Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Apples and Onions

This pork roast cooks all day with apples, onions and a touch of brown sugar and cinnamon until it falls apart with a fork. The apples melt into a sweet, savory sauce that is wonderful over mashed potatoes. It is a perfect fall Sunday supper with almost no work.

Why You’ll Love It

• Falls apart tender.
• Cozy fall flavors.
• 10 minutes of work.

What You Need

• 3 lb pork shoulder or loin roast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3 apples (sliced)
• 1 onion (sliced)
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup apple cider or juice

How to Make Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Apples and Onions

1. Season the pork with salt and pepper.
2. Put the onion and half the apples in the slow cooker and set the pork on top.
3. Add the rest of the apples.
4. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon and pour the cider around.
5. Cook on low 8 hours or high 5 hours until tender.
6. Slice or shred and spoon the apples and juices over.

Tips

• Shoulder stays juicier than loin.
• Brown the roast first for deeper flavor.
• Thicken the juices with cornstarch for gravy.

Serving and Storing

Keeps 4 days in the fridge.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use pork chops?

Yes, cook on low 4 hours.

Can I add potatoes?

Yes, under the roast.

Sweet or savory?

Both, with the onions balancing the apples.

Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Apples and Onions

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Tender pork roast slow cooked with apples, onions and brown sugar until it falls apart. A cozy fall supper.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 8 hours hrs

Total Time 8 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Ingredients

  

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• 3 lb pork shoulder or loin roast
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 3 apples sliced
• 1 onion sliced
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup apple cider or juice

Instructions

 

• Season the pork with salt and pepper.
• Put the onion and half the apples in the slow cooker and set the pork on top.
• Add the rest of the apples.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar and cinnamon and pour the cider around.
• Cook on low 8 hours or high 5 hours until tender.
• Slice or shred and spoon the apples and juices over.

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