Molasses Glazed Pork Tenderloin

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Molasses Glazed Pork Tenderloin has a sweet and savory marinade that adds a beautiful flavor to this recipe. It’s juicy, tender, and versatile.

Molasses-glazed roasted pork tenderloin is sliced on a wooden board and beautifully garnished with fresh rosemary sprigs.

Pork loin vs Pork tenderloin

People refer to porkย loinย as porkย tenderloinย all the time. However, pork loin and pork tenderloin are not cut from the same part of the animal. Pork tenderloin is thin and small. Theย tenderloinย is the muscle that runs alongside the backbone.ย Pork loinย is also from the animalโ€™s back but is wide and thick. Itโ€™s sometimes sold with the ribs attached, which is a pork chop when cut individually.

Two raw cuts of pork on a white marble surface: one rectangular piece with visible fat, perfect for transforming into crispy bacon, and one elongated, lean tenderloin.
pork loin on left and tenderloin on right

Pork tenderloin is a tender cut of pork. It weighs between 3/4 pounds to 1.5 pounds.

Pork tenderloin has a mild flavor and is lean. For this reason, pork tenderloin is best when marinaded and seasoned well.

Molasses Glazed Pork Tenderloin

My Molasses Glazed Pork Tenderloin has an earthy, complex flavor. Molasses add sweetness while still adding richness and, in my opinion, is a great ingredient with pork.

This marinade also has oil that keeps the tenderloin from drying out.

Grilled meat is sliced on a wooden board and beautifully garnished with fresh rosemary sprigs.

Ingredients

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  1. pork tenderloins
  2. molasses
  3. low sodium soy sauce
  4. fresh lemon juice
  5. olive oil
  6. garlic clove
  7. black pepper,ย fresh ground

Molasses-glazed roasted pork tenderloin is sliced on a wooden board and beautifully garnished with fresh rosemary sprigs.

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Molasses Glazed Pork Tenderloin

Molasses Glazed Pork Tenderloin has a sweet and savory marinade that adds a beautiful flavor to this recipe. It’s juicy, tender, and versatile.ย 
Author: Paula
5 from 13 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 43 minutes
Servings: 7 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine first 6 ingredients in a zip top freezer bag.
    1/4 cup molasses, 1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce, 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice, 1/4 cup olive oil, 3 large garlic clove, 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • Add tenderloins to bag, toss to coat then refrigerate at least 30 minutes up to 6 hours, turning a couple of times during the marinating process.
    2 medium pork tenderloins
  • Remove tenderloins from marinade.
  • Pour marinade into a sauce pan and bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Serve as a sauce for pork.ย 
  • Grill tenderloin over medium high heat 3 to 4 minutes on each side.
  • Take tenderloins off grill when internal temp reaches 145 degrees. Let rest 10 minutes, the temperature will rise about 10 degrees while resting.
  • Serve immediately

Nutrition

Calories: 736kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 108g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 337mg | Sodium: 892mg | Potassium: 2251mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 6mg

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.

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6 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    This tasted so amazing! Thanks a lot for sharing this super easy to make recipe! Fam really loves it! Will surely have this again! Highly recommended!

  2. 5 stars
    This pork tenderloin was so flavorful and it cooked up perfectly following the directions! I will definitely make this again!

  3. 5 stars
    What a simple and beautiful dish! I love that it’s easy to prep and cook, and yet delivers outstanding flavors!

  4. looking for a recipe for to make meat more tender…buying same meat ,same store but more chewy

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