It’s slowly getting colder and colder and I’m starting to crave warmer and more comforting meals and this meal is the perfect comfort food, Paleo, gluten free, and healthy! Perfect combination to start your winter off right!
Ingredients:
For the Apple Topping:
- 2 apples, peeled and diced
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
For the Pork:
- 1 pork loin
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. ginger
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all of your pork spices together and rub on your pork loin to season.
- Roast the pork for around 40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 145 degrees.
- Meanwhile prepare your apple topping.
- In a saucepan over medium to low heat, simmer your apples, cinnamon and nutmeg in the water until tender.
- Lastly mix in your cranberries and let simmer 1-2 minutes longer.
- Serve your apple mixture over the pork loin and enjoy!
I served this with butternut squash mashed with coconut oil and cinnamon! Complete Paleo meal!
What foods do you go for that winter comfort feeling??
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I love your fall inspired recipes girl. ALL of them look so delicious! I usually turn to chili for a winter feeling
I love soups and chilis in the winter too!
Such a great idea the combination of apples and pork, never thought of that! I am not a pork fan but I might try this with chicken? Thank you for sharing!
Yes it would be great with chicken too!
I bet you could use pears too. I only say that because my husband is allergic to apples… Weirdo. I love fall dishes!
Hahaha aww poor guy! Pears would be really good too
chili!!
Agreed!
I love pork with apples! This looks delicious!
Chili, soup, and roast beef are my winter comfort foods!
Soup is like the ultimate comfort food to me too!
I know it isn’t Paleo, but I love warm bean based soups/stews in the winter. They are my comfort food!
Mine too! I still put beans in my veggie soups all the time!
I dont eat meat but my boyfriend would loovvvee this, maybe when I am feeling nice one day I will have to make this for him! Turkey Chili is definitely a winter comfort for me!
Hahaha glad he will like this!
I LOVE PORK!! I could live off of it. great recipe, and love the apple sauce for it, too
Nick will go bananas for this, ha! Happy Friday!!
Hahaha glad you both will like it! Happy Friday!
Chili. Chili is so good. I can’t believe I only discovered it last year lol
I can’t believe that either! I love chili!
yum yum yum. Pork works really well with sweet things. I recently made some with a maple mustard sauce and it turned out great!
Winter: i’m all about chili…and squash. Can’t get enough.
I am loving squash this winter too!
Can you believe that I’ve never tried the apple/pork combo? It sounds so ridiculously good but I’ve never cooked pork myself and I’m kind of paranoid that I’d poison myself
Gonna have to convince Mom to cook some up for Sunday dinner one week… either that or some baked Mac&Cheese – that’s definitely a big time comfort food for me.
Hahaha have Mom cook it for you! I bet you’d like it! I totally understand the fear. Cooking meat grosses me out too!
i think you need to try this recipe amanda! and salmon. haha. Love this combo Danielle. Bring on fall comfort!
Thanks Lindsay!
I love the sweet and savory in this meal! My favorite comfort foods are chilis and casseroles.
Thanks so much Kim!
I want this meal in my life TONIGHT. Or right now! OMG it looks soooo amazing. You never cease to amaze me actually!
Aww thanks Cait! Wish we were closer I’d totally have you for dinner tonight
That combo sounds amazing! I LOVE cooked apples! Mashed butternut squash sounds great too! I’m on a kick right now where I mash butternut squash in with my eggs, add almond butter, cinnamon, stevia and pumpkin. So good!
That butternut squash combo sounds amazing!