Slow Cooker Harvest Roast
Slow Cooker Harvest Roast combines butternut squash, apples, fresh cranberries, and a pork roast together in the slow cooker for a perfect fall roast.
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I’ve been working on perfecting this Harvest Roast for a while now. I felt the original recipe was too sweet and I wanted to incorporate a little bit more fall flavor to it. Now it is a good mix of sweet and tart and sneaks in a veggie with the fruit. My family isn’t a huge fan of squashes so I’m always trying to find new ways to serve them because I happen to love them.
I didn’t brown the pork roast this time around and I was okay with that but if you want a little extra flavor and don’t mind the extra step go ahead. I also cut my roast in half to cut down on the cook time just a tad because I didn’t have the full 6 hours to cook it and it was cooked through completely in 5 hours. I just love the colors of this dish as it goes into the slow cooker! So bright and colorful!
Other good fall recipes are Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken and Cranberry Turkey Meatloaf!
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Slow Cooker Harvest Roast
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork roast trimmed of fat
- 4 Granny Smith apples chopped
- 1 butternut squash chopped
- 2 cups fresh cranberries frozen
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 Tbsp thyme
- 3-4 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
Instructions
- If desired, brown pork roast with 2 Tbsp oil in skillet before placing in slow cooker. Place roast in slow cooker.
- Add apples, squash, and cranberries. Sprinkle spices and brown sugar over the top of everything. Pour water over everything.
- Cover. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
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What sides do you serve with this beside what is in the recipe?
I usually serve this with another veggie like sauteed green beans or brussell sprouts and then some bread. You could also do a green salad or roasted potatoes.
You have piqued my curiosity with the cranberries. This sounds like something I need to try.
Thanks Sandy! I love cranberries so they end up in lots.
Well that sounds so good. I have a pork roast in my freezer right now. Unfortunately for me, my husband is broken and doesn’t like cooked fruit. Such a bummer for me.
haha, it’s always hardest to please the husbands isn’t it?
Yum! This looks different from all the typical pork roast recipes.
What a beautiful pork roast! I love the fall twist with cranberries and apples.