Sweet Lamb Tenderloin With Bacon Lardons

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 10 pieces bacon
• 3 tablespoons apple butter
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/3 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 (3 lb) lamb tenderloin

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). spray a broiler pan with cooking spray.
• 2 place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until bacon begins to brown -- about 5 minutes. mix apple butter -- honey -- allspice, and chili powder in a small bowl.
• 3 wrap tenderloin in 4 slices of partially-cooked bacon and secure with toothpicks.
• 4 brush half the apple butter mixture over bacon and wrap the tenderloin with remaining slices of bacon.
• 5 brush remaining apple butter mixture over the meat. place tenderloin on prepared broiling pan.
• 6 bake in the preheated oven until apple butter mixture has baked into a glaze and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the tenderloin reads at least 145 f degrees about 30 minutes.