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Create a flavorful, quick, and easy dinner with this crock pot brown sugar pork tenderloin recipe.
Be sure and scroll down for the video on how to make this delicious dish!
We love pork tenderloin at our house. It is usually my family’s first choice of meat, especially since one of my children is allergic to beef. And one of our favorite pork tender loin recipes is Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin. Every member of my family is a big fan of this sweet pork dish and I am a fan of making it in my slow cooker!
For this recipe, use two tenderloins. You want to make sure you have about 4lbs of pork.
This brown sugar pork tenderloin has a delicious combination of maple syrup and brown sugar that I love. Not only is the meat sweet, but there is a depth in the flavor from the syrup. I love a little bit of sweet with my meat! Combine that with some dijon mustard, white balsamic vinegar and some dried thyme and you have a delicious meal.
I served this pork with my Parmesan Roasted Potatoes. They are a perfect combination.
If you love brown sugar pork tenderloin, try these yummy pork tenderloin recipes:
- Fig Glazed Tenderloin
- Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Apple Sauce
- Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Orange Marmalade
- Balsamic Roast Pork Tenderloin
- Balsamic Honey Pulled Pork Sliders
Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pork Recipe
Crock Pot Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. pork tenderloin this would be half of a Costco package and half of the package is two tenderloins
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 Tbsp real maple syrup
- 4 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar can use regular also
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 Tbsp cold water
Instructions
- Place tenderloin in crock pot.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Combine together garlic, mustard, honey, brown sugar, vinegar, thyme, maple syrup.
- Pour over pork. Turn pork to coat
- Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or on high 3-4 hours.
- Remove pork and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Put juices in pan and bring to a boil over heat.
- Simmer for 8-10 minutes and then add in cornstarch that has been mixed into cold water
- Whisk into juices and cook for one minute longer until thickened.
- Pour juices over pork.
Nutrition Facts:
Jane says
Your comments say to make sure the pork loin is 4 lbs.; but, the recipe says 2 lbs. Does it make a big difference. I’m guessing you may need to double the other ingredients if you use the 4 lbs??
Leigh Anne says
I use two 1 – 1.5 lb. tenderloins. If you buy the package at Costco it comes with 2 packages, each with 2 tenderloins in it, so four tenderloins. I use half of that for this recipe. If you use all four pieces you will need to double the amount. Hope that clarifies it.
Hollie Reyes says
Delicious and easy! So simple that my husband has even made it. He made it for our contribution to the family Christmas dinner. Rave reviews all around!
Leigh Anne says
Love hearing that
Amy says
Is this recipe really sweet?? I am worried with brown sugar, honey, and maple it is going to be very sweet. Let me know! Thanks!
Leigh Anne says
It is a little sweet but not overly sweet.
Bonnie says
Hi Leigh Anne,
I’m not really much of a cook and I have never made a pork tenderloin. I picked your recipe out to be my first. I’m a serious recipe follower. So, I bought the pork at Costco like you said. I think I need to double it and cook both packages/halves. Serving 8 people and wouldn’t mind leftovers. My crock pot is big enough, but my question is time. Still the same amount for low and slow? Also, do you have an opinion on whether or not it would be good to add pineapple or apple?
Thank you,
Bonnie
Leigh Anne says
If you are going to double it you will need more time but not double the time. If you wanted to add pineapple or apple I would do it the last hour so it doesn’t get mushy!
Bonnie says
Thank you so much. I’m making it tomorrow and I can’t wait to taste it.
Stephanie Dunn says
So…..I LOVE your recipes and thought this one looked amazing. It’s been in my crockpot for about 5 hrs on low now and I just went to check on it. There is very little “sauce” and what is there is starting to burn. I “shredded” the meat a bit and while the flavor is wonderful, dinner is a few hours away still and I think I will end up with some really dry meat and a bit of burned “syrup”. I just added some water but did I miss something? Do you think it’s my crock pot? I put it on the low setting and followed the recipe verbatim (including the costco tenderloin which is what I typically buy). Help?!
Leigh Anne says
I think it might be your crockpot, it might cook hotter than normal.
ellen says
Made this last night. Wow! So good. My husband even went back to add more of that delicious gravy (he never does that!). A real hit. Served it with fresh parsley new potatoes, spinach and a green salad. Easy and soooo good. Thanks for a great new recipe!
Jennifer C says
I followed your recipe exactly but used regular vinegar instead of balsamic. It was superb! I have added this recipe to my permanent recipe folder. Thank you for sharing this delicious meal.
Kimberly says
Would this be OK if I cook on low for 11 hours? I want to make this recipe tomorrow but I only have a warm, low and high settings but no programmable timer 🙁
Leigh Anne says
11 hours may be a bit long. You may just end up with very, very tender meat!
Lisa says
Did you use dried thyme leaves or ground thyme?
Leigh Anne says
Dried thyme leaves.
Florence Wall says
Was going to make my pork with onion soup, red wine, garlic and soy sauce when I ran across your recipe. Now I’m in a quandary. They both sound delicious! I guess I’ll show both recipes to my husband and let him pick!