Embrace the convenience of slow-cooker meals! Perfect for busy days, they allow you to provide your family with a delicious, home-cooked experience. Treat everyone to our delightful Autumn Slow-Cooker Pork Loin paired with one of our tasty side dishes, and savor the warmth of a shared meal!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours & 10 mins
Servings: 6

Ingredients:

3 lbs pork loin fillets (lean)
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup dijon mustard
1/2 cup apple cider
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 apple-finely chopped
1 clove of garlic-Minced Garlic
1/4 cup chicken broth
2 Tbsp honey
salt & pepper

Pork loin fillets on a plate on the counter. cranberries, dijon mustard, apple cider, apple cider vinegar, apple, garlic, broth, honey, and salt and peeper on the counter.

Step 1: Sprinkle pork loins with salt & pepper and place into a slow cooker.

Step 2: Combine the dried cranberries, dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, apples, chicken broth, and honey in a saucepan and heat until the ingredients are warmed.

Sauce ingredients in a small pot on the stove.

Step 3: Pour warm sauce on the pork loin and cover the slow cooker. Set on (Low) setting for 8 hours.

pork loin, apples, cranberries, broth, garlic, dijon mustard, apple vinegar and cider in a slow cooker on the counter.

Step 4: When the pork loin is done cooking, transfer it to a platter to rest, leaving the sauce in the slow cooker.

meat and sauce in the slow cooker on the counter.

pork loin resting in a blue shallow pan on the counter.

Step 5: Turn the slow cooker to warm. Add 1 -2 tsp of cornstarch (optional) and blend with an immersion blender to create a smooth gravy.

immersion blender blending sauce in slow cooker on the counter

Step 6: Slice and plate the pork loin, then pour the sweet gravy over it. Serve with mashed potatoes, and enjoy!

*Caution-Slow cooker will be hot!

Video of gravy being poured onto cooked pork on a plate on the counter.

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Autumn Slow cooker Pork Loin

Slow cooker meals are a lifesaver for cooks who are busy during the day, but still want to give their family a home cooked meal.

Tara

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 10

Servings

Equipment

Slow cooker

Ingredients

3 lbs pork loin fillets or (2x 1.5lbs pork loin fillets-lean)
½ cup dried cranberries
¼ cup dijon mustard
½ cup apple cider
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
1 apple-finely chopped
1 clove of garlic (minced)
¼ cup chicken broth
2 Tbsp honey
salt & pepper

Instructions

Sprinkle pork loins with salt & pepper and place into slow cooker.
Combine the dried cranberries, dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, apples, chicken broth, and honey in a saucepan and heat on low heat until the ingredients are warmed.
Pour warm sauce on top of the pork loin and cover slow cooker. Set on (Low) setting for 8 hours.
When the pork loin is done cooking, transfer it to a platter to rest, leaving the sauce in the slow cooker.
Turn the slow cooker to warm. Add 1 -2 tsp of cornstarch (optional) and use an immersion blender to blend in a smooth gravy. Slice and plate the pork loin, then pour the sweet sauce. Serve with mashed potatoes, and enjoy!
*Caution- The slow cooker will be hot!