Vegan Instant Pot Baked Beans

Baked Beans – makes 6 servings

*Ingredients:
– 2 cups navy beans
– salt & pepper
– 1 onion
– 2 cloves garlic
– .25 cup blackstrap molasses
– .25 cup maple syrup
– 1 tbsp soya sauce
– 1.75 cups water
– 2 tsp dijon
– 2 bay leaves
– 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

*Instructions:
1. Soak beans over night. Drain them.
2. Chop onion and garlic.
3. Create molasses mixture: maple syrup, molasses, soya sauce, water. Mix well.
4. Turn the Instant Pot to sauté and sauté the onion and garlic in some water.
5. Add in molasses mixture, beans, 2 bay leaves, and a dash of salt. Mix well and make sure beans are under liquid.
6. Pressure cook on high 20 mins + natural release 20 mins. Make sure the vent is on sealed.
7. Release any additional pressure and open lid. Change to sauté. Add in Dijon and vinegar. Stir well and remove from heat when desired consistency is reached.
8. Serve and enjoy! The beans will thicken over time.

***If you don’t own a pressure cooker, this recipe can easily be done on the stove top. It will just take longer for the beans to cook 🙂

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