Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      pound         dried navy beans, rinsed -- soaked overnight
   6      c             water
     3/4  c             molasses
     1/2  c             black coffee
     1/4  c             firmly packed dark brown sugar
   1      Tbsp          cider vinegar
   2      tsp           dry mustard
   1 1/2  tsp           salt
     1/4  tsp           freshly ground black pepper
   1                    onion         peeled, cut in half -- stuck w/4 cloves
   4      slices        Canadian bacon -- chopped

Preparation:

Combine beans and water in slow cooker, cover and cook on low heat for 7 hours until tender. Drain; refrigerate in pot. Can be cooked up to 3 days in advance. Stir together molasses, coffee, sugar, vinegar, mustard, salt and pepper in small bowl. Stir i nto beans in pot. Add onion and Canadian bacon, pushing down into beans. Cook, covered, on low heat for 7 hours, or until beans are flavored through.

Nutritional Information:

323 calories per serving. 2 g fat. 6% of calories from fat