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    Home » Side Dishes » Zero Point Baked Beans | Weight Watchers

    Published: Mar 5, 2018 · Updated: Oct 27, 2021 by Marianne · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    Zero Point Baked Beans | Weight Watchers

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    A bowl of beans on a table
    A bowl full of baked beans on a white table
    A close up of a bowl of homemade baked beans
    A green bowl full of homemade baked beans

    These tasty, filling, Zero Point Baked Beans are perfect for anyone following the Weight Watchers Freestyle plan. 

    They are zero SmartPoints on WW Blue and Purple plans.

    If you follow the WW Green plan a serving of these Baked Beans work out at 3 SmartPoints.

    A green bowl full of baked beans

    They are easy to make and of all the homemade baked beans that I have tried whilst following the WW plan, these are by far the best ones I've made!

    Baked Beans on toast is now back on my lunch time menu thanks to this Weight Watchers friendly recipe. Yay!

    There are a number of zero point baked beans recipes doing the rounds of the internet. This is one of them - with a few tweaks to make them even tastier.

    I have tried quite a few of the recipes for homemade baked beans, including these BBQ Baked Beans.

    However, this recipe is my favourite by far and in my opinion, is the closest in taste to Heinz baked Beanz.

    Most commercially made baked beans are made with haricot beans but I've also used cannellini beans to make this recipe before.

    Play around with different beans to see what you prefer.

    How Many SmartPoints in Baked Beans

    Heinz Baked Beanz are 3 Smart Points for 3 tablespoons on the myWW Blue & myWW Purple plans.

    I don't know about you but I would never have just 3 tablespoons of baked beans!

    As I am sure you know Weight Watchers changed their program at the end of 2019. It now includes 3 individual plans, giving anyone following the WW program lots of choice about how they use their SmartPoint allocation.

    Using the official WW recipe builder I have worked out the SmartPoints for these Baked Beans for each of the plans.

    • myWW Blue plan - 0 SmartPoints per portion
    • myWW Purple plan - 0 SmartPoints per portion
    • myWW Green plan - 3 SmartPoints per portion
    • Freestyle plan - 0 SmartPoints per portion

    With these homemade baked beans you can pile a great heap of them on top of 2 pieces of toasted Weight Watchers bread for a total of 3 Smart Points if you are following Freestyle plan or the Blue or Purple plan.

    If you can't find WW own brand bread, you may be interested in this list of Low Point Breads (USA) or this list of Low Smart Point Breads UK.

    Add one of these Low Point Cheeses grated on top of that and you've got yourself a tasty and very British lunch.

    A green bowl full of red baked beans

    I know making these beans is more hassle than just opening a tin of beans but you can cook up a batch and keep them covered in the fridge for 3 - 4 days.

    They can also be portioned up and placed in the freezer for easy baked beans whenever you fancy!

    Give them a go! They really are good.

    A green bowl full of red baked beans

    Zero Point Baked Beans

    Marianne
    These tasty and simple to make Baked Beans are Zero SmartPoint on Weight Watchers Freestyle plan. They are also zero SmartPoints on WW Blue and Purple plans and 3 SmartPoints on the WW Green plan.
    4.44 from 67 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 20 minutes mins
    Total Time 30 minutes mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine British
    Servings 2 servings
    Calories 228 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 can navy beans / haricot beans / white beans (400g) drained NOT rinsed
    • 1 small onion chopped finely
    • ½ cup passata / tomato sauce (250g)
    • ¼ cup water (50ml)
    • ½ bouillon cube or stock cube crumbled
    • 2 cloves garlic crushed
    • ¾ tsp paprika heaped
    • ¾ tsp mustard powder
    • 1 - 2 tsp sweetener I used Sukrin

    Instructions
     

    • Place the chopped onion in a large frying pan with a splash of water and cook over a medium heat until softened.
    • Add the garlic and cook for another 1 - 2 mins. You really don't want the onion or garlic to catch on the bottom of the pan so if you think it may, add another splash of water to prevent it from doing so. 
    • Add the mustard powder, paprika, crumbled stock cube and sweetener and mix.
    • Add the passata/tomato sauce, the water and the drained beans and mix. Leave to reduce, stirring occasionally, for approx 10 minutes or until you get the desired consistency. 
    • Serve as you normally would baked beans!

    Notes

    Please be aware that the nutritional information below has been automatically generated and does not account for variations in product brands and types, weights of individual ingredients etc.  It should therefore be considered as an estimate.
    PointedKitchen.com has calculated Weight Watchers Smart Points based on the individual ingredients used to make this recipe and not from the following nutritional information.
    PointedKitchen.com is not responsible for any loss or damage relating to your reliance on this nutritional information.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Zero Point Baked Beans
    Serving Size
     
    1 cup
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    228
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    1
    g
    2
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    6
    %
    Polyunsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Monounsaturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    Cholesterol
     
    1
    mg
    0
    %
    Sodium
     
    262
    mg
    11
    %
    Potassium
     
    860
    mg
    25
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    51
    g
    17
    %
    Fiber
     
    16
    g
    67
    %
    Sugar
     
    5
    g
    6
    %
    Protein
     
    13
    g
    26
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Comments

    1. Vikki says

      July 22, 2018 at 1:47 pm

      5 stars
      Amazing, thanks so much!

      Reply
    2. Vikki says

      July 22, 2018 at 1:47 pm

      5 stars
      Amazing, thanks so much!

      Reply
    3. Linda says

      August 20, 2018 at 7:14 pm

      what is a stock cube?

