Dr. Pepper Pork Roast

This recipe is from Cosmopolitan Magazine, yet again. I havent made this one yet, but it looked really great and seemed really tasty. Please post a review if any of you gets a chance to try this in your kitchen.

• Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2  medium onions, sliced
• 2  tablespoons canola oil
• 4  lbs  pork loin roast
•  salt and pepper
• 5  cloves
• 2  cinnamon sticks
• 1  whole bay leaf
• 1 (12 ounce) can  Dr. Pepper cola
• 1 1⁄2 cups  dried apricot halves
• 1 1⁄2 cups  pitted prunes

Directions

1. Place sliced onions in a slow cooker. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Season pork roast with salt and pepper, then brown on all sides. Place browned roast in slow cooker on top of sliced onions.
2. Add cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaf to cooker. Pour can of Dr. Pepper over roast and top with dried fruit. Cover and cook 3 to 4 hours on high-heat setting for 8 to 9 hours or until thermometer inserted into center of roast reads 160°F.
3. Remove roast from slow cooker and let rest 5 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, using a slotted spoon, remove onion, fruit and spices. Discard whole spices. Skim grease from sauce. Slice roast and serve topped with onions and fruit and a little sauce.
4. Serving idea: Serve over garlic mashed potatoes.