Nothing quite compares to the depth of flavor of traditional slow-cooked Boston baked beans made with molasses and salt pork.

Most British recipes for Boston baked beans just use a piece of pork belly, but we think it needs some salted or smoked meat to counteract the sweetness, so we include bacon or pancetta.

Slow Cooker Boston Baked Beans are the ideal ... To give these beans that unmistakable smoky flavor we crave, I rely on my BFF smoked paprika. Step 1. Rinse and sort your dried beans then add ...

If butter beans are difficult to find, cannellini beans work, too. Combined with sautéed aromatics and baked for an hour with smoked sausages, the beans turn silky-soft and deeply flavorful.