This crockpot baked beans recipe can be made with dried navy beans, pinto beans or kidney beans. Even though this is a two-day recipe, there isn't much active prep time involved. Which is clearly why we all love our crockpots and slow cookers so much Cooking the beans in the slow cooker gives them a wonderful depth of flavor. Serve with burgers, buffalo turkey sliders, hot dogs, BBQ pulled pork, really any barbecue or picnic food.