Pulled Pork Tenderloin with Apple Butter BBQ Sauce….. did I catch your interest?! As we all know, I’ve been ALL about apple butter this fall and finding fun ways to use it! I love the combo of pork and apples so I decided to take that delicious duo a step further and create an apple butter BBQ sauce. The recipe is simple to make and comes together in minutes! The best part?! The pork tenderloin cooks in the crock pot while you’re off doing all the things. I used Smithfield Marinated Fresh Pork which comes pre-trimmed and marinated to ensure the juiciest, most flavorful pork every time.
You can find Smithfield Marinated Fresh Pork in the refrigerated meat section of your local Wal-mart and it’s available in several flavors, all 100% fresh pork with no artificial ingredients. Because the tenderloin is perfectly seasoned, you can whip up flavorful meals any night of the week in no time. We’ve tried and loved the Roasted Garlic & Cracked Black Pepper and the Sweet Teriyaki flavors. For this recipe we’ll be using the Smithfield Slow Roasted Golden Rotisserie Marinated Fresh Pork Tenderloin.
Ready for the recipe?! Into the crock pot goes the pork tenderloin with a splash of water. While the pork does it’s thing we’ll spend a couple of minutes mixing up the apple butter BBQ sauce plus a quick apple and Greek yogurt slaw. It really doesn’t get easier than this!
The apple butter BBQ sauce comes together in just a couple of minutes – you need some apple butter (I recommend using my Crockpot Apple Butter which is no sugar added but you can substitute store bought if needed), ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, vinegar, and a few spices. This combo makes a sweet and tangy BBQ sauce that is super versatile and can be used with a variety of meats! I love that it adds a subtle hint of the warm spices from the apple butter. So good!
Once the pork is cooked all that’s left to do is shred it and mix in the delicious BBQ sauce. The pork is fabulous on it’s own so if you have picky eaters in your house you can keep some of the pork set aside and let them use it however they’d like! When it’s time to serve just pile it high onto a light bun, top with a scoop of creamy slaw, and dig in. YUM!
This recipe is great for any night of the week and makes delicious leftovers for lunches. It would be wonderful for your next game night or tailgate too – a classic with a fun little spin for the season! Enjoy!
Makes 6 servings at 3 WW SmartPoints on both the Blue and Green WW Plans (bun not included in points calculation- see recipe notes for further details).
This post has been sponsored by Smithfield® . All opinions, the recipe, and text are entirely my own. #RealFlavorRealFast #FreshFAllFlavors
- 2 lb Smithfield Slow Roasted Golden Rotisserie Marinated Fresh Pork Tenderloin
- ¼ c water
- 1 c apple butter, homemade or store bought* (my crock pot apple butter recipe is linked above)
- ¼ c no sugar added ketchup
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp dry mustard
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp chili powder
- ⅛ tsp garlic powder
- pinch of black pepper
- Apple and Greek yogurt slaw, for serving, if desired (see Notes section for recipe)
- Place pork tenderloin in crockpot with ¼ c water.
- Cook on low heat for 4 hours or high heat for 2 hours, until the center has reached 160F.
- Prepare BBQ sauce by combining apple butter with ketchup, vinegar, dry mustard, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, pepper, and Worcestershire. Set aside until ready to use.
- Once pork is cooked removed from crockpot and cut into 5 pieces. Allow to cool for a few minutes. Shred pork using two large forks and transfer into a large bowl.
- Mix pork with the BBQ sauce (you can reserve ~1/4 cup to have a little extra for topping, if desired).
- Serve as desired - enjoy! I served mine as a sandwich topped with slaw.
*If using store bought apple butter the WW points will be different and you should recalculate them based on the brand you use.
I use a light 80 calorie hamburger bun for 2 smart points and top with greek yogurt slaw for 0 smart points = 5 smart points for the entire sandwich as shown.
APPLE & GREEK YOGURT SLAW (0 WW smart points)
Combine in a large bowl:
- 2.5 c shredded cabbage or slaw mix
- 1 apple sliced into thin matchstick shaped pieces
- ½ c plain fat free greek yogurt
- 2-3 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 green onion, green parts only, diced
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp salt, more to taste
*Entire bowl is 0 smart points regardless of how you divide it
NOTE: The nutritional info for this recipe is for the pork and BBQ sauce only. The slaw and bun are not included and should be added separately if you are tracking macros.
Nutritional information is calculated with MyFitnessPal and may vary based on brands used. Smart Points information is calculated with the Weight Watchers app and may also vary based on brands used.
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Really excellent! It all came together perfectly. So many thing to do with the leftover apple butter… swirl in oatmeal, use in baking in place of oil, bake on chicken… mmmm. Thanks for the recipe. A sure winner!
So glad you enjoyed it – thanks for letting me know! Baking apple butter on chicken sounds good, I’ll have to try it!