Description
This cozy crockpot apple cider pot roast features tender beef, golden potatoes, and a savory-sweet gravy made with apple cider. The perfect fall dinner!
Ingredients
3–4 lbs beef chuck roast
1 large onion, sliced
4–5 small potatoes, halved
2 cups apple cider
1 cup beef broth
2 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 sprigs fresh thyme
2 tbsp butter (optional, for finishing)
Instructions
1. Place the onions and potatoes in the bottom of your crockpot.
2. Set the roast on top of the vegetables.
3. Whisk together apple cider, broth, brown sugar, soy sauce, mustard, salt, and pepper.
4. Pour the mixture over the roast. Add fresh thyme on top.
5. Cover and cook on LOW for 8–9 hours or HIGH for 5–6, until fork-tender.
6. Optional: Stir in butter just before serving for extra richness.
7. Serve the roast with potatoes and drizzle with the cider gravy.
Notes
Use hard cider for an adult twist.
Add carrots or parsnips for more variety.
To thicken the sauce, stir in cornstarch slurry at the end.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 490 kcal
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 44g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: crockpot pot roast, apple cider beef, slow cooker dinner, fall roast