6-Ingredient Root Beer Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

January 14, 2014 By Leanne Vogel November 7, 2018

Slow cooker shredded pork (or beef) made with stevia-sweetened natural Ginger Root Beer, honey-sweetened barbecue sauce and a simple blend of dried spices.

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This slow cooker pulled pork has become a main attraction on my Instagram and Facebook pages. I just cannot get enough of it.

Stuffed in a sweet potato, sprinkled over yam fries with a touch of garlic aioli, or mixed with steamed quinoa and roasted veggies.

Really, any way you decide to serve this… it’ll be amazing.

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And! Other shredded pork recipes call for upwards of 1 cup of brown sugar + regular ‘ol sugar-high root beer.

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Through and through.

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6-Ingredient Root Beer Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Author: Leanne Vogel

Recipe type: Paleo, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Refined sugar-free, Yeast-free, Corn-free, Grain-free, Nut-free, Egg-free

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 9 mins

Total time: 19 mins

Serves: 24

Slow cooker shredded pork (or beef) made with stevia-sweetened natural Ginger Root Beer, honey-sweetened barbecue sauce and a simple blend of dried spices.

Ingredients

7 lbs. pork shoulder roast
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
3 cans natural stevia-sweetened root beer
2 cups (500mL) gluten-free barbecue sauce

Instructions

Remove the twine from the shoulder roast and place in your slow cooker.
Sprinkle the roast with paprika, garlic powder and onion powder.
Pour the root beer along the side of the pork.
Cover and cook, on low, for 9 hours.
Drain the juices from the slow cooker, return the meat back to the slow cooker, shred with a fork.
Stir in barbecue sauce and cook on low for 1 hour.
Serve with a roasted sweet potato and veggies or a gluten-free wrap, bun or bread.

Notes

Root Beer: Any root beer here will do the trick. I used stevia-sweetened ginger root beer.

Barbecue Sauce: Any barbecue sauce would do the trick. I used a honey-sweetened (local) barbecue sauce. You can also make your own using this sugar-free barbecue sauce recipe.

Pork vs. Beef: to make this recipe leaner, swap out the pork for a sirloin roast. You can keep all of the ingredients the same except you'll need 4 cans of root beer and you'll need to cook on low for 12 hours instead.

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