Honey-Lime Glazed Pork Tenderloin

Honey-Lime Glazed Pork Tenderloin features a sweet and zesty glaze made with honey, lime juice, lime zest, and ground cumin. This delightful combination of flavors and spices makes any pork tenderloin incredibly tasty and delicious!

Honey-Lime Glazed Pork Tenderloin

This honey-lime glazed pork tenderloin is a great recipe for those who don’t have time to marinate the pork. Instead, our pork tenderloin is brushed with a sweet and sour glaze while it’s roasted in the oven.

The result? You get a crispy crust on the outside, with a juicy, tender pork inside. It’s tender and delicious!

When you’re not in the mood to fire up the outside grill? The next best thing is to use the oven. Once you make the glaze, the rest is easy. And, this pork tenderloin is ready in 30 minutes!

You can serve it with just about anything. We served it last night with a side of our Easy Garlic Mashed Potatoes and a simple green salad. Dinner was a hit!

This Honey-Lime Glazed Pork Tenderloin turned out incredibly flavorful—juicy, tender, and perfectly moist in every bite. Adapted from a recipe by PureWow, we couldn’t resist giving it a try, and it did not disappoint.

We’re excited for you to make it and enjoy it just as much as we did!

 

The Glaze for This Pork Tenderloin

The glaze is made with extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, fresh garlic, ground cumin, fresh lime juice, zest, and honey. 

While the recipe makes enough to glaze the tenderloin, there is plenty of extra to pour on the pork after it’s been sliced. And, it makes it extra juicy and flavorful with every bite! Just the way we like it.

Ok, let’s make it!

How to Make Honey-Lime Glazed Pork Tenderloin?

For this recipe, first gather all the ingredients. Make the glaze for the pork. Then season the pork and follow the directions below.

Ingredients for Honey-Lime Glazed Pork Tenderloin:

For our honey-lime glazed pork tenderloin recipe, you will need the following ingredients:

For the Glaze:

• 3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 3 garlic cloves – minced
• 4 small limes – juice and zest of all 4
• 3 Tbsp. honey
• 2 Tbsp. ground cumin
• 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper

Whisk together all ingredients for the glaze into a small bowl and set it aside.

For the Pork Tenderloin:

For the pork tenderloin, you will need the following ingredients:

• 2 or 3-pound pork tenderloin
• salt and black pepper
• 1 onion- sliced
• 1 to 2 cups of water
• 1 lime – sliced into wedges to garnish
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley or cilantro, as a garnish

Directions to make the Pork Tenderloin:

Our full printable recipe card is located at the bottom. But first, let’s run through our steps so you can understand what’s involved before you start.

1.  Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (204 C).  Cover the bottom of the roasting pan with a sheet of foil (for easy cleaning).  Scatter the sliced onion, and add a cup of water to the roasting pan.

2.  Place tenderloin on a roasting rack inside the prepared roasting pan.
Season the tenderloin with salt and black pepper. Brush or spoon the pork with some of the glazes.

3.  Roast the pork for 10 minutes, carefully remove it from the oven, and brush more glaze onto the tenderloin.  Do this 2 more times (every 10 minutes), turning over the tenderloin and adding more glaze until fully cooked, about 15 minutes per pound (if you have a meat thermometer, it should read 145 F).

Helpful Tip! If you notice the glaze on the bottom of the pan is starting to burn and making too much smoke, add another cup of water to prevent that from happening.

4. Transfer the tenderloin onto a cutting board and allow it to rest for 10 minutes before carving. 

5. Carve and transfer sliced pork to a serving platter, garnish with lime wedges on the side, sprinkle parsley or cilantro on top, and spoon some of the remaining glaze over the tenderloin slices.  Serve immediately.

Storing and Leftovers Ideas

Store any leftover pork in a sealed container and keep it chilled in the refrigerator. It will stay fresh for up to 3 days. You can make sandwiches with the leftovers for lunch the next day. Also, we do not prefer to freeze leftover pork. We prefer consuming it within the 3 days, and adding leftover pork to soups, reheat and serve it with a side of rice or quinoa.

A Delicious Dinner

Honey-Lime Glazed Pork Tenderloin will make a delicious dinner for the whole family to enjoy.

Don’t forget! If you make this delicious Honey-Lime Glazed Pork Tenderloin, please tell us and leave a comment and a star rating below! We love hearing from you.

Craving for More Pork Recipes?

Here are additional recipes from 2 Sisters Recipes:

• Cranberry Pork Tenderloin with Cranberry Salsa.
• Pork Tenderloins with Balsamic Strawberries.
• Classic Pork Chop Marsala
• Sicilian Sausage and Peppers

Happy Cooking!  😉

Thanks for stopping by! 

xo anna and liz