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        August 20, 2018 at 7:54 pm

        A stock cube is Bouillon cube.
        Hope that helps!
        Marianne

        Reply
        • Linda says

          August 20, 2018 at 8:21 pm

          Thank you !

          Reply
        • Cece says

          October 19, 2021 at 2:54 am

          What flavor bullion cube?

          Reply
          • Marianne says

            October 19, 2021 at 3:21 pm

            Hi
            I tend to use a vegetable one but have also used a beef one which gave the beans a 'fuller' flavor.
            Hope that helps.
            Marianne

            Reply
    4. Carmel Hickey says

      October 25, 2018 at 12:42 pm

      5 stars
      Just made these absolutely lovely
      Thanks!

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        October 25, 2018 at 1:17 pm

        So pleased that you liked them Carmel????

        Reply
        • Shelly says

          March 21, 2019 at 9:58 pm

          A beef or chicken cube?

          Reply
          • Marianne says

            March 22, 2019 at 2:25 am

            I've used chicken and vegetable stock cubes - just depends what I have handy! I can't see why you couldn't try beef!

            Reply
    5. Carmel Hickey says

      October 25, 2018 at 12:42 pm

      5 stars
      Just made these absolutely lovely
      Thanks!

      Reply
    6. Lisa says

      January 12, 2019 at 9:10 pm

      Can you freeze them?

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        January 13, 2019 at 12:10 pm

        I have done! And they've defrosted well!????

        Reply
    7. Becci Datson says

      January 21, 2019 at 10:12 pm

      5 stars
      I can't believe how tasty these are! Jacket potato, cheese and beans are back on my menu! Thanks so much! X

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        January 22, 2019 at 8:53 am

        Thank you for your comments Becci????and so pleased that you enjoyed them!

        Reply
    8. Becci Datson says

      January 21, 2019 at 10:12 pm

      5 stars
      I can't believe how tasty these are! Jacket potato, cheese and beans are back on my menu! Thanks so much! X

      Reply
    9. Michael says

      February 05, 2019 at 12:18 pm

      I tried these the other week. Highly recommend but they did taste a bit hard. Do you think I could boil the beans first?

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        February 05, 2019 at 5:13 pm

        Hi Michael.
        I am glad that you liked the baked beans but I am sorry to hear that they tasted a bit hard. What were the cooking instruction on the tin of beans that you used. The brand that I use often (Tesco) suggests heating them for 4 - 5 minutes on the hob.
        In this recipe you are cooking them in the sauce for 10 minutes so it made them nice and soft. You could always try cooking them first for a bit and then adding them to the sauce for the last 5 or so minutes. Just an idea!
        I hope that helps.
        Kindest regards Marianne

        Reply
    10. Sara says

      February 24, 2019 at 8:08 am

      5 stars
      Sooo good! I used pinto beans instead because thats what I had on hand. Made it a little mushier but I did always like it when beans were thicker. So excited for my full English tomorrow now:)

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        February 24, 2019 at 9:03 am

        I'm so pleased that you liked them Sara! Enjoy your full English ????

        Reply
    11. Sara says

      February 24, 2019 at 8:08 am

      5 stars
      Sooo good! I used pinto beans instead because thats what I had on hand. Made it a little mushier but I did always like it when beans were thicker. So excited for my full English tomorrow now:)

      Reply
    12. Deborah says

      May 11, 2019 at 6:21 pm

      I found them a bit bland so I added Jamaican jerk seasoning and wow they were stunning, I froze a load and have now finished them and I am definitely going to be making them again tomorrow, my favourite beans ever.

      Reply
    13. Marina says

      May 30, 2019 at 4:52 pm

      Hi Marianne, maybe this is a dumb question but what is pasata.?

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        May 31, 2019 at 11:24 am

        Hi Marina
        It's not a dumb question 🙂 and probably one I should answer more fully in this post. This article may help in the meantime https://www.thekitchn.com/what-is-tomato-passata-and-how-156321 . If you are unable to find pasata in a store near you I would suggest using some tomato puree instead! I hope that helps.
        Kindest regards
        Marianne

        Reply
    14. Pamela says

      January 10, 2020 at 6:51 am

      5 stars
      Made these yesterday and they were just lovely. Beat all the well known brands out of the window for flavour. Thank you/

      Reply
    15. Julia says

      May 01, 2020 at 10:34 am

      Hi,
      What size tin of beans do you use? I’m in Australia so just want to get the right proportions.
      Can’t wait to try these!

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        May 01, 2020 at 11:04 am

        Hi Julia
        I have just updated the recipe with can size. Sorry about that!
        I use a 400g can of beans (drained weight approx 235g).
        Hope that helps.
        Kind regards
        Marianne

        Reply
    16. Heidi says

      May 03, 2020 at 4:36 pm

      Hi,
      These are bloody amazing. Great recipe, thank you.

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        May 04, 2020 at 9:39 am

        So pleased that you liked them Heidi 😀
        Best of luck on your WW journey
        Kind regards
        Marianne x

        Reply
    17. Caroline says

      September 04, 2020 at 2:07 pm

      Just made these and they were really tasty. I'll definitely make these over the store bought ones. I added a bit of Cajun spice to give it a slight kick and it made it even nicer. This will be getting made a lot! Thank you.

      Reply
    18. Traci says

      September 05, 2021 at 2:03 pm

      How do I make BBQ beans?

      Reply
      • Marianne says

        September 12, 2021 at 6:40 pm

        Hi Traci

        There is a recipe for BBQ beans here!

        Best of luck with your WW journey.

        Kind regards
        Marianne

        Reply

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