Crockpot Honey Balsamic Pork Roast.
Oh my dear programmable crockpot – how do I love thee?
Let me count the ways….
All kidding aside, I do love cooking in the crockpot, and I love this new one I got that is programmable and then keeps dinner warm once its done cooking. They have come such a long way since the first one I got oh so many years ago as a newlywed. I use it at least once a week – especially in the colder weather months.
This past Sunday was a bit of a cold, lazy day, so this Honey Balsamic Pork Roast was just the ticket for dinner. That hubby of mine is going to make a pork lover out of me yet!
A tender white meat pork loin with a full flavored simple sauce that turns into a rich, easy gravy warmed up and filled our tummies – especially with a dollop of mashed potatoes and healthy serving of steamed broccoli.
Just look at that yumminess! I am beginning to think pork is the “other white meat” Hubby keeps trying to convince chicken-lover me into believing.
Here is the simple, yet hearty and flavorful recipe I slightly adapted from SixSisterStuff. Hope you’ll give it a try.
Crockpot Honey Balsamic Pork Roast
- 2-3 lb. pork loin roast
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup beef broth (I made using 1 cup water and 1 beef bouillon cube)
- 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar (I realized I was out, so used Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing – I am the queen of improvising!)
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 3 cloves garlic, minced (optional)
- 1 large sweet onion, sliced (optional)
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup flour
Directions:
Place pork roast in crockpot and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Drizzle honey over top of roast. Add rest of ingredients except for the last two (butter and flour). Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-6 hours.
When ready to serve, remove roast to cutting board to rest. In a small saucepan, melt butter, then whisk in flour to create a roux. When thickened, pour juice from crockpot into roux, and stir to incorporate and thicken into gravy. Slice roast and serve with gravy.
Enjoy!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
This sounds positively sensational . Love the idea of all those delicious flavours infused for that long.
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It really is Miriam. It was even delicious left over! YUM!
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OH yes, I love crock pots!! Makes life so much easier 🙂 This looks yummy!
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I will be trying this…..
The last pork roast in the crock pot I made from your recipe was a hit with my kids. Thank you Jodi.
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Hope you all enjoy this one too! 🙂
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Looks delish Jodi!!
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It really was yummy, John – even leftover the next day!
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I love pork! And I love pork roasts! This recipe looks delicious Jodi. Chicken and pork are my favorite meats.
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I am really growing to love it. It’s all about how you cook it I think. 🙂
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Yes. Pork has to be cooked well done.
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Yum! (K)
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Lovely Jodi!
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Why do I always see these posts with an hour to go before lunch!! Drooling!! 😍 Recipes sounds delicious! Yum!
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lol – it was so yummy 🙂
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Yummy! I would love this.
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Love this! Can’t wait to try it out!
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Pork Roast, yes – in the crockpot, even better! 🙂
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That looks soooo delicious!
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I bet it made your house smell wonderful too! 💕😄 It looks delish, Jodi!! Thanks for the recipe and I love my crock pot too! ⭐️
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It did – Sunday dinner slow cooking – ahhhh 🙂
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Wow! This looks amazing, love pork roasts. Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Hope you’ll give it a try – it is DELISH! 🙂
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That looks delicious and in a crockpot no less!..:)
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you should give it a try, George! DELISH!
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It really looks so yummy Jodi!
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It is!! 🙂 Hope you’ll give it a try
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Oh, I don’t have a crock pot.
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I imagine you could slow cook it in the oven all day. a crock pot is a nice thing to have though. 😉
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And I have been trying to make my husband a pork-lover, lol! He’s slowly getting there. I still have my old manual crock-pot but use it all the time. The pork looks mouthwatering Jodi, mmm, mmm, good!
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lol! And hey – if it still works – woohoo!!!
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I love that your site shows so many different sides of a creative life. Too often we get labeled as, “artist,” “cook,” “writer,” etc. When in actuality, creatives often cross many lines and enjoy various forms of expression.
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Thanks so much! I appreciate this comment so very much as I often struggle that my blog seems too all over the place and maybe people would rather it be more of a niche, but it is me and the things I love and I enjoy doing it, so I’m glad you enjoy reading it! 🙂 Thanks for making my day!
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I finally had an opportunity to try this recipe–it sounded so good! We had it last night and it was fabulous–even better than it looks in the gorgeous photo. And the house smelled so good as it was cooking! Best of all, there’s enough left over to have it again tonight. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe, Jodi!
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Oh Donna. I’m so excited to hear! So glad you liked and so appreciate you letting us know. I’m hungry for it now. Lol. It is even good leftover. You’ll see! Yay! 👍😉😝
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