick sauce with my beans) so I moved them to a pot on the stove and simmered hard for 20 minutes and they came out perfect.

Our favorite!