These apple pork chops are browned in butter, then simmered in the most delicious cider sauce with fresh apples and sage.
These chops are the ultimate fall dinner that’s quick to make and always gets rave reviews! Serve them alongside other fall favorites such as sour cream mashed potatoes and roasted parsnips for a complete meal.
We eat a lot of chicken, but sometimes I buy some pork chops to mix things up a bit. These apple pork chops only have 6 ingredients but are huge on flavor. This recipe is perfect for a busy weeknight but elegant enough to serve to guests, and the flavors just scream fall! Pork chops with apples is a classic flavor combination, and the addition of apple cider here really makes this dish special.
Along with these pork chops, I also like to make some of my other favorite pork recipes like grilled pork tenderloin, crock pot pork roast and smoked pulled pork. If you want to see some other fall favorites, check out this list of fantastic fall recipes!
Apple Pork Chops Ingredients
To make this apple pork chops recipe, you will need butter, bone-in pork chops, apple cider, Dijon mustard, fresh sage, apples, kosher salt and black pepper.
How Do You Make Apple Pork Chops?
Season the pork chops with salt and pepper, then cook them in butter in a large pan or skillet. Once the meat is seared and golden brown, pour in some apple cider and let the pork and cider simmer until the pork is cooked through. In a separate pan, melt some butter and add sliced apples. Cook the apple slices with a little more cider until the fruit is tender. Transfer the cooked pork chops to a serving plate. Whisk the mustard, sage, salt and pepper into the cider drippings left behind in the pork chop pan. Spoon the apples over the chops, then pour the sauce over the top and serve.
Tips For The Perfect Dish
- You can use your favorite type of apple in this recipe. Some great choices include firm apples such as Honeycrisp, Granny Smith apples, Pink Lady, Gala apples or Fuji. Be sure to slice them thin so that they cook quickly.
- You can use bone-in or boneless pork chops. I do think that bone-in chops have more flavor and they’re less prone to getting dry.
- Fresh sage is absolutely essential here, the dried stuff won’t do.
- I use a fresh unfiltered apple cider that’s full of spices and aromatics. If you use the clear apple cider that looks just like apple juice and doesn’t have any spices like cinnamon on the ingredient list, your end result won’t be quite as delicious.
Quick Tip
Leftovers will stay fresh in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Recipe FAQs
These apple pork chops are great served over egg noodles, rice or garlic mashed potatoes Try a green veggie on the side like roasted green beans or bacon wrapped asparagus.
Pork chops are ready to eat when they reach an internal temperature of at least 145 degrees F. I recommend using a digital probe thermometer to make sure your chops are cooked properly. It’s best to not let the pork temperature go higher than 145 degrees F, otherwise your pork could be dry.
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Flavor Variations
This recipe is delicious as is, but you can easily customize some of the flavors to suit your tastes.
- Protein: Feel free to use chicken tenders, chicken thighs or pork tenderloin instead of chops.
- Fruit: Swap out the apples for pears, and use pear juice instead of apple cider. Choose a firm pear such as a Bosc variety so that the fruit does not fall apart in the cooking process.
- Flavorings: No sage on hand? Fresh rosemary and thyme are both great options. Feel free to add other seasonings to the dish such as a cinnamon stick, sliced red onion, brown sugar, a pinch of nutmeg, minced shallots, or a splash of lemon juice.
Apple pork chops are easy to make, and embody all the great flavors of fall. This dish will be on regular rotation at my house all through the cold weather months!
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Apple Pork Chops
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter divided use
- 4 bone in pork chops approximately 5-6 ounces each
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons apple cider divided use, fresh cider is best
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh sage
- 2 cups apples cored and thinly sliced such as Pink Lady or Honeycrisp
- salt and pepper to taste.
Instructions
- In a large skillet melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Season the pork generously with salt and pepper; cook for 6 minutes on each side or until deep golden brown.
- Add 1/2 cup of cider to the pan and simmer for an additional 6 minutes, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the pork chops registers 145 degrees F.
- While the chops are cooking, melt the rest of the butter in another large pan over medium heat. Add the apples, and cook for 5 minutes or until the apples start to soften.
- Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of apple cider to the apples, turn the heat to high and cook for 1-2 minutes more. Season the apples with salt to taste.
- Transfer the pork chops to a plate. Whisk the mustard and sage into the cider drippings from the pork pan; season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Place the apples on the plate with the pork and pour the sauce over the top. Serve immediately.
Notes
- This recipe calls for apple cider, as in the juice. Do not use cider vinegar!!!
- Leftovers will stay fresh in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- It’s important to use a meat thermometer to make sure your chops are properly cooked. If they’re overcooked, they could end up dry.
Oh my gosh! These look delicious. I like making spicy pork chops and adding a little bit of raspberry jam. I never thought of pork chops and apples!
Pork the other white meat is so flavorful and pairing it with apples is always yummy!
OMG! This so makes my mouth water! I love pork chops with fruit and sage! Perfect for fall!
Uhmm deliciously healthy food. I love to try it but have not much time cooking. Gonna save the recipe for my mom to do it. Thanks.
Wow apple pork chops sounds festive. I wonder if I can subsitute pork for chicken breast for this.
This is such a perfect fall dish. I love pork chops and I need a new recipe for them. Thanks for this!
Fantastic recipe. I had to use apple juice instead of cider since I found the recipe at the last minute. Will make again.
So happy to hear you enjoyed it, I appreciate you reporting back!
I love the flavors of fall, so this is calling to me. I have never added apples to my pork chops, but these are happening immediately.
Looks delicious! I have never made pork chops with apples before. Interesting recipe. I will add this to our menu plan for next week. Thanks for sharing!
That's a lovely recipe that I can't wait to cook for my family. I'm sure they're going to love it, plus it's a good recipe to use the apples that we picked!
I would love to make this for me and my husband one of these days. It's a lovely recipe and I like the combination of pork chops and apple.
That looks like a dinner recipe that my kids will praise me for! I love that tips on what type of apples and pork chops to choose if you want really good results. Thanks for this lovely recipe.
Oh wow, this is unique! It would have never occurred to me to include peaches! Will make the recipe for Thanksgiving!
This looks delicious! I am not usually a big fan of pork chops unless they are cooked just right. These look so good and juicy.
This looks so good. Apples and pork just go together so perfectly for fall.
I think I have pork chops in the freezer. The only thing I don't have on hand is fresh sage. I will have to get some of that tomorrow so I can make this delicious dish for dinner.
I need to do pork chops this way the next time we make them. I'm really interested in that apple cider flavor!
There is something about Pork that just lends itself to fruit pairings doesn't it? I love putting pineapple on my Ham, so I will definitely give these Pork Chops with Apple a go!
I love the combined taste of fruit with a pork dish. There's just something amazing about the two together! This recipe is a must to try! Your pictures really bring out the texture of the dish!
Those look delicious. I can see grilling these up on a hot grill to get that sear on them and then baking them off with the apple later. Om nom nom.
I am always looking for new pork recipes. I think my family is going to love this one.