Easy and incredibly delicious one pan brown sugar pork & apples is quick to fix in less than 30 minutes and has wonderful fall flavors the whole family will love!
This dish. I repeat: THIS. DISH. It’s everything. Every single thing you could want for dinner tonight.
- easy —>just seven ingredients!
- quick —>less than 30 minutes!
- mega delicious —-> seriously though… that pork is incredibly juicy and flavorful.
A quick brown sugar and garlic mixture is rubbed on the pork before you brown it in the pan and that is what gives this meat such incredible flavor. But it gets even better when you pair that juicy pork with tender, crunchy apples. Best part?? This dish is made ALL in one pan! And you know how I feel about one-pan dishes.
What people are saying about this One Pan Brown Sugar Pork & Apples
“Oh my, this was delicious! I accidentally added too much apple juice, so I just dumped it all into a bag with the pork and let it sit for about 30 mins before I cooked it. I put the meat in the cast iron skillet and cooked it for a couple of minutes before pouring the sauce over it. Otherwise, I followed the directions exactly. The apples (I used honey crisp) tasted like they came out of an apple pie. Even my 11 month old loved the pork and apples. Great and very simple (yippy) recipe! I will be making this one again!” – Jenny
“I made this last night with pork chops and it turned out really good. I was pleasantly surprised. It was tender and juicy. I will definitely make this again.” – Christina
“I made this recipe. The pork I used was some type of Applewood Bacon. And this was so delicious and so easy to make. It took me longer than the recipe suggests to get the meat cooked all the way through. I will definitely be making again!” – Andrea
“Loved it! Pork turned out amazing. Took longer than advertised to cook through but worth the extra time! The apples lacked something not sure what it needed … just a little bland especially compared to the pork! Will definitely be making this again” – Daniel
One Pan Brown Sugar Pork & Apples
Ingredients
- 1 ½-3 pounds pork tenderloin
- salt and pepper to taste
- 3 tablespoons oil
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons apple juice
- 2 medium apples - sliced into wedges
Instructions
- Season pork with salt and pepper on all sides. Drizzle oil into a large skillet and bring to medium heat on the stove.
- Stir together brown sugar, dijon mustard, garlic, and apple juice. Rub mixture all over pork using your fingertips.
- Cook pork in preheated and oiled pan, turning every 2-3 minutes to ensure even cooking. After about 10 minutes, add apples and cook until tender and pork is white through the middle (there shouldn’t be any pink left).
- Serve immediately and garnish with fresh parsley or thyme.
Meal was delicious! Will definitely make again!
Is the nutrition value based on the entire tenderloin or per one serving?
Thank you 😊
Per one serving!
That’s not possible. 106gms protein is WAAAAY off for one serving of pork. Please check your nutrition info & make corrections or no one will try this recipe.
These nutrition facts are way off. One serving of this is: 0.38-0.75 pounds pork tenderloin
▢salt and pepper to taste
▢0.75 tablespoons oil
▢0.13 cup brown sugar
▢0.75 tablespoons Dijon mustard
▢0.25 tablespoon minced garlic
▢0.5 tablespoons apple juice
▢0.5 medium apples – sliced into wedges
These ingredients combined in these quantities are no where near 871 calories.
Should probably understand pork a little better if you are going to blog about it. Nowadays, it is preferred to cook pork only to 145 degrees medium rare. Which does in fact, leave the meat pink…. And delicious not to mention completely safe. White pork is over cooked pork.
You are correct. I was thinking same thing: if the inside of that pork is white, it is overcooked. Use a thermometer.
There’s no way a 3lb loin is going to be done after 20 minutes.
Is your nutritional info accurate? 871 calories for ONE serving? And I have never seen 106gms protein for one serving of anything :O
Hi – I’m just bumping into you site for the very first time and am loving your recipes, added commentary and lovely pictures. I look forward to some fun Fall and Winter recipes!
Thanks so much, Sandy!
Pork is ok pink. Recommend browning and finishing in the oven. Put some Chinese five spice and salt on the apples, some corn starch and a bit of apple cider.