This is the BEST Pork Roast recipe every! Pork loin that has been coated in a savory dry rub and stuffed with apples, is braised all day in the slow cooker with a tangy and sharp mustard and cider sauce. This Slow Cooker Pork Loin Roast will become a family favorite in no time!
Pork Loins have to be one of my favorite cuts of meat.
When braised low and slow in the crock pot or quickly cooked in the Instant Pot, pork roasts become tender, juicy, and easily absorb the flavor they are cooked in.
Slow Cooker Pork Loin Roast
Apples and pork are a match made in heaven–for real, it is true. When you toss mustard into the mix–well, taste buds are blown!
Seriously, just 3 simple ingredients create this easy crock pot pork loin recipe that is fail-proof (and happens to be Paleo and Gluten-Free) as well.
Star Ingredients in Slow Cooker Pork Roast
- Apple Cider
- use fresh cider or hard cider
- Mustard
- I prefer a grainy Dijon but any mustard you have on hand will work
- Pork Loin Roast
- for this recipe a boneless pork loin roast is best, but of course you can use a bone-in pork loin roast if that is all you can find or have on hand.
How to Make Crock Pot Pork Loin
- Cut 6-8 three inch slits in pork roast.
- In each slit, place an apple slice.
- Combine spices and rub all over pork.
- Place pork in slow cooker.
- Add remaining apple slices and onion slices to slow cooker.
- Mix together apple cider with seasonings and mustard and pour in slow cooker.
- Cook on high for 4-6 hours or 8-10 hours on low.
This slow cooker pork roast with apples is one of the EASIEST, most flavorful meals you will ever make, and if your family is like mine–they will be begging for it again and again.
Notes on Crock Pot Pork Loin with Apples:
- I use a pork loin roast because it is lean and tender. A pork tenderloin or pork butt can be substituted. I would only cook the pork tenderloin for 4 hours on high and the pork butt can be cooked up to 10 hours on low in your slow cooker.
- Any variety of apples can be used, or you can omit the apples from the cooking process. I like to slice up raw apples to serve as well for variety in textures.
- If you don’t have apple cider or hard cider on hand, use Apple Juice or Chicken Stock.
- I recommend serving this pork with my Hasselback Sweet Potatoes—they pair beautifully with this pork dish and are super easy themselves. But classic mashed potatoes work as well. Even honey roasted carrots from Real Housemom’s would pair beautifully with this slow cooker pork dish.
- This Apple Pork Roast is great leftover on sandwiches–or even as Pork Loin Sandwiches with Brussel Sprout Slaw.
Pork Loin Recipes
- Crock Pot Pork and Sauerkraut
- Instant Pot Pulled Pork
- Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas with Mexican Slaw
- Slow Cooker Pulled PorkÂ
Crock Pot Pork Roast Recipe
Slow Cooker Pork Roast
Ingredients
- 3 pound pork loin roast
- 1 apple any variety--I used a Gala, sliced
- 1 onion quartered
- 12 ounces hard apple cider or regular apple cider
- 1/4 cup Dijion mustard
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onioin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
Instructions
- Cut 6-8 3 inch slits in pork roast. In each slit, place an apple slice. Combine spices and rub all over pork.
- Place pork in slow cooker. Around pork roast, lie the remaining apple slices and onions.
- Mix together the mustard and cider and pour into slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high 4-6 hours.
- To serve: remove pork from slow cooker. Strain out onions and apple from broth and shred or slice pork and serve with strained braising liquid.
Notes
- You can easily make this Apple and Mustard Pork Loin in the Pressure Cooker/Instant Pot. Place all ingredients in Instant Pot and set to sealed and cook on high pressure for 50 minutes (70 is your pork is frozen–I know I have made it from frozen before!)
To Make Slow Cooker Apple Pork Loin You May Need
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Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella) says
Sounds like a delicious combination. I’ve never cooked with hard cider — what an interesting idea!
Kristen Chidsey says
Oh Sarah, cooking with hard cider is like cooking with beer or wine–such intense flavor can be achieved this way!
allie @ Through Her Looking Glass says
I’m just loving your slow cooker recipes Kristen. This one’s another winner. Love pork tenderloin in the crockpot and this one looks so tender. I love apples with pork. Yum! We’ll be trying this for sure. xo
Kristen Chidsey says
Allie, I hope you LOVE it! I am glad you find slow cooker meals so helpful–my brain is full of them 🙂
Erin @ Thanks for Cookin'! says
I’ve been looking for non dessert apple recipes to use up apples from our trees and I ALWAYS have hard cider in my fridge! My fav!!!! Just need to grab a pork loin on my next shopping trip.
Kristen Chidsey says
Then you will LOVE this Erin!! Enjoy those fresh apples!
Ashley says
Hi! Thanks for linking up to last week’s Tasty Tuesday linky! I have pinned your recipe to the Creative K’s Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board. I hope you’ll join us again tomorrow!
Christine | Mid-Life Croissant says
slow cooker + pork = me doing a serious happy dance. Thanks for linking up at #SaucySaturdays.
Kristen Chidsey says
Nothing beats a good slow cooked pork recipe 🙂 Thanks for hosting Christine!
Jessica says
Look at that fork-tender pork! Perfect for summer and not heating up the whole kitchen.
Kristen Chidsey says
Exactly–this is pork roast is perfect year round.
Shannah A Coe says
We use the slow cooker all the time during the summer months so the kitchen stays cool and we can still have a home cooked meal. I just added this to our to menu because it looks so good.
Kristen Chidsey says
This is exactly what we do as well! And this is ALWAYS a family favorite.
mary lou sculti says
Can i do this in the oven in a covered heavy pot on low around 225-250
Kristen Chidsey says
Yes, that will work for the same about of time as well.
Amy says
This looks wonderful! You mentioned that you recommend cooking a pork tenderloin in this way for 6 hours on HIGH. Just double checking, on High won’t dry it out?
Kristen Chidsey says
Hi Amy! Great catch, it was supposed to be 4 hours on high for a pork tenderloin. Now this still cooks the pork tenderloin to 165 degrees and it will be falling apart tender, but not at all dried out.
BEVERLEY jordan says
Are you ever in a hurry when putting something in the crockpot? I usually am. I prep it and think I’m going to cut the apple cider Vinegar!!! Down. It’s been cooking for an hour and a half. I re read the recipe😳 welp! Time for a do over🙄
Kristen Chidsey says
Oh Beverley, YES–I have been in a hurry many times. I am so sorry for your loss of time and ingredients though. Hope the do-over makes the effort worth it.