crock pot cranberry pork roast

Name: Crock Pot Cranberry Pork Roast
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks; 1 teaspoon(s) salt, or to taste; 1 teaspoon(s) black pepper, or to taste; 3 pound(s) boneless, center-cut pork loin roast, rolled and tied; 1 can(s) whole-berry cranberry sauce (16 oz); 1 can(s) apricot nectar (5.5 oz); 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped; 1/2 cup(s) dried apricots, coarsely chopped; 1 tablespoon(s) honey; 1 teaspoon(s) dry mustard (or mustard powder); 1/4 teaspoon(s) crushed red pepper flakes

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Vickie Parks

Renton, WA

Updated on Jul 21, 2025

This recipe produces such a tender, moist, and flavorful pork roast that is quite fitting for company or special occasions. It takes like a fancy gourmet meal that took hours of labor to prepare to perfection, but it's actually quite simple with a few minutes of prep (cutting potatoes, etc), placing it all in a slow cooker, and letting it do all of the work. You can tie your pork loin roast yourself at home using common kitchen twine, or you can ask your butcher to roll and tie the roast in advance.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 6 Hr

method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
3 pounds boneless, center-cut pork loin roast, rolled and tied
1 can whole-berry cranberry sauce (16 oz)
1 can apricot nectar (5.5 oz)
1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup dried apricots, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon dry mustard (or mustard powder)
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

How To Make crock pot cranberry pork roast

Step 1

Place potato chunks in a 3 1/2-quart (or larger) Crock Pot/slow cooker, arranging them so they cover the bottom as much as possible. Season potatoes with salt and pepper. Place pork over potatoes.

Step 2

In a large bowl, stir remaining ingredients together (cranberry sauce, apricot nectar, chopped onion, chopped apricots, honey, mustard, and red pepper flakes). Pour the cranberry mixture over the pork roast.
Step 3

Cover crock pot, and cook on Low heat setting for 6 hours (or on High heat for about 3 1/2 hours).
Step 4

Transfer roast to cutting board, and cut into thin slices. Serve with the potatoes, and ladle sauce over the pork and potato servings.
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