Apple Glazed Pork Roast (Slow Cooker/Crock Pot)

With the weather getting colder this time of year, more people will begin using their slow cookers.. Easily putting something on the night before in order to take it for lunch the next day or to have it ready for dinner when they come home.

The greatest things about slow cookers is that you can pretty much create anything you want. You can do a roast, soups, stews, desserts, side dishes and even beverages.

In this posting, I will be combining two of my favourite flavours that go extremely well (and naturally) together for a very quick prep time and easy recipe for something delicious. Preparation time for this will vary depending on if you decide to place the roast under the broiler or not. If you decide to place it under the broiler, you will be looking at about 15 minutes prep time. If you decide not to, 5 minutes tops.

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

4 lbs Pork Loin Roast

6 Apples, cored and quartered

1/2 cup apple juice

3 Tbsp Brown Sugar

1 tsp Cinnamon (optional)

1 tsp. Ground ginger

1 tsp dry mustard

Large pinch of ground Cloves
Salt and Pepper

Directions:

1.  Trim the roast well of any access fat. Rub the roast with salt and pepper and if desired, place the roast under the broiler to slightly brown, and remove excess fat.

2.  Place the apple quarters in the bottom of your slow cooker (Crock pot) and place the roast on top of the apples.

3.  Combine apple juice, brown sugar, ginger, cinnamon, dry mustard and ground Cloves and mix well. Pour mixture over top of the roast.

4.  Depending on the type of slow cooker you have, if it is an older model, then I would suggest cooking on low for 10-12 hours or high for 7-8 hours. If you have a newer, hotter cooking slow cooker, then cook on low for 7-8 hours.

5.  Slice and serve (and with the cooked apples as a garnish).

There are 2 types of sauces that you could serve with this. First naturally being apple sauce. The second you can do is by using a slurry (Cornstarch and water for example) You can remove the roast and apples, place the liquid left over from the slow cooker, bring to a boil on the stove and gradually add your slurry in order to bring it to desired thickness, or just use the natural drippings and spoon over top.