Apple Butter Pork Loin

Here is my Apple Butter Pork Loin recipe!

PORK LOIN

• 2 (1 1/2 pound) pork tenderloins
• seasoning salt to taste
• 2 cups apple juice
• 1/2 cup apple butter (see below for recipe)
  
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
   
2. Season the pork tenderloins with seasoning salt, and place them in a 9x13 inch baking dish or small roasting pan. Pour apple juice over the pork, and cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil.
3. Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. While the pork is roasting, mix together the apple butter, brown sugar, water, cinnamon and cloves. After the hour, remove pork tenderloins from the oven, and spread the apple butter mixture over them.
4. Cover, and return to the oven for 2 hours, or until fork tender.

SLOW COOKER: Empty bag of pork into crockpot. Top pork with apple butter mixture. Cook on low for 8 hours.


APPLE BUTTER Recipe

• 5 1/2 pounds apples - peeled, cored and finely chopped
• 4 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Mix dry ingredients. Place apples in slow cooker and stir in dry mixture. Cook on high 1 hour. Stir. Cook covered on low 9-11 hours, stirring occasionally. Cook UNCOVERED for 1-2 hours on low stirring occasionally with a whisk to create a smoother texture. Test doneness by placing a spoonful on a saucer. If a ring of liquid forms around the mixture, it needs to cook longer.

Enjoy!! It's delicious!!!!
-Alyssa