Baked Beans

Baked beans with onion, garlic, paprika, and pineapple in a bowl

Featuring onion, garlic, and even pineapple, this is a delicious twist on making baked beans using your Almond Cow! It's the perfect comfort food to serve up at your next gathering or plant-based barbecue.

Servings: 4 - 6

Prep Time: 30 min

Run Time: 1 min

Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

In Filter Basket:
  • 1/2 medium sweet onion, peeled and rough chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1/3 cup ketchup
  • canned pineapple chunks or tidbits (just enough to fill ingredients up to the 1 cup line; will need about 2, 20 oz. cans)
In Collector Cup
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy/Tamari sauce
  • 1 tsp favorite hot sauce (optional)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable broth
  • pineapple juice (from cans) to reach 500 mL line on collector cup
Other:
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 cans drained/rinsed beans (great northern or navy)

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Add onion, garlic, paprika, ketchup, and pineapple to filter basket. (Be sure to add pineapple last so that you are only filling the filter basket to the 1 cup line.)
  • Add all wet ingredients to collector cup, adding the pineapple juice last just to get the liquid to the 500 mL line
  • Place the collector cup in the base
  • Attach the filter basket to the top, the top to the base, plug in, and press the cow
  • While the Almond Cow is running, add 1 tbsp oil of choice (olive, avocado) to a large pan over medium high heat
  • When AC is done, empty the contents of the filter basket into the pan
  • Stir and cook for about 5 minutes, or until heated through and reducing
  • Add contents of collector cup to pan and stir well to incorporate
  • Turn off heat and stir in beans
  • Pour everything into oven safe glassware with lid (alternatively, you can use a Dutch oven from start to finish)
  • Place beans into a preheated oven and bake for 45 minutes
  • Remove lid and bake for about 15 more minutes
  • Allow beans to rest for 5-10 minutes before serving
  • Serve and enjoy!