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Crock Pot Honey Garlic Pork Chops

Published: Feb 25, 2025 · Updated: Apr 29, 2025 by Marye

Slow cooker magic: juicy pork chops in honey garlic sauce that’ll have your mashed potatoes begging for seconds. Fried apples, optional.
Total time for the recipe to be finished.Total Time 8 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
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First published November 4, 2021. Last updated for editorial content April 29, 2025.

Pork chops covered in a honey garlic sauce arranged on a whit plate.
Table of Contents
  • 🧾 Ingredients
  • 🔪 How to make crockpot honey garlic pork chops.
  • 📖 Recipe
  • 💭 Insider tips: things to know
  • 📚 Related recipes you'll love
  • 🍽️ What to serve with honey garlic pork chops
  • 🍽️ No waste: creative ways to repurpose
  • 💬 Comments

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who love their crockpot like a 1950s housewife loves her pearls, and those who haven’t yet realized its full potential. If you’re in the second group let me introduce you to a little weeknight magic—Crockpot Honey Garlic Pork Chops.

Picture this: tender, juicy pork chops soaking up a sticky-sweet, garlicky glaze while you do absolutely nothing except exist in fabulous anticipation. This is the kind of effortless meal that makes you feel like you have your life together, even if your laundry basket says otherwise. Serve it over rice, mash, or straight from the crockpot with a fork—I won’t judge. Either way, dinner just got a whole lot easier (and tastier).

🧾 Ingredients

Labeled ingredients for this glazed pork chop recipe.

At the grocery store, choose pork chops that are bright pinkish-red, with light flecks of fat throughout. Avoid pork that's pale or chops that have a dark-colored bone.

🔪 How to make crockpot honey garlic pork chops.

Ingredieents for the sauce in a mixing bowl.

Mix the sauce ingredients together until smooth.

Pork chops in the slow cooker.

Add bone-in chops to the bottom of a greased slow cooker. Sear first in a little oil if you have time.

Pork chops in the slow cooker covered with sauce.

Pour the sauce on top.

Finished pork chops in the slow cooker.

Cook the pork until the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F on an instant-read meat thermometer.

Sear the pork chops in hot olive oil in a large skillet (cast iron or nonstick) over medium-high heat. They only need about 1-2 minutes on each side, or until golden brown. Although it's not required, this is a quick and delicious way to add more flavor and lock in the pork's moisture.

📖 Recipe

Closeup of finished pork chops.

Crockpot Honey Garlic Pork Chops Recipe

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Slow cooker magic: juicy pork chops in honey garlic sauce that’ll have your mashed potatoes begging for seconds. Fried apples, optional.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American - Vintage
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours hours
Total Time: 8 hours hours 10 minutes minutes
Servings:8
Calories:359
Author:Marye Audet-White

Ingredients

  • 8 pork chops, bone in, 1 to 1 ½ -inches thick cut
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • ⅔ cup soy sauce, low sodium
  • ⅔ cup honey
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ cup cornstarch
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • fresh parsley, chopped

Instructions

  • Spray the slow cooker crock with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Place pork chops in the bottom of the slow cooker.
  • In a medium bowl, mix the ketchup, soy sauce, honey, garlic cloves, onion powder, ginger, and salt and pepper until well combined.
  • Pour the sauce mixture over the pork chops.
  • Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 4-5 hours.
  • Set pork chops aside on a plate, reserving the sauce in the slow cooker.
  • Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl and whisk until well combined.
  • Pour the mixture into the slow cooker and stir into the sauce.
  • Return the pork chops to the slow cooker and cook for another 15 minutes on high or until the sauce is as thick as you like it.
  • Garnish with parsley before serving.

To Reheat

  • Slowly reheat in a baking dish, covered with aluminum foil on low heat (somewhere between 200-250℉) which will help prevent them from drying out. 

Notes

Storage:
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days.
Tips:

  • Put everything except the cornstarch together in a freezer bag and freeze uncooked. Thaw out in the fridge the night before you're ready to serve, dump everything in the crockpot and finish the recipe as instructed! Easiest meal EVER.
  • To increase the overall flavor of this dish, sear pork chops first in a cast iron skillet prior to slow cooking.
  • In addition to the onion powder in this amazing honey garlic sauce, consider adding some freshly sliced onion to the slow cooker while the pork chops cook. The flavor of the onions will blend beautifully into the sauce, increasing the flavor of the dish! 
  • It’s a good idea to use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature of the pork chops. The FDA recommends an internal temperature of 145℉ for pork. 

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 1418mg | Potassium: 663mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 30g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This recipe has been tested several times. If you choose to use other ingredients, or change the technique in some way, the results may not be the same.

💭 Insider tips: things to know

  1. Storing your raw pork in a brine for a day before cooking makes it extra tender. The best way to do so is in a shallow dish with a solution made of one-quarter cup salt for every four cups of water. So easy, and it'll create the most tender pork chops ever!
  2. Don't just dump the cornstarch into the hot Crockpot, or it'll clump. Though simple, the step with the water and a small bowl is important!
  3. Let the pork chops rest on a serving plate for a few minutes before calling the family for dinner.
Honey garlic pork chop sliced open to show the moist, juicy interior.

🤫 Marye's secret for zhuzhing it up

Here’s how to take your Crockpot Honey Garlic Pork Chops from “Oh, that’s nice” to “HOLY MOLY, WHO MADE THIS?” Honey and garlic are sweethearts, but they need a little drama—enter red pepper flakes, Sriracha, or a drizzle of hot honey. Just enough spice to make your taste buds pay attention but not enough to make your grandma clutch her pearls.

zhuzh: verb. To make something more interesting or attractive

Overhead view of finished pork chops

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  • Corn-muffin-topped Pulled Pork Casserole is cheesy and full of Tex-Mex flavor. Plus, it's a great way to use up leftover shredded or chopped pork!
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🍽️ What to serve with honey garlic pork chops

Garlic and honey pork chops are delicious with a side of mashed potatoes, Southern fried apples, and a tangy lemon pudding bundt cake!

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🍽️ No waste: creative ways to repurpose

  1. Honey Garlic Pork Fried Rice: Chop up that leftover pork, toss it in a hot pan with cooked rice, soy sauce, and a handful of whatever vegetables are lurking in your fridge. In five minutes, you’ve got a takeout-worthy meal that’s cheaper, faster, and won’t come with a side of disappointment from soggy delivery.
  2. Sticky Pork Sliders: Shred the leftover pork, pile it onto Hawaiian rolls, and drizzle with extra sauce. Add a little slaw for crunch, maybe some spicy mayo if you’re feeling fancy, and suddenly, your sad leftovers are the star of the party—even if the party is just you and your couch.
  3. Sweet & Savory Pork Tacos: Warm up your pork, tuck it into corn tortillas, and top with a squeeze of lime, diced jalapeños, and a sprinkle of cilantro. The honey-garlic combo gives just the right amount of sweet heat, making these tacos taste like you actually planned dinner instead of just resurrecting it from the fridge.
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  1. Lois says

    December 01, 2022 at 1:22 pm

    Oh no. Now I see this recipe I don’t know which of your yummy recipes I should use on the very thick boneless pork chops I picked up at my grocery store today. What a dilemma!

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