Cherry Balsamic Pork Loin

Name: Cherry Balsamic Pork Loin
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 8 servings (1-1/3 cups sauce).
Ingredients: 1 boneless pork loin roast (3 to 4 pounds); 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 tablespoon canola oil; 3/4 cup cherry preserves; 1/2 cup dried cherries; 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

After having a wonderful cherry Brie topping from a local market, I just knew I had to create one for pork. If you're really crazy about cherries, add even more to the slow cooker. —Susan Stetzel, Gainesville, New York

Ingredients

1 boneless pork loin roast (3 to 4 pounds)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon canola oil
3/4 cup cherry preserves
1/2 cup dried cherries
1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar

Directions

Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Brown roast on all sides.
Transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. In a small bowl, mix preserves, cherries, vinegar and brown sugar until blended; pour over roast. Cook, covered, on low until tender (a thermometer inserted in pork should read at least 145°), 3-4 hours.
Remove roast from slow cooker; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing. Skim fat from cooking juices. Serve pork with sauce.

Nutrition Facts

5 ounces cooked pork with about 2 tablespoons sauce: 359 calories, 10g fat (3g saturated fat), 85mg cholesterol, 128mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 0 fiber), 33g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Balsamic Roast Pork in Taste of Home April/May 2014

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D.

Feb 21, 2019

I made this in my oval graniteware roaster in the oven rather than using a crock pot (I don't like meat cooked in a crock pot because it doesn't brown). I put the meat into the roaster sprinkled it with nutmeg, cranked the oven to 400 degrees and let it roast for about 30-40 minutes on all 4 sides, mixed up the rest of the ingredients and poured it on top, lowered the oven temp to about 325, covered with the lid of the roaster and baked for the afternoon (about 4-5 hours) lowering the oven temp every hour or so until down to about 250 degrees for the last hour. Skim the fat from the juice and served with parsleyed butter noodles.
Judy

Feb 5, 2019

My husband loved this recipe. The only thing I did different was that I took a previous reviewer's suggestion and thickened the sauce with a tbsp. of cornstarch, and I added 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves.
annrms

Oct 7, 2018

Third time having this roast. This time I tied the roast to make it more compact so it would cook more evenly. I cooked the roast to 140°, tented it, and let it rest to get the temp to 145°. Perfectly blushing pink and tender.... Love this recipe.
AllisonO

Dec 29, 2016

Resulted in juicy, tender, and very flavorful pork! This makes for a visually impressive dish. I used a homemade cranberry sauce and dried cranberries in place of the cherry preserves and dried cherries because these were what I had on-hand, but these were the only changes I made to the recipe. I recommend placing the pork fat side up in the crockpot to help the pork stay juicy.
Jogeng09

May 15, 2016

This is a great way to dress up a pork roast with very little effort. The sauce is delicious, though I would add some cornstarch next time to thicken it up, since it came out pretty runny after the long cooking time.
vstark06

Apr 21, 2016

Made this for dinner tonight and my husband and I both loved it!! Will definitely make it again! Great company dinner. I did use craisins and they were wonderful, but I may try cherries next time.
Mnms8868

Apr 8, 2016

Amazingly good! Seared on stove, added lemon zest to sauce & used sour cherries. No slow cooker, Finished in oven. Planning on making this next dinner party.
Jewel1999

Mar 20, 2016

Made this for a 75th birthday celebration. Received several compliments. I sliced the meat after rest period, spooned some sauce over meat, covered, sat in warm oven to keep warm. Then, I added a little more brown sugar to remaining sauce and heated on stove to melt sugar. Served it along side of meat. Most people spooned sweeter sauce over meat. Sauce was excellent, I just preferred it to be slightly sweeter. Served with cheesy potato casserole, green beans, salad. And, of course, birthday cake and ice cream. Will definitely make again. Great for company, Christmas or Easter. Great for a special everyday meal. Roast was very tender, juicy.
Hcksslr

Mar 18, 2016

I was very disappointed in this dish. It was very blah! Followed direction exactly, just not much flavor. May doctor it up & try again.
singerquilter

Mar 17, 2016

I prepared this recipe as written except I doubled the amount of dried cherries. It was wonderful! I'm going to use it for Easter dinner.