Here’s a sweet-and-savory Bacon Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin—juicy pork wrapped in bacon with a caramelized brown sugar glaze 🥓🍖✨
🥓 Bacon Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 1–1½ lb pork tenderloin
- 6–8 slices bacon
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp chili powder or cayenne (optional)
- Optional: 1 tbsp Dijon mustard (adds depth)
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- Preheat to 400°F (200°C).
- Line a baking dish or rimmed sheet with foil (easy cleanup).
- Season pork
- Pat pork dry.
- Mix brown sugar, garlic powder, paprika, pepper, and optional chili powder.
- Rub mixture all over the pork (spread Dijon first if using).
- Wrap with bacon
- Wrap bacon slices around the tenderloin, slightly overlapping.
- Secure with toothpicks if needed.
- Bake
- Place pork seam-side down in the pan.
- Bake 25–30 minutes, until internal temperature reaches 145°F (63°C).
- Broil (optional but recommended)
- Broil 2–3 minutes to crisp bacon and caramelize sugar.
- Rest & serve
- Let rest 5–10 minutes before slicing.
Tips
- Use thin-cut bacon so it crisps better.
- Place pork on a rack in the pan for even cooking.
- Serve with roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or green beans.
If you’d like, I can also give you:
- a slow-cooker version
- a maple brown sugar twist
- or a sheet-pan dinner version
Just tell me 😊
