Delicious Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork in the Crockpot recipe – a sweet and savory slow-cooked dish with tender pulled pork, perfect for sandwiches, tacos, or BBQ meals. Easy, flavorful, and ideal for a crowd!
If you ever need to feed a crowd, have company staying over, hosting a party...then you must give this recipe a try! You can certainly cut it in half and make it for your family too! I promise everyone will love it! You will love that it is so easy. If making it for a crowd, I make it the day before and pop it in the fridge. Then I just reheat the next day and the flavors are perfect!
Serve it on small Hawaiian rolls, sandwich buns, baked potatoes.... it tastes great any way you serve it!
This recipe is perfect served with Oven Roasted Potatoes or Fast Shells and Cheese!
Ingredients
- pork butt with bone
- paprika
- smoked papriks
- black pepper
- cumin
- chili powder
- cayenne
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- salt
- Dr Pepper
- BBQ sauce
- Rolls
- Toppings of choice
See recipe card for quantities.
Instructions
1: Mix seasonings for rub
2: Rub seasonings all over pork butt
3: Add BBQ sauce and Dr Pepper to slow cooker
4: Add pork to slow cooker and cook all day
See the recipe in action here!
HINT: I like to cook my pork for an hour on high. Then turn down to low for about 9 hours. It yields a tender and juicy meat!
Equipment
If you are needing a new slow cooker these are two of my favorites! This portable one is fantastic to travel back and forth! This standard 7 qt. is reliable and a great size.
Serving
This BBQ pulled pork is fabulous on sandwiches, especially when served on soft Hawaiian rolls for a fun and crowd-pleasing party option. However, you’re not limited to sandwiches alone. In fact, this flavorful pulled pork is just as delicious piled onto baked potatoes, layered over nachos, or stuffed into cheesy BBQ quesadillas for an easy twist. Best of all, this is one of those recipes you’ll find yourself reaching for several times a year — whether you’re entertaining guests or simply feeding a hungry family.
Storage
The best thing about this recipe is it is GREAT for meal prep! Lunches, Dinners ... what ever! It stays fresh in an airtight container for 4 days! It is also amazing frozen. I add it to a freezer bag and it keeps for 3 months!
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Dr Pepper BBQ Pulled pork - slow cooker recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 6-8 pound pork butt with bone
- 1 Tablespoon paprika
- 1 Tablespoons smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 20 oz. bottle Dr Pepper
- 2 cups barbecue sauce
- Rolls or sandwich buns
- Toppings
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine paprikas, pepper, cumin, chili powder, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder and salt.
- Pat dry the pork butt. With a sharp knife pierce the pork all over. Rub seasonings all over the pork. Making sure it is completely covered.
- In a lightly greased slow cooker, whisk together Dr Pepper and barbecue sauce. Place roast in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.(If convenient, I like to cook mine on high for 1 hour then turn down to low for 8-9 hours)
- Remove pork butt from slow cooker and shred with two forks. Reserve only ¾ cup of liquid and discard the rest. Return meat to slow cooker and toss with ¾ cup cooking liquid and about ½ cup of BBQ sauce. This allows guests to add more sauce if desired with out it being dripping in sauce. Serve on rolls or buns with additional toppings such as onions, pickles, mustard etc.
Grace says
LOVED how flavorful and easy this was! I used the meat for tacos instead of sandwiches and it was so good!
Misty Tannery says
Thats a great idea!