Kathy, just had to tell you this is my favorite recipe. My favorite of every recipe I have! I make it at least every other week, usually a double or triple recipe. I eat it over rice or quinoa, with veggies, make burritos or tacos. Or i just eat them with a spoon out of the crockpot! And what’s the first recipe I make after getting home from 3 months in Mexico? These beans! Thanks for creating delicious, easy vegan food for us.

That’s really odd, though I have about every brand 1 1/2 quart other than the latest Rival. Maybe that one runs more like an older one. Anyone else have the same experience?

Please let me know how it turns out next time and how much water you end up using. I’d love to pass that on here so others can benefit too.

Thanks!

Hi Kathy,

Thank you so much for getting back to me. My slow cooker is brand new. This was the very first recipe I tried in it, lol! It’s a Rival 1.5 quart. I didn’t add any water in the morning. I started the beans at about 10 pm the night before and cooked them until 6 pm the following day.

I think I may try them with less water like you suggested. 🙂

A few questions for you and then I can better help you troubleshoot what happened.

1. Do you have a new or older slow cooker? 2. How much water did you add in the morning? 3. How long did the beans cook the night before? Then how long during the day?

My initial feeling is that your slow cooker may be older or doesn’t run hot. You may need to use 1/2 cup to 1 cup less water depending on how long you will be cooking them.

Nope! It’s 3 cups. You are so good at finding my mistakes, thank you for finding this one!

I never soak my beans and they always cook up fine.