Name: Crockpot Cranberry Pork Roast
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 420 min
Total time: 445 min
Ingredients: 3 pounds lean, boneless pork loin roast, (trimmed of fat and cut in half crosswise); One 16-ounce can whole berry cranberry sauce; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 teaspoon yellow mustard; 2 tablespoons cornstarch; 2 tablespoons water

Crockpot Cranberry Pork Roast

Easy recipes like this Crockpot Cranberry Pork Roast are nice for busy days when you just need to come home to a dinner that has already been cooked. This pork turns out tender and the sauce is delicious too!

platter of crockpot cranberry pork roast

We all have busy days where we really do not want to cook at all. This Crockpot Cranberry Pork Roast is a recipe for those kind of days. After a quick sear in a skillet, the pork and sauce are all ready to go in the slow cooker for 7 hours. After cooking the pork roast shreds apart nicely, and it’s combined with a wonderful tasting sauce.

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Ingredients needed:

boneless pork loin roast
canned whole berry cranberry sauce
brown sugar
yellow mustard
cornstarch
water

three photos showing pork roast cooking in skillet, sauce in bowl and then sauce poured on top of pork

How to make Crockpot Cranberry Pork Roast:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

Heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with nonstick spray. Add the roast halves, browning on all sides. Place the roast halves in the insert of a slow cooker that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.

In a medium bowl, mix the cranberry sauce, brown sugar and mustard; pour over the roast in the crockpot. Cover with the lid and cook on HIGH for 1 hour. Reduce to LOW and cook for 6 hours.

two photos showing platter of pulled pork and then pouring sauce on top of it

Remove the roast from the crockpot, reserving the cranberry mixture in the crockpot. Set the roast aside, keeping it warm.

In a large, microwave-safe bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water until well mixed. Scoop the cranberry mixture into the large bowl and then whisk the cornstarch and cranberry mixture together. Place the bowl in the microwave and cook on HIGH for 2 minutes, or until thickened.

Place the pork roast on a platter and use two forks to shred it apart. Top with the cranberry sauce and serve immediately.

platter of pork roast shredded with sauce

Because you’ll have sauce on your plate, this crockpot cranberry pork roast is excellent served with mashed potatoes. We love it with steamed green beans or roasted brussels sprouts too. Enjoy!

pouring sauce onto shredded pork on plate

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Crockpot Cranberry Pork Roast

By RecipeGirl.com (adapted slightly from In Good Time)

A delicious recipe that's easy for the crockpot and perfect for busy days.

Prep: 25

Cook: 7

Total: 7 25

Servings: 6 servings (6 ounces pork, ¼ cup sauce)

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Ingredients

▢ 3 pounds lean, boneless pork loin roast, trimmed of fat and cut in half crosswise
▢ One 16-ounce can whole berry cranberry sauce
▢ 1 tablespoon brown sugar
▢ 1 teaspoon yellow mustard
▢ 2 tablespoons cornstarch
▢ 2 tablespoons water

Instructions

Heat a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with nonstick spray. Add the roast halves, browning on all sides. Place the roast halves in the insert of a slow cooker that has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
In a medium bowl, mix the cranberry sauce, brown sugar and mustard; pour over the roast in the crockpot. Cover with the lid and cook on HIGH for 1 hour. Reduce to LOW and cook for 6 hours. Remove the roast from the crockpot, reserving the cranberry mixture in the crockpot. Set the roast aside, keeping it warm.
In a large, microwave-safe bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and water until well mixed. Scoop the cranberry mixture into the large bowl and then whisk the cornstarch and cranberry mixture together. Place the bowl in the microwave and cook on HIGH for 2 minutes, or until thickened.
Place the pork roast on a platter and use two forks to shred it apart. Top with the cranberry sauce and serve immediately.

Notes

Serve with couscous - it's great with a little drizzle of the sauce.
If you're preparing this meal as GLUTEN FREE, just make sure that the brands of cranberry sauce and mustard that are noted as being gluten free.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 438kcal, Carbohydrates: 35g, Protein: 52g, Fat: 9g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 143mg, Sodium: 125mg, Potassium: 873mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 26g, Vitamin A: 32IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 16mg, Iron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Crockpot Cranberry Pork Roast on a platter