Sugar Free Sweet Pork Recipe

If you want to enjoy sweet pork but without the sugar, try this delicious sugar free sweet pork recipe!

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Savory Sugar Free Sweet Pork

I was given Zevia to try. All opinions are 100% my own.

So, all my friends in Utah have me hooked. They always talked Cafe Rio this, Cafe Rio that... and I had no idea what they were talking about. Well, when a Cafe Rio recently opened in Fort Collins, I FLIPPED when I first had the sweet pork burrito. Like, life changing. I could eat that dang burrito every single day!

Unfortunately for my waistline, I can't eat it everyday. I'd be a zillion pounds! So when I was thinking of an easy summer meal that I could recreate into a lower calorie version, Cafe Rio's sweet pork was at the top of my list.

I recently was given some Zevia to try, and wanted to work it into the recipe. I was afraid it might not turn out sweet enough (Zevia isn't an overly sweet soda, and doesn't have the sickly fake sweet taste that some artificial diet sodas have)- but I was totally pleased with how developed the flavor was.

This pork IS slightly less sweet, since we're not adding sugar- but it is a delicious version that tastes anything but diet.

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Sugar Free Sweet Pork Recipe

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Yield: 10

Sugar Free Sweet Pork Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours

Total Time: 5 hours 5 minutes

This tender mouthwatering sweet pork is sugar free which makes it the perfect dinner for everyone to enjoy!

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Ingredients

• 3 lbs pork shoulder
• 1 medium onion, rough chopped
• 1 can Dr. Zevia Soda
• 1 can Zevia Cola
• 3 tablespoon honey or agave syrup
• 1 can sugar free enchilada sauce, Las Palamas is a good sugar free bet
• 2 teaspoon sea salt or smoked salt (preferred)

Instructions

1. Salt and pepper pork shoulder liberally. If you don't have smoked salt, don't fret- but it is DELICIOUS and I'd check for it next time you're at the store.
2. Place pork in a heavy ziploc bag and add sodas. Let marinate overnight.
3. In a hot cast iron pan with scant olive oil, quickly brown your pork shoulder on all sides.
4. While the pork is browning, pour zevia marinade and honey or agave syrup in crock pot and add medium chopped onion.
5. Cook in slow cooker on high for five hours.
6. When pork falls easily off bone and shreds apart when touched it is done cooking.
7. Drain excess liquid and shred pork.
8. If you have a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment to get perfectly shredded pork in minutes- otherwise, use two forks to pull pork apart into shreds.
9. Add in can of enchilada sauce and stir thoroughly to combine.
10. Serve while warm over a salad, in a taco or burrito, or over a bed of rice.
11. Enjoy!

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Nutrition Information

Yield

10

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 465Total Fat 29gSaturated Fat 11gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 16gCholesterol 122mgSodium 671mgCarbohydrates 17gFiber 0gSugar 16gProtein 32g

Nutrition is automatically calculated by Nutritionix - please verify all nutrition information independently and consult with a doctor or nutritionist for any and all medical and diet advice.

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