Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork Loin

Nov 18, 2023Updated Oct 31, 2025

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You won’t believe how tender this slow cooker cranberry pork loin is! Cranberry sauce is combined with onion soup mix in this recipe, and it’s a perfect pair. It’s a wonderful comfort food weeknight meal or can even be the main dish for a holiday dinner.

Pork loin in a slow cooker with cranberry sauce.

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Delicious! I pulled apart the pork as I had lots of yummy liquid and I wanted to absorb it all. Kids and I loved it served over mashed potatoes. A great way to use up all that left over cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving
– Karolina

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I mix Lipton onion soup mix with cranberry, which helps this dish to taste more savory than sweet. This is one of those three ingredients recipes that you can make any night of the week!

I’m excited to start the holiday recipes with this slow cooker cranberry pork loin. Typically when you think of pairing cranberry with a protein, you think turkey, but surprisingly cranberry is even better with pork!

Ingredients for cranberry pork loin on a table with text labels.

Key Ingredients

Pork Loin – This is the larger than a pork tenderloin and has a little bit of fat. It has amazing flavor and doesn’t dry out in the slow cooker.
Lipton Onion Soup Mix – This adds a punch of onion flavor to the recipe and pairs very well with cranberry. If you prefer to make a homemade mix, try this homemade onion soup mix recipe.
Whole Cranberry Sauce – I use one can of whole cranberry in this recipe, though you can use homemade slow cooker cranberry sauce if you have it. We also use whole cranberry sauce in our slow cooker cranberry chicken.
Fresh Cranberries – (OPTIONAL) If desired you can garnish with fresh cranberries, I only do this if I am serving for company.

How to make Cranberry Pork Loin

Stir together a quick cranberry mixture.
Pour it over the pork loin in your slow cooker.
Cook until tender, then slice and serve with sauce.

What To Serve With This Recipe

Choose one or more of these options. Think holiday dinner when serving this crock pot cranberry pork.

Additional cranberry sauce – we love to serve cold cranberry on the side of this pork just as you would turkey.
Rice Pilaf – I make Farmstand Wild Rice Pilaf or Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes.
Slow Cooker Dinner Rolls
Slow Cooker green bean and bacon or slow cooker green bean casserole.
Ceaser Salad – Try this ceaser dressing for the BEST ceaser salad, we make it often.

Plate of wild rice, pork loin, cranberry sauce and green beans.

Variations

Cranberry Orange Pork Loin – Add a 1/2 cup of orange marmalade to this recipe, you’ll be amazed at how well orange and cranberry go together.
Cranberry Pork Loin with Sauerkraut – Add 1 bag of sauerkraut around the pork loin. This is for all my sauerkraut lovers!
Pineapple Cranberry Pork Loin – Add a drained can of crushed pineapple to this recipe.
Flavor burst – Want to add depth of flavor and uniqueness to your recipe? Add one tablespoon of balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce or soy sauce.

Plate of sliced cranberry pork loin with all the fixings.

Recipe FAQs

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 slow cooker cranberry butter, that works great too!

What can be used instead of Lipton onion soup mix?

You can use a can of Campbell’s French Onion Soup (don’t add water) in place of the powdered mix. Alternatively, you can use a half cup of dried minced onions. If you can’t have onions, skip it!

What other cuts of meat will work?

Try this cranberry and onion mixture over boneless pork ribs, pork butt, or even chicken thighs.

Can jellied cranberry sauce be used?

Yes, use a can of jellied cranberry in this recipe. I know many people don’t like whole cranberry sauce and making this switch won’t affect the recipe at all.