This recipe for Crock-Pot Bourbon Apple Pork Chops is to die for! Savory chops are cooked in a great sauce filled with fresh apples spiked with bourbon.
Slow Cooker Bourbon Apple Pork Chops
We have had a lot of requests for some recipes using pork chops so I decided to get my creative juices flowing and come up with something tasty. I love the combination of apples and pork. they just seem to go together so well. And then I spied some bourbon on the liquor shelf in my pantry and had an “ah-ha” moment, that bourbon, apples and pork would be perfect. And it was.
If bourbon is not your thing, have no fear, just substitute apple juice for the bourbon and the dish will come out fantastic.
The house smelled amazing while this cooked and my husband raved about this dish for days afterwards.
Special Diets
Crock-Pot Bourbon Apple Pork Chops Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 whole Pork Chops (boneless, medium thickness)
- Salt & Pepper (to season meat)
- 1 tablespoon Fresh Thyme
- 4 whole Apples (cored, cut in half, and thinly sliced)
- â…“ cup Brown Sugar (light, packed)
- ¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- ½ cup Bourbon
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch
Instructions
- Season pork chops with salt and pepper and fresh thyme.
- Place pork chops in the bottom of a 6 or 7 quart oval crock-pot.
- In a bowl combine the sliced apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and bourbon and stir well to combine.
- Pour apple mixture over pork chops in crock-pot.
- Cover and cook on high 4 hours or until pork chops are cooked and tender.
- Pour juices from the crock-pot into a small sauce pan and bring to a simmer on the stove top.
- In a small cup combine 1/4 cup water and 1 tablespoon cornstarch and add slurry to simmering juices, cook while stirring until thickened into a nice glaze/sauce.
- Serve glaze poured over apples & pork chops.
Notes
Nutrition
Oh yummy! I would love for you to stop by and link up at my Linky Party via: ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com.
Mrs. Delightful
http://www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com
What would you serve as a side with this?
I think mashed potatoes and maybe a salad would be lovely 🙂
I’d like to try this one, but I’m worried about the bourbon because I have a little one and a husband whose job is strict on alcohol. Is there anything else I could use beside bourbon? Thank you!
The alcohol in the bourbon does cook off. However I understand that some folks are hesitant to use it for various reasons. You could substitute some apple juice for the bourbon in the recipe. It will of course have a different flavor profile but should sill be rather tasty!
I followed the recipe exactly. The only thing I changed was cooking it in the oven slowly at 250 for an hour. The flavors were all there. Awesome dish! I would definitely make it again. At first I was concerned that there wouldn’t
be enough liquid to cook the pork, but it turned out to be the perfect amount. Thanks for sharing this.
So glad you enjoyed this recipe Tabullah, thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!
What kind of apples are best for this dish?
Any kind of apple that holds up well for cooking should work. Granny Smith will add a nice tart and sweetness. Fuji are good. Golden Delicious…just about any good crisp baking apple should work. I would stay away from Red Delicious as those can get mealy when cooked.
This was fabulous!!! I was wondering if you could substitute pork tenderloin for the pork chops???
Hi Linda, while I have not tested this recipe using pork chops instead of a tenderloin I do think it work work but you may need to adjust the cooking time down a little since pork chops are individually sliced pieces of meat and a tenderloin is a whole cut of meat the pork chops might dry out if cooked that long. If you give it a try let us know how you adjusted the recipe and how it came out for you.