A favorite dish in our house, especially during cooler weather, are pork chops and applesauce. One of my kids recently decided that applesauce is too mushy so I came up with this variation that has been a big hit with everyone in the family. These baked pork chops and apples are a favorite meal in our home.
Super Simple Steps
Here’s a quick video to show you how simple this is to prepare. You’ll find detailed step-by-step instructions directly below the video. Click here to go directly to the recipe card.
In lieu of applesauce, I slice apples and lay them in the bottom of a casserole dish.
I sprinkle cinnamon on top of the apples and then layer the pork shop on top of them.
Next, I make the sauce and pour it over the pork and apples. In case you don’t make it all the way down to the comments, one reader mentioned that she replaced half of the sugar with honey and was pleased with the result.
Then it goes in the oven for 35-40 minutes and dinner is served! We will usually have sweet potato fries and green beans. The sweet glaze keeps the kids from complaining about vegetables since they feel like they’re getting away with an early dessert. It’s surprising how a little sprinkle of cinnamon and brown sugar can transform a meal into kid-friendly.
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Christina says
This is such an easy recipe! I love the concept of layering the chops on the apples!
Jill Robbins says
I love the combination of apples and pork. This is the perfect fall dinner!
John says
Retiring Navy single dad, so excited to try this recipe. I’ve been trying to find new things to cook up for the kids and I, really excited to try this out. Looks and sounds delicious.
Rosalinda says
This was a great recipe. I say was because it didn’t last . I used splenda blend brown sugar and ano salt spice blend. They couldn’t have come out better. Thanks for this great recipe.
Wondermom Wannabe says
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe! Thanks for taking the time to comment and let me know. 🙂
Judy Weiner says
I made this tonight. I used boneless pork loin chop and gala apples. Pork come out tough and apples were not soft. I live at an altitude of 6500 ft. Does this need an adjustment for altitude or should I have covered it with foil? The pork was about 3/4 inch thick. Not happy with how it turned out.
Wondermom Wannabe says
Hi Judy. I’m so sorry the recipe didn’t work for you. Honestly, I’ve never lived at altitude having grown up in the flatlands and then living on the coast all my married life. I have no idea how to adapt the recipe to take altitude into account! I’m going to reach out to some of the food bloggers I know for their advice. Sorry I don’t have an answer for you right now, but I’ll post an answer as soon as I find one.
Wondermom Wannabe says
Ok, the advice I got back is that the high altitude tends to dry things out faster (hence the tough pork and apples). They recommend adding more liquid to the recipe. Amounts recommended varied from 1 to 2 tablespoons. You could just add water, or you could try apple juice which would be consistent with the flavors in the dish and wouldn’t dilute the taste. I hope this helps!
Kara Cargill says
Hi I’m wanting to make this but I’m wondering if I can make it in a 9 by 13 inch pan to double it. And if I could put extra apples on top.
Wondermom Wannabe says
Hi Kara, the recipe doubles easily. Literally just double the ingredients. You may need to bake an additional 5 minutes. I have never baked it with the apples on top so I can’t vouch for whether or not that affects the dish. If you try it that way, please let me know how it turns out so I can add a note about it in the recipe. I’ll try it next time I make it too and see what happens. 🙂
Kara Cargill says
Ohh I better not risk it then with the apples on top. I’ll just double it. Thanks! It’s on the menu for this week!
Rebecca says
Do you recommend pan frying before putting in oven? I have had cases where I put porkchops in overn without pan frying and they don’t turn out as good.
Wondermom Wannabe says
Hi Rebecca, I’m sure that would improve the color of the dish, but I don’t make it that way mostly to keep the number of dirty dishes to a minimum and the recipe as simple as possible. I’ll have to give it a try and see if it makes a big enough difference to add the extra step. Thanks for the suggestion.
Kay says
What oven temp. do you bake the pork chops?
Wondermom Wannabe says
Kay, if you click the “Next” button at the bottom of the post, it brings you to the complete recipe and instructions. To answer your question though, you bake at 350°F.
Mike says
I’m so glad somebody asked this. I didn’t think to click next, thinking it would pull up the next blog and assumed the entire recipe was already here. I just figured everybody here knew the proper temp for pork and I didn’t since I’m still fairly new to using things other than a microwave and making macaroni.
Carol says
I made this recipe tonight and it was delicious. It was very easy and I recommend it highly. Thank you for sharing
Wondermom Wannabe says
Hi Carol, I’m so glad you like the recipe. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and let me know!
Mary Ann Anderson says
We made this for dinner tonight…it was so good. I’ll be making this again.
Wondermom Wannabe says
I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know. 🙂
Karen says
This was fantastic… husband said it was a keeper. Will not change anything. I will also use your glaze recipe just to make the apples as a dessert.. they were wonderful. Thank you!!
Wondermom Wannabe says
I’m so glad you and your husband enjoyed it! Making just the glaze and apples is a great idea!!
MaryAnn says
I see you use 4 tbs of butter. My girls are very health and diet conscience. Do you need all that butter or can we substitute it with something more healthier like chicken broth or olive oil?
Wondermom Wannabe says
Hi Mary Ann,
Great question! The best substitute in this recipe for the butter would be applesauce since it will work easily with the other flavors and provide a creaminess to the sauce. You could also try pumpkin puree which would make it even creamier, but would change the overall taste of the dish.
Joan Yeatts says
My family also loves this dish.I add onions and bell pepper to mine.. kind of reminds me of the Golden Mushroom soup recipe with porkchop,onions & potatoes..it’s all good…
Kristen says
I am just wondering how tender the porkchops come out because I have a 20 month old who does better with softer meats, thanks!
Wondermom Wannabe says
Hi Kristen, the pork chops do come out pretty juicy and tender, but you might have better luck with bone-in chops which will increase the fat and thus, moisture.
Kristen says
Oh okay thank you! Sorry I posted twice!