Tropical Glazed Pork Tenderloin ~ Favorite Ingredients Friday

Last week I offered you our proposed Easter Menu for my favorite ingredients Friday entry hosted by Overwhelmed with Joy, but this week I offer you what we actually had after much discussion about it just being the two of us and not needing all that food.

• Breakfast: Toasted French Toast that I stuffed with some of the pineapple cream cheese from the dessert.
  
• Morning Snack: Deviled Eggs and a great way to use up some of those eggs you colored.
• Dinner (mid afternoon): TROPICAL GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN with Cheesey AuGratin Potatoes (made today with Sargento Wisconsin Cheddar & Vermont Cheddar & Bacon shredded cheese), Carrots and Apricots (I had a couple extra spoonfuls of the glaze from the pork tenderloin and added those today and boy does that make a yummy variation) and Brioche Egg Bread
• Dessert: Chocolate Pineapple Cream Cheese Pastries recipe on Sunday for Simply Delicious Sunday

TROPICAL GLAZED PORK TENDERLOIN
2-3 pound pork tenderloin
1 cup apricot pineapple preserves
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pineapple juice

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
  
• Whisk together brown sugar and pineapple juice.
• Blend in preserves.
• generously salt and pepper the pork loin.
• Spread a small layer of the glaze on the bottom of the roasting pan.
• Lay the pork loin on top and spread the remaining glaze on top and along the sides.
• Baste as necessary
  
• Bake 45-60 minutes or until meat thermometer reads 170 degrees.
  

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