Easy Slow Cooker Island Pulled Pork

These crock-pot Pulled Pork Sandwiches are just bursting with flavorful island spices.

A quick and easy crock-pot dinner recipe! Plus, we’ve got some great tips for making healthier pulled pork! ~

- onion powder - garlic powder - ginger - cloves - allspice - hamburger buns - pork butt

In a small bowl, combine all spices. Use fingers to rub spices together to ensure that ginger is dispersed throughout. Rub spice mixture all over pork.

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Put the pork in the slow cooker, fat side up. Pour apple cider over pork and add bay leaf.

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Cook on low for 8 hours. Remove pork from slow cooker. Use two forks to shred meat. Skim fat off liquid in slow cooker.

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Serve on a bun as-is, or (optionally) slathered with your favorite BBQ sauce and sprinkled with fresh cilantro.

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The healthfulness of any sandwich recipe is simply to choose a whole grain or whole wheat bun.

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Swipe up for full recipe!

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