Cooking Crockpot Coca-Cola Pulled Pork creates the most flavorful, fall-apart tender meat with a sweet and smoky taste. With just a few spices, a can of coke, and a bottle of BBQ sauce, simply set it and forget it, and walk away until dinner is done!
Coca Cola Pulled Pork
Our easy Crockpot Coca Cola Pulled Pork recipe is a fuss-free way to prepare a delicious main dish meal, with all the flavor of its faster instant pot pulled pork counterpart, but instead, cooked low and slow so the meat becomes fall-apart fork-tender and infused with deep, rich flavor.
Making this slow cooker Coke pulled pork is so straightforward: simply pour coke over the seasoned pork, cook, shred, stir in the sauce, and serve! No browning or pre-cooking needed.
This crock pot method of cooking meat creates all the moisture needed to produce soft and shreddable pork that’s ideal for pulled pork sandwiches and sliders.
Why We Love Slow Cooker Coca-Cola Pulled Pork Recipes
- Quick and easy to prepare in 15 minutes.
- Uses a handful of simple ingredients.
- A set it and forget it recipe that is family-friendly and makes enough to feed a crowd, but if you don’t have a crowd to feed, leftover pulled pork freezes well too.
- Tastes like you spent all day making it, without any of the work.
- Great for game day, tailgates, potlucks, or any day dinners.
CrockPot Coca-Cola Pulled Pork Ingredients
- Garlic powder: Fresh minced garlic will also work.
- Onion powder
- Salt
- Pepper
- Smoked paprika: Feel free to use chili powder instead.
- Pork shoulder roast: This cut of meat is often called pork butt or Boston butt.
- Coke
- Hickory barbecue sauce: You can use your favorite store-bought brand or make your own from scratch.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Substitutions and Additions
- Swap The Soda: You could use any Coca-Cola-type soda you’d like Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, or any other dark soda you have on hand.
- Cut The Carbs (and Calories): Feel free to use a sugar free or low carb BBQ sauce and opt for a diet soda to reduce the carbs and calories in this dish.
- Pick Your Protein: Instead of pork roast, feel free to use chicken or beef in your slow cooker.
- Make A Smoky Sauce: Feel free to add some liquid smoke or Worcestershire sauce for extra smoky flavor.
- Substitute The Sauce: You can use your favorite brand of BBQ sauce or a homemade BBQ sauce to smother your shredded meat. Or if you want to add some heat, stir in my Fireball BBQ Sauce or Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce.
How to Make Crockpot Coca-Cola Pulled Pork
- Make The Seasoning Mix: Whisk together the garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika.
- Prepare The Pork: Place the pork in the crock pot and rub with seasoning mix (Image 1). Pour coke into the crockpot so that it almost covers the meat. (Images 2 and 3)
Pro tip: Pour the soda down the side of the crockpot so as to avoid rinsing the seasoning off of the meat. - Cook. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 5-6 hours.
- Shred. Remove all but 1/4 cup of liquid from the crockpot and shred the pork in the juices.
Pro Tip: You can remove the meat from the crockpot to pour the juice out and then put the meat back in to shred it. - Stir In Sauce: Stir in the BBQ sauce. (Image 4)
- Serve: Serve on buns or with your favorite sides. Enjoy!
What To Serve With Pulled Pork
Traditionally pulled pork is served sloppy joes style between buns or rolls and served with an assortment of sides, such as pickles, salad, potato chips, or french fries. Potato or macaroni salad, mashed potatoes and gravy, homemade coleslaw, and cornbread pair perfectly as well.
Serve a shredded coca cola pork slow cooker sandwich with broccoli slaw or lettuce piled on top. Coca cola bbq pulled pork can also be spooned over a bed of rice, stuffed in tacos or burritos, rolled in a wrap, or even mixed in with mac and cheese.
Leftover crockpot bbq pulled pork can be used to make chili, as a filling for enchiladas, as a topping for pizza and nachos, or simply eaten straight from the spoon!
Tips For Making Crockpot Coca-Cola Pulled Pork
- This delicious shredded pork dish is best enjoyed warm.
- I suggest you use a 6-8 quart crockpot to ensure the pork cooks properly per the recipe’s instructions. If you use a smaller machine, scale the recipe down. If you use a larger crockpot, scale the recipe up.
- Any brand of BBQ sauce will work for this recipe. Pick your favorite or use a homemade sauce. I personally find the hickory adds a really nice flavor paired with coke.
- I love using crockpot liners –they make cleanup so much easier.
How to Store Crockpot Coca-Cola Pulled Pork
- To Store: Allow the pork to cool to room temperature before sealing it in an airtight container. It will stay good in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- To Freeze: Store the pork in a freezer safe container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw before reheating.
- To Reheat: Reheat in the oven or microwave.
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Crockpot Coca Cola Pulled Pork
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoons pepper
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- 3-4 pounds pork shoulder or butt
- 2 liters coke
- 1½ cups hickory BBQ sauce
Instructions
- Make the seasoning mix. Whisk together the garlic powder, onion pepper, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika in a small bowl.2 teaspoons garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoons pepper, 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
- Load the crock pot. Place the pork in the crock pot and rub the seasoning mix over the meat. Pour enough coke into the crockpot so that it almost covers the meat. Pro tip: Pour the soda down the side of the crockpot so as to avoid rinsing the seasoning off of the meat.3-4 pounds pork shoulder or butt, 2 liters coke
- Cook. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 5-6 hours.
- Shred. Remove all but 1/4 cup of liquid from the crockpot and shred the pork. Shred it with 2 forks (or a meat puller) in the basin of the crockpot along with the remaining juices. You can remove the meat from the crockpot to pour the juice out and then put the meat back in to shred it!
- Finish it off. Stir in the BBQ sauce.1½ cups hickory BBQ sauce
- Serve. Serve on buns or alone.
Jenn’s Notes
- To Store: Allow the pork to cool to room temperature before sealing it in an airtight container. It will stay good in the fridge for up to 4 days.
- To Freeze: Store the pork in a freezer safe container in the freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw before reheating.
- To Reheat: Reheat in the oven or microwave.
- This delicious shredded pork dish is best enjoyed warm.
- I suggest you use a 6-8 quart crockpot to ensure the pork cooks properly per the recipe’s instructions. If you use a smaller machine, scale the recipe down. If you use a larger crockpot, scale the recipe up.
- Any brand of BBQ sauce will work for this recipe. Pick your favorite or use a homemade sauce. I personally find the hickory adds a really nice flavor paired with coke.
- I love using crockpot liners –they make cleanup so much easier.
