WW Recipe of the Day: Crock Pot Pork Loin with Apple Butter
This crock pot pork loin with apple butter, apples, and onions is based on one for skillet pork chops from the The Looneyspoons Collection: Good Food, Good Health, Good Fun! (affiliate link) by Janet Podleski and Greta Podleski.
Crock Pot Pork Loin with Apple Butter
I thought the recipe looked delicious, but decided to try to adapt it for the slow cooker.
It worked! I love when that happens 🙂
We really loved this crock pot pork loin with apple butter. It's a recipe I definitely plan on making again.
Homemade Sweet Apple Butter with Cinnamon and Nutmeg
Apple butter is like applesauce, only sweeter and spicier. Look for it with the jams and jellies at your grocery store.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Pork Roast?
According to my calculations, each serving has about 293 calories and:
9 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
9 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Crock Pot Pork Loin with Apple Butter
Ingredients
- 3 apples peeled and cut into chunks
- ½ cup chopped onion
- 2 pound pork loin roast
- 1 cup apple butter
- 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- ¼ cup dried cranberries (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper
Instructions
- Ideal slow cooker size: 4-Quart.
- Spray your crock pot with non-stick cooking spray.
- Place the apples and onion in the crock pot. Place the pork loin on top of the apples and onions.
- In a mixing bowl, stir together the apple butter, mustard, vinegar, dried cranberries, salt and pepper, until well blended.
- Spread apple butter mixture over the pork.
- Cover and cook on LOW 6 to 8, or until the roast is fork tender.
- Remove the pork from the crock pot and cover it with foil to keep it warm while it rests for 10 minutes.
- Slice the pork and top with the apple mixture.
Recipe Notes
Source: The Looneyspoons Collection: Good Food, Good Health, Good Fun! (affiliate link) by Janet Podleski and Greta Podleski
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
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A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
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A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Amy
Hi Martha, I just found your website and am already in love! I just joined WW on Friday and am collecting as many recipes as I can. I noticed on your crock pot recipes you always spray the crock pot first, have you ever tried using slow cooker liners? I love them! They make for a very easy clean up (provided it doesn't tear, which sometimes it does). I am excited to try this and many other recipes I have found on your site. Thank you for providing the nutritional information!! 🙂
Martha McKinnon
Hi Amy!
Thanks so much for your kind thoughtful comment! I haven't tried slow cooker liners but they are on my list of must try soon items. I think this would make life in the kitchen even easier. Thanks for the reminder 🙂
Debbie
This caught my eye and I'm making it today (even though it is hot and not fall -ha ha)...the time for cooking has thrown me off a bit -5 hrs on low is enough? 🙂 Just want to make sure...thanks for sharing this
Martha McKinnon
Hi Debbie,
The cooking time is a difficult one to answer since cooking temps can vary a lot from slow cooker to slow cooker. Slow cookers manufactured in the last 10 years or so cook a lot hotter than the old ones from back in the 1970s/1980s. The size of the slow cooker makes a difference too. Ideally a slow cooker should be at least half full and no more than 2/3 full for optimal cooking. If it is less full your food will cook faster. More full and it will take longer. Hope this helps.
Danielle Beadling
Made this and it was very tasty, husband enjoyed it as well!!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Danielle, So glad you and your husband liked it!
kelly m.
Did this in the pressure cooker, delicious!! Thanks!
Martha McKinnon
Glad you liked it Kelly 🙂
Shannon
How did you cook it in the pressure cooker. I'd love to adapt it to my Instant pot but wanted to find out what you did. Thanks, shannon
Katherine
Hi there! I think this question goes for all not your fantastic recipes. If I want to make a bunch of meals before hand and freeze them... can I put the ingredients in a ziplock bag and sick in freezer until I am ready to cooker? Thanks!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Katherine, Yes this technique will work for many of my recipes, particularly most of the ones for the slow cooker. Hope this helps.
Janet
Good Morning, I noticed you used a 4 quart cooker. If I use a larger crock pot, should I reduce/add more time? Double the sauce?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Janet, if you use a larger slow cooker, you'll want to keep an eye on it because it will probably require less time to be done. Hope this helps.
Chase Wills
Easy and delicious! Consistently good.
Holly Connor
Excellent