Vegan Slow Cooker BBQ Beans

Call 'em what you want.

Baked Beans.

BBQ Beans.

Bar-be-que Beans.

When I was a kid, we called them Beanie Weanies. (because my mom would put hot dogs in it - yuck now -  but as a kid I loved it, don't judge!)

No matter what you call them, they are a staple of the summer cookout!

So as I was thinking about summer and how it is picnic season and I knew I had to create some vegan BBQ beans.

So I did.

When I was grocery shopping though, I had the thought, why do I need to settle for just one bean in my BBQ beans though?

This 15 bean medley looks great!

So that is what I used.

Now, I will warn you - these need to cook in the slow cooker for a solid 11 - 12 hours. And that doesn't include soaking.

So a quick and easy side this is not. But really is a truly good BBQ bean ever that slow? Errr no. Barbecue takes time! 

SO before you give up before even starting - this makes a HUGE pot.

Make it one day, portion freeze it for your next day.

Or prep it the night before - heck even set it to start before you sleep and they will be ready for the noon picnic. 

Or prep it the night before, start it in the morning and they are good to go by evening (if you start at 6 a.m.!)

So you have options. I LOVED having them in the my freezer all summer long. BUT you do you. 

If you make these, we would love to know! Tag @theendlessappetite on social media. 

Let's have Vegan BBQ BEANS all summer long (with this freezer recipe, reality is that you really can).