Spiced Pork Tenderloin with Pear Sauce Recipe
Pear-Spiced Pork Tenderloin is a delicious, fall-inspired dish of tender pork with spiced pear sauce that becomes two meals in one!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 367kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork tenderloin
- ½ cup spiced pear juice like R.W. Knudsen or substitute apple cider
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons fine sea salt
- freshly cracked pepper to taste
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 pear peeled, cored, and cut into chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and place pork tenderloin in a 9 x 13-inch pan.
- Mix brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, cayenne, chili powder, garlic powder, and onion powder in a separate bowl and rub into the pork tenderloin and then pour pear juice over the top.
- Cover with foil and bake for about 1 hour, 15 minutes. Remove foil, add chunked pear and return to the oven for another 15-20 minutes, until the pork is tender, and cooked through.
Nutrition
Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 147mg | Sodium: 998mg | Potassium: 1006mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 163IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 3mg