Easy Slow Cooker Apple Pork Roast

This easy slow cooker apple pork roast recipe simmers pork shoulder with apples, onions, and cinnamon applesauce. A set-it, forget-it, and eat-it main.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 527 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 apples with peel, cored and cut into 8 wedges
• 1 large red onion, roughly chopped
• 7 pounds pork shoulder roast
• 1 (24 ounce) jar cinnamon-flavored applesauce
• 0.5 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place apples and onion in the bottom of a slow cooker; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.

Step 2

Rub pork with salt and pepper; place on top of apples and onions. Pour applesauce over pork; sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.

Step 3

Cook on High for 8 hours. Serve with sauce, apples, and onions.