Easy Slow Cooker Apple Pork Roast

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 480 min
Servings: 14
Yield: 14 servings

Description

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.

Ingredients

6 apples with peel, cored and cut into 8 wedges
1 large red onion, roughly chopped
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
7 pounds pork shoulder roast
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
1 (24 ounce) jar cinnamon-flavored applesauce

Directions

1 Place apples and onion in the bottom of a slow cooker; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
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.
3 Cook on High for 8 hours. Serve with sauce, apples, and onions.