Slow Cooker Apple Cider Pot Roast

Marinate your pot roast in apple cider and spices then slow cook it to melt-in-your-mouth perfection using this delicious fall recipe.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 868 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ½ teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 (3 pound) bottom round roast
• ¼ cup quick-mixing flour (such as Wondra®)
• 8 cups apple cider
• 6 potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 6 carrots, cut in half
• 1 tablespoon dry brown gravy mix

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Whisk apple cider, brown sugar, ground cloves, whole cloves, pepper, ginger, and cinnamon together in a bowl; pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add the roast, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 24 to 48 hours.

Step 2

Stir carrots, potatoes, marinade, and beef together in a slow cooker.

Step 3

Cook roast in the slow cooker set to Low until meat is cooked through and tender, 8 hours.

Step 4

Transfer 3 cups of the cider broth from the slow cooker to a saucepan. Whisk quick-mixing flour into cider broth; simmer until gravy thickens, about 5 minutes. Stir brown gravy mix, salt, and pepper into cider gravy.

Step 5

Set roast, carrots, and potatoes on a serving platter; pour cider gravy over the top.