Cinnamon Apple Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. pork tenderloin
• 2 tbsp. cornstarch
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar, packed
• 2 cooking apples, peeled, cored, sliced
• 2 tbsp. dried cranberries or raisins

Makes 4 Servings

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Place tenderloin in roasting pan or casserole dish.
3. Combine remaining ingredients and mix well. Spoon the apple mixture around the tenderloin.
4. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.
5. Remove cover and spoon apple mixture over the tenderloin. Continue to bake 15 minutes or until the pork tenderloin is browned and cooked through, about 150 F on a meat thermometer.

WW POINTS VALUE: 6 pts.

Note: This recipe appears in the New Sonoma Cookbook. This is a wonderful comfort food to cook for any holiday or any special occasion. The combination of pork and cooked apples is so heavenly delicious when they are cooked right. As for the cooking apples, you can use, Golden, Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonathan, Pippin, McIntosh or Honey Crisp for a rich, fruity flavor. One bite of this dish and you'll have a new taste for pork chops and applesauce.