We love making this recipe on busy days. Simply throw all the ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning, and this delicious pulled pork recipe will be ready by dinner time.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our BBQ apricot pulled pork sandwiches, you need the following ingredients:
- Barbecue sauce
- Apricot preserves
- Dry onion soup mix
- Dijon mustard
- Soy sauce
- Pork shoulder roast
- Hamburger buns
Equipment Needed
For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:


How to Make BBQ Apricot Pulled Pork Sandwiches
- Combine barbecue sauce, apricot preserves, dry onion soup mix, dijon mustard, and soy sauce in a medium bowl.
- Place pork roast in a slow cooker sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Pour sauce over meat.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-5 hours.
- Shred meat with two forks and use a slotted spoon to serve on buns or rolls.
Recipe Notes
If you do not have apricot preserves, peach preserves also work. We have a delicious recipe for homemade peach preserves here.
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BBQ Apricot Pulled Pork Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 ½ cups apricot preserves
- 1 ounce dry onion soup mix, 1 packet
- 2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 pound boneless pork shoulder roast
- 8 hamburger buns
Instructions
- Combine barbecue sauce, apricot preserves, dry onion soup mix, dijon mustard, and soy sauce in a medium bowl.
- Place pork roast in a slow cooker sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Pour sauce over meat.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-5 hours.



















I have these in the cp tonight. I’m excited to try them and I hope the picky eaters in my life enjoy them too.
I made this today, and it was so good!! just the right amount of sweetness to the pork!
I made this and it was delicious and I turned the leftovers into a fabulous fusion recipe… Korean pulled pork bibimbap! It was awesome! Thanks!
Could I use a pork tenderloin roast for this?
Pork tenderloin will work fine with this recipe.