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How to Make Smoked Ribs with Honey Butter Brown Sugar

The most tender and juicy smoked pork ribs made with honey butter and brown sugar. This will be a family BBQ staple!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword easy dinner recipe, grilling recipes, summer recipe
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 30 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 1192kcal
Author Abbey Rodriguez

Ingredients

  • 1 rack St. Louis-style pork ribs
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup rib rub
  • ¼ cup apple juice in a spray bottle
  • ½ cup butter sliced
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup honey
  • 1-2 cups BBQ sauce

Instructions

  • Remove rib membrane from the bottom. Apply olive oil to both sides. Generously coat bottom, top, and sides of ribs with rub, working the rub into the meat with your hands (ideally the night before so rub sets in).
  • Fill up pellet hopper with pellets of choice. Set temperature to 225°F. Allow smoker to preheat.
  • Put ribs on. Spritz with apple juice at one hour, and two hours.
  • After three hours, remove ribs. Apply butter, brown sugar, and honey to both sides. Double wrap in foil. Place on grill, with meat facing down (bones face up) for two hours.
  • Remove from foil. Set on grill for one more hour.
  • Apply BBQ sauce with 15-20 minutes remaining. Temperature should be between 190-195°F.
  • Remove and dig in while warm! Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 1192kcal | Carbohydrates: 166g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Cholesterol: 169mg | Sodium: 1053mg | Potassium: 883mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 148g | Vitamin A: 1330IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 288mg | Iron: 8.6mg