Best Instant Pot Applesauce Pork Loin Recipes

APPLE-CINNAMON PORK LOIN

Apple-Cinnamon Pork Loin image

I love making this slow cooker pork roast with apples for chilly fall dinners with my family. The apple pork loin tastes even better served with homemade mashed potatoes. -Rachel Schultz, Lansing, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 6h20m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 boneless pork loin roast (2 to 3 pounds)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil
3 medium apples, peeled and sliced, divided
1/4 cup honey
1 small red onion, halved and sliced
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Minced fresh parsley, optional

Steps:

Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, brown roast in oil on all sides; cool slightly. With a paring knife, cut about sixteen 3-in.-deep slits in sides of roast; insert one apple slice into each slit., Place half of the remaining apples in a 4-qt. slow cooker. Place roast over apples. Drizzle with honey; top with onion and remaining apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon., Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender. Remove pork and apple mixture; keep warm., Transfer cooking juices to a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook until liquid is reduced by half. Serve with pork and apple mixture. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 290 calories, Fat 10g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 75mg cholesterol, Sodium 241mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 29g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

INSTANT POT® APPLESAUCE PORK LOIN

Instant Pot® Applesauce Pork Loin image

Applesauce and apple cider add sweetness to a savory pork loin. This is good served with rice or mashed potatoes with the pan gravy on top.

Provided by Tammy Lynn

Time 1h10m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt
ground black pepper to taste
1 (2 1/2 pound) pork loin
½ cup chicken broth
½ cup apple cider
¼ teaspoon ground thyme
½ cup applesauce
1 medium yellow onion, quartered
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water

Steps:

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Heat olive oil. Sprinkle garlic powder, salt, and pepper all over the pork loin and sear in the hot oil on all sides, about 2 minutes per side. Remove pork from the pot. Pour in chicken broth and scrape up all the browned bits so none are stuck on the bottom. Turn off Saute function.
Pour in apple cider and add pork loin back to the pot. Mix ground thyme into the applesauce and spread over the top and sides of the pork loin. Place onion slices around the pork loin. Close and lock the lid. Select High pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 25 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 15 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
Remove pork and onion slices from the pot. Mix cornstarch with cold water in a bowl.
Turn on Saute function and stir cornstarch mixture into the pan juices. Bring to a boil and cook until gravy has slightly thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve gravy with the pork loin.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 506.7 calories, Carbohydrate 14.3 g, Cholesterol 138.7 mg, Fat 28.2 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 46.2 g, SaturatedFat 9.5 g, Sodium 490.7 mg, Sugar 8.1 g