Sweet & Smoky Pork Tenderloin
with Roasted Broccoli, Mashed Potatoes & Cherry Sauce
- Milk
If you’re craving something that’s good and hearty, this recipe has got you covered. Pork tenderloin is rubbed with cinnamon and smoked paprika, which brings a layer of warm aromatics to the meat. It’s then roasted and drizzled in a cherry jam sauce that adds sweetness to all that savory. Roasted broccoli on the side adds a fresh pop of green, while mashed potatoes keep things creamy and classic.
Ingredients
2 unit
Cherry Jam
12 ounce
Potatoes
2 tablespoon
Sour Cream
1 tablespoon
Smoky Cinnamon Paprika Spice
8 ounce
Broccoli
5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
12 ounce
Pork Tenderloin
2 unit
Scallions
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top and middle positions and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Dice potatoes into 1⁄2-inch pieces. Place in a large pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. • Reserve 1⁄2 cup potato cooking liquid, then drain and return potatoes to pot. • Keep covered off heat until ready to mash.
• Trim and thinly slice scallions. • Cut broccoli florets into bite-size pieces if necessary. Toss on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 15-20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, pat pork* dry with paper towels; rub with a large drizzle of olive oil. Season generously all over with salt and pepper. Reserve 1⁄4 tsp Cinnamon Paprika Spice (1⁄2 tsp for 4 servings) in a small microwave-safe bowl for the next step; rub pork all over with remaining Cinnamon Paprika Spice. • Place pork on a second baking sheet and roast on middle rack until cooked through, 18-20 minutes. • Transfer to a cutting board to rest for at least 5 minutes.
• To bowl with reserved Cinnamon Paprika Spice, add jam and half the vinegar (save the rest for another use); stir to combine. • Microwave until warm, 30-60 seconds. Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until melted. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mash drained potatoes until smooth; stir in scallions, sour cream, and 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings). If needed, stir in reserved potato cooking liquid a splash at a time until potatoes are creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
• Slice pork crosswise. • Divide pork, mashed potatoes, and broccoli between plates. Drizzle sauce over pork and serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the cherry sauce, finding it delicious with the tender, smoky-sweet pork 🍒.
- Ease of prep: Simple and quick to make, though some found timing tricky to keep everything hot.
- Suggestions: Consider adding garlic to potatoes, adjusting pork cook time, and seasoning broccoli more.
- Leftovers: Portions were satisfying for most, but a few wished for more potatoes or meat.
- Texture: Pork was generally tender and juicy, though a few found it slightly tough.
Reviews from our home cooks
Ok it's not hard to figure out that juicy pork with a sweet cherry sauce will be delicious but the surprise star of this dish were the zipped-up mashed potatoes! Give me more of those please! Honestly my husband cooked the mashed beaters so I'm gonna enjoy that ignorance of the secret ingredient is bliss! And now you're thinking I knew the roasted broccoli would be the holdup here! Nope! We found a new way to enjoy broccoli, crispy - no mush here!
HF pork tenderloin is always delicious - flavorful and just the right size! I did add another tablespoon of cherry jam (which I just happened to have on hand) as I like more sauce. The smoky paprika blended wonderfully with it. Roasted broccoli was good. Mashed potatoes could have used a bit more sour cream but good. Recommend!
This dish was delicious. I did change it up. I steamed the broccoli soft and added cheese. I added milk and butter to my mashed potatoes and used the sour cream also. The Tenderloins were out of this world. And the sweet and smoky sauce was yummy! Thank you
Pretty good. Pork chops were very tender, but the cherry sauce was too vinegary. The potatoes pictured on my recipe card were Yukon Gold, but they sent me russets, which I do not use for mashed potatoes; I ended up just dicing and roasting them.
I really thought I was going to love this one. I certainly didn't hate it. I just think that the sides did not harmonize well with the meat and sauce. I found I was very mindful of not allowing the cherry sauce to touch the potatoes or broccoli on my plate. Not because I disliked the sauce on the tenderloin. I just felt certain I would dislike it on the potatoes or broccoli. Idk. I think maybe an orange zest and pistachio rice and roasted carrots might have been a better fit? It just seems that the cherry sauce would have been well suited for incidental or intentional contact with those on the plate. I also have to admit - I'm just getting burnt out on the roasted vegetables. It made sense in this recipe since we were baking the pork, but in so many other recipes - I am firing up the oven just for the vegetable side - and summer is now here. It adds a lot of heat to the house. Additionally - this cooking method isn't optimal for the veggies nutritional profile. Roasting is a nice change when done occasionally but it just seems so repetitive now.
Sooooo good. The cherry sauce was delicious and the pork was tender and juicy. A perfect pairing.
Really delicious! The smoky cinnamon paprika spice and cherry sauce put the pork over the top.
Tender, juicy and flavorful meat with that roasted broccoli! I opted to roast the potatoes whole so everything went in the oven. Less mess and some leftover potatoes for breakfast. That works for me!
Husband doesn't like broccoli, so I ate all of it myself. Even my picky eater liked the pork. The spice rub was different than any that I had used before and it worked so well with the pork. Loved the cherry sauce.
This was one of my favorites In the first box I got! It was super easy to make, and the tenderloin with the seasoning was super delicious! I really recommend this meal!
