Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin

Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin is a beautiful and tender pork dinner. Apples are tucked into the pork loin and cooked with onions, butter, honey and a touch of cinnamon.

Have you seen pork done with the apples stuffed in the top? I’ve wanted to try this for a while now. I’m glad I finally got around to trying it, and I want to share my results with you. I really love the way the pork turned out. It came out tender and juicy, and with cooking it for only 6 hours I was able to slice the pork instead of having shredded meat.

How to make Honey Apple Pork Loin:

First I start by cutting slits into the pork and stuffing sliced Granny Smith apples into those slits. I do this on a cutting board, it would be very difficult to do this in the slow cooker, you will see in my photos and video how tight of a fit the pork is.

I lay onion and more apple slices down in the slow cooker. I also add a few pats of butter. I do this for a bit of cooking liquid for the pork, and to add more flavor.

After adding the pork to the slow cooker I season with salt, pepper, and cinnamon. Then I drizzle over honey and lay over thyme sprigs. I cook this honey apple pork loin for 6 hours on low.

Here is the pork after being cooked for 6 hours.

All ready to serve! I made rice pilaf to go with this, it was a great side for the pork.

See how moist and tender the pork is? AND it was sliceable. If I let this go any longer it would be shredded meat.

Slow Cooker Honey Apple Pork Loin

5 from 14 votes

Pork loin stuffed with granny smith apples and drizzled with cinnamon. Great over rice pilaf.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Honey Apple Pork Loin

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours

Total Time: 6 hours 20 minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 618kcal

Author: Sarah Olson

Equipment Needed:

• Slow Cooker – 5 quart or larger

Ingredients:

• 4 lb. pork loin I use a center cut
• 2 granny smith apples sliced and divided
• 1 white onion sliced
• 1/2 cup butter sliced
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 tsp. dried thyme or a few sprigs of fresh

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Instructions:

• Cut slits on the top of the pork loin, I cut about an inch down. Plug in apple slices into the slits. Set aside.
• Add the onions and remaining apple slices down in the slow cooker. Lay over the slices of butter.
• Add the pork loin.
• Sprinkle the pork with the salt, pepper and cinnamon. Add the thyme.
• Drizzle over the honey.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
• When the cooking time is done. Remove the pork onto a platter and let rest for at least 5 minutes. Slice and serve.

How to Video:

Nutrition:

Calories: 618kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 68g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 231mg | Sodium: 365mg | Potassium: 1230mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 505IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 2mg

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