Weight Watchers Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Prunes

WW Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Prunes

I still remember the first pork roast with prunes (or dried plums as they are now called) recipe I ever made.

Does anyone know exactly when prunes became dried plums?

WW Friendly Slow Cooked Pork with Dried Plums

It required butterflying a boneless pork roast, stuffing it with the dried fruit, rolling and tying it with kitchen string. While it roasted we made a delicious sauce of reduced cream, brandy and more prunes to serve with it. Needless to say, it was delicious.

But, I don't cook like that anymore. I'm far too lazy and way more calorie conscious.

Dried Plums (Prunes)

So, when I came across this recipe in Weight Watchers Momentum Slow Cook It: 165 All-New Slow-Cooker Recipes Cookbook (affiliate link), I thought it would provide similar flavors for a lot less effort and far fewer WW Points. I was right.

Skinny on Weight Watchers Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Prunes

Easy enough for a weeknight meal, this slow cooker pork with prunes is fancy enough for a fall dinner party.

I used pork shoulder with very good results. If you prefer a leaner cut of pork, feel free to make the substitution, but it may require less time to cook.

Easy Pork Roast with Prunes

How Many Calories and WW Points in this Pork Roast?

According to my calculations each serving has 235 calories and:

7 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
7 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
7 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

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WW Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Prunes

Simple, healthy and delicious slow cooker pork roast with prunes is fancy enough for company.

Prep Time20 minutes mins

Cook Time6 hours hrs

Total Time6 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Servings (adjustable): 6

Calories: 235

Author: Martha McKinnon | Simple Nourished Living

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ▢ 1 - 1-½ pound lean pork shoulder roast, trimmed of fat
• ▢ 1 teaspoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 orange
• ▢ 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• ▢ ½ cup low sodium chicken broth
• ▢ ¼ cup red wine or unsweetened grape juice
• ▢ ¾ cup pitted dried plums, halved
• ▢ ½ 3-inch cinnamon stick

Instructions

• Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 4- to 5-Quart.
• Mix brown sugar, oregano, salt and pepper in a cup. Rub pork all over with oil then with the brown sugar mixture. Transfer the pork to the slow cooker.
• Meanwhile, with a swivel blade vegetable peeler (affiliate link), cut 2 3-inch strips of peel from the orange. Squeeze juice from the orange.
• Put flour in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in the broth, orange juice and wine until smooth.
• Pour the broth mixture over the pork. Stir in prunes, orange peel and cinnamon stick.
• Cover and cook until the pork is fork tender, 6 to 8 hours on LOW, turning the pork and basting it with sauce halfway through cooking time if you can.
• Transfer the pork to a cutting board (affiliate link) and let stand 5 minutes. Cut pork into 12 slices and serve with the sauce.

Recipe Notes

I used pork shoulder with very good results. If you prefer a leaner cut of pork, feel free to make the substitution, but it may require less time to cook.

Serving size: 2 slices pork (about 3-4 ounces) + 5 tablespoons sauce

Click here to see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site.

7 *SmartPoints (Green plan)

7 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)

7 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)

6 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

Nutrition Facts

WW Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Prunes

Amount Per Serving (2 slices pork (about 3-4 ounces) + 5 tablespoons sauce)

Calories 235 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Carbohydrates 23g8%

Fiber 2g8%

Protein 20g40%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crock pot prune pork, pork with dried plums

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Source: adapted from Weight Watchers Momentum Slow Cook It: 165 All-New Slow-Cooker Recipes Cookbook (affiliate link)

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

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