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Cinnamon-Apple Pork Loin

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SERVES: 7

SERVING SIZE: 3 ounces pork, 1/2 cup sweet potato mixture

COOK TIME: 4 Hr 5 Min

This pork loin recipe is one of the best you'll ever taste! Our Cinnamon-Apple Pork Loin is juicy, sweet, diabetic friendly, and served with veggies! Slow cooked to perfection, this is a pork loin recipe that will make your mouth water, and have your friends and family clamoring for a bite! After all, pork is better when it's cooked low, slow, and sprinkled with cinnamon.

What You'll Need

2 pounds pork loin
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, divided
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 apple, peeled and diced
1 onion, diced
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 cup unsweetened apple juice

What to Do

Sprinkle pork loin with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat oil. Sear pork 2 to 3 minutes per side until browned.
Place sweet potato, apple, and onion in bottom of slow cooker. Sprinkle with cinnamon, remaining 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp black pepper, and the honey; mix well.
Place pork on top of vegetables. Pour apple juice over pork and vegetables. Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 5 hours or HIGH 2 to 2-1/2 hours or until meat registers 165 degrees F. Serve with vegetables and sauce.

Notes

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