Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork Loin is slow-cooked tender pork loin with onion soup mix and whole cranberry sauce.
If you love a good pork loin then cooking it in the slow cooker is a must! We love this recipe or honey apple pork loin.
I’m excited to start off the holiday recipes with this slow cooker cranberry pork loin. Normally when you think of putting cranberry with a protein you think turkey, but surprisingly pork goes very well with cranberry!
How to make Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork Loin:
I mix Lipton onion soup mix with the cranberry which helps this dish to taste more savory than sweet.
This is one of those 3 ingredients recipes. I probably didn’t need to even take photos or video of this one, it’s so easy.
I love the vibrant color of the cranberry!
But the vibrant color changes after the recipe has been cooked but still has great cranberry flavor.
I like to cook pork loin for exactly 7 hours, so it is still sliceable.
Can I use homemade cranberry sauce in this recipe?
Yes! I have done this recipe with my homemade slow cooker cranberry sauce and had great results. Use 1 1/2 to 2 cups of fresh cranberry sauce. If you have cranberry butter, that works great too!
What to sides to serve with this?
Choose one or more of these options. Think holiday dinner when serving this.
- Mashed Sweet Potatoes
- Mashed Potatoes
- Homemade dinner rolls
- Green beans
- Romaine salad
Other great slow cooker pork loin recipes:
- Slow Cooker Brown Sugar Sesame Pork Loin
- Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin
- Slow Cooker Apple Barbecue Pork Loin
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Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork Loin
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 4 lb. pork loin 3-4 lbs
- 14 oz. can whole cranberry sauce
- 1 oz. packet Lipton onion soup mix
Instructions:
- In a small bowl add the cranberry sauce and the onion soup mix, stir until combined.
- Add the pork loin into the slow cooker.
- Pour over the cranberry mixture.
- Cover and cook on low for 7 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Slice and serve with the sauce in the slow cooker.
Yummy! So good! Day one ate with sides. Day 2 shredded and ate on hamburger buns. The family LOVED it!
I wanted to love this recipe after trying the enchilada casserole, but found the gravy pretty tasteless and just really didn’t go well with the pork. I’m sorry to report. Mine tasted like weak beef gravy. I followed the pattern as written. Maybe it will be better tomorrow?
How long would I cook a smaller pork loin? Thank you.
About 5-6 hours on low.
Thank you
haven’t tried this one yet but use one from Kraft’s what’s Cooking that is our current favourite
Slow cooker Cranberry -Orange Pork Roast Has a bit of Catalina dressing & soy sauce & orange zest & juice
Can I substitute jellied cranberry sauce?
yes, that will work fine.
In your opinion how would the Lipton onion beef flavor soup workout with taste?
I think it should do fine for regular onion soup already tastes beefy to me.
I have made this, it’s wonderful………also did it with chicken breasts, also good
Do you think this recipe could transfer to an instant pot?
Hi Sarah, I think so. You will have to add some sort of watery liquid though.
By accident I bought pork tenderloin. Can I use same recipe and just cook on low for 3-4 hours vs 8 hours?
yes, that should work fine. I don’t think 3 hours on high would be long enough, probably more like 4. The slow cooker barely starts cooking at 2 hours.
Thanks so much for the quick response!