Christmas Pork Roast

This Christmas pork loin is roasted with a glaze of spiced cranberries and orange zest. This festive favorite will fill your house with the aroma of Christmas.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 319 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 1 medium orange, zested
• 1 (16 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 (4 pound) boneless pork loin roast
• 2 (16 ounce) cans whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 medium apple, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Place pork roast into a roasting pan. Push whole cloves into meat; lay apple slices over top.

Step 3

Mash cranberry sauce in a bowl with a potato masher. Stir in chicken broth, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger until well combined. Pour about 1/2 of the cranberry mixture over roast. Cover with a lid or a sheet of aluminum foil.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Uncover, pour remaining cranberry mixture over roast, and sprinkle orange zest over top.

Step 5

Return to the oven and roast until cranberry mixture forms a glaze and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the center of the meat reads at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C), about 30 more minutes.