Heather's BBQ Baked Beans

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 5 slices bacon, diced
• 1/2 medium onion, diced

• 1 (16 ounce) can baby butter beans, drained

• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, drained

• 1 (28 ounce) can maple flavored baked beans or maple flavored pork and beans, undrained

• 1 (16 ounce) can baked beans or pork and beans, undrained
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup Splenda granular or sugar
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce (hickory or honey flavored)
• 2 tablespoons dark molasses
• 2 tablespoons mustard (I use honey mustard if I've got it)
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder

Directions

1. 1

   Brown beef, onion and bacon over medium high heat.

2. 2

   Meanwhile, add all beans to crock-pot.

3. 3

   Add beef mixture to beans and stir.

4. 4

   Combine remaining ingredients with a whisk and stir into bean mixture.

5. 5

   Turn crock-pot to low for at least 4 hours - I have made them farther in advance, they'll get thicker as time goes on.

6. 6

   Oven directions: If you'd like to bake them in the oven, pour bean mixture into large dutch oven and bake at 350 for an hour.