Crock Pot Apple Butter Pork Loin

Hey, ya'll! This week I'm back with a recipe that I've been meaning to share since Easter. This year, instead of a ham, I wanted to do something different. So I set about finding something that I could make special enough to only be made a few times a year for special occasions. Fail! This turned out so good, I doubt I'll be making it another way (besides barbecue, of course). Today, I'm sharing a Apple Butter Pork Loin recipe for the Crock Pot. I adapted it from a recipe that can be found here. I adapted it for the Crock Pot since we were going to be out most of the day. So glad I did! This was the most flavorful, juicy, and fork-tender pork loin I've ever had. Doubt this one will be an only-a-special-occasion recipe.

Apple Butter Pork Loin (Crock Pot)

(printable recipe)  

Ingredients:

1-4 pound pork loin

4 cups apple juice

1 cup apple butter

1 cup brown sugar

4 T water

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1 medium apple, cut into rings

Cut the pork loin as necessary to fit a large Crock Pot. 

Combine the brown sugar, apple butter, water, cinnamon, and cloves in a medium bowl until smooth.

Pour combined mixture on top of pork loin.

Pour apple juice into the Crock Pot. Avoid pouring directly on the pork loin.

Place apple rings (or slices if you were in a hurry to leave like me!) on top of pork loin.

Since my pork loin was still slightly frozen, I cooked on high for 6 hours and then turned down to low for 4. However, if I had a completely thawed pork loin this big, I would have done low 8-10 hours. (Or until meat is tender)

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