These Fall Off The Bone Ribs are a simple recipe that is baked low and slow in the oven creating a tender, juicy and flavorful bbq dinner.
So I’ve kinda been a little famous among our friends for my ribs. They always get super excited when we have game night or bonfires and they know that we are making these, they pretty much line right now and rush to my house because they literally are irresistible.
These ribs are baby back ribs that are coated in a dry rub then baked creating a juicy and tender meat. They are then lathered in a honey bbq sauce and broiled for about 5 minutes making sure that sauce is coated right to the meat. Now tell me that these Fall Off The Bone Ribs don’t sound amazing.
HOW LONG TO YOU BAKE RIBS IN THE OVEN?
For these particular ribs we used baby back and we cooked them at 300 degrees for 3 hours. If you’re looking at spare ribs you are looking at a little longer time.
These Fall Off The Bone Ribs go amazing with all sorts of side dishes. Potato salad, corn on the cob, salad, fresh fruit, macaroni and cheese. You really can’t go wrong when it comes to making something that pairs really well with these.
HOW TO MAKE A DRY RUB FOR BAKED RIBS:
We make our own dry rub for these ribs but if you have some that you like to use then by all means use it, but our rub consists of:
- Brown sugar
- Paprika
- Dry mustard
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Cumin
- Chili powder
Once they are done cooking you then slather then in some bbq sauce. We usually use a brown sugar bbq sauce then mix it with a little honey to make a honey bbq sauce and it really compliments the dry rub really well. To finish these off we sprinkle with a little parsley and go to town!
Once you try these Fall Off The Bone Ribs you’ll never want anything else, we haven’t gone back to any recipe besides this one and we don’t regret it one bit!
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Fall Off The Bone Ribs
Ingredients
- 1 rack baby back ribs membrane removed
Dry Rub:
- 2 Tbs paprika
- 1 Tbs black pepper
- 3 Tbs brown sugar
- 2 tsp coarse salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
BBQ Sauce:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar bbq sauce
- 2-3 Tbs honey
- Parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300.
- Lay your ribs on a large sheet of heavy duty aluminum foil.
- Mix together your dry rub ingredients and rub onto both sides of your ribs and wrap up tightly and place on large baking sheet.
- Bake in oven for 3 hours.
- Remove from oven and unwrap.
- Mix together your bbq sauce and honey and brush on ribs.
- Place back in oven on lowest rack and broil for about 3-5 minutes, remove from oven and brush with more bbq sauce.
- Sprinkle with parsley if desired.
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Nutrition
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Stacy Rihel
I have made this recipe 4 times now and this is by far the best one I have used to-date! I highly recommend you try it as-is before making your own adjustments.
So good!
Kim B
Always a hit in my house. Itโs the easiest most fool proof way of making ribs.
bonnie mckinney
Have made a few times. Delish. Husband said donโt make any other recipe for ribs. โค๏ธ
Dawn Chance
I made these last night delicious! I used pork spare ribs. I doubled the dry rub recipeโฆif I hadnโt, I would have run out. I DID NOT however double the pepper. It seemed like an excessive amount of pepper to me, and they turned out wonderful! I double wrapped them in foil into two โpackagesโ on a cookie sheet. I did bake the spare ribs an extra 30 minutes as suggested. They were falling off the bones. Then I just added the honey and brown sugar to my favorite bbq sauce and broiled! Perfect!! No messy grill!!!
Ada Tribble
There are by far the best ribs Iโve ever made. I will certainly keep this recipe and the only one I will ever use. Made them last evening for the 4th. Super fall of the bone GOODNESS.
MM
These truly are fall off the bone! they were delicious and everyone were impressed and really enjoyed. I did broil mine for about 9 min but I did it on the middle rack. These couldn’t be easier to make! Thank you!
Darlene
Was looking for a great rib recipe and this did not disappoint. These were the best ribs I’ve made. The rub was perfect and they did literally fall off the bone!
Laura
Awesome recipe! Made these last month but forgot to save it, so looked a good 20 minute for, so I guess you could say I thought it worth searching for. Dry rub was easy and tasted great. I just used Baby Ray’s honey bbq sauce. Fall off the bone for sure. And bookmarked for sure this time
Denise
This recipe is BY FAR the absolute best!!! I was always intimidated by the thought of making ribs, not any more!! I make these ALL the time!! Thank you for this recipe. One questionโฆ. Can I use boneless country ribs for this recipe also??
Tornadough Alli
You can I have a recipe on my site for them as well!
LISA HART
Amazing!
Susan Whyte
These are the best ribs I’ve ever tasted. Easy to do. My husband raved about them. These are going to be a menu regular at our house. Thank you for the recipe.
Shanna
Best ribs ever!
Katie
Hi!! If I do double the amount of ribs should I bake for longer??
Tornadough Alli
You can, but we have double this recipe many times and they have always been done at the 3 hour mark, but you can add on some extra time just to be safe if you’d like. You want the ribs internal temperature to be between 190-200 degrees F.
Cheryl
I have to admit I never right comments but this recipe deserves my comment! WINNER ALL THE WAY! The best ribs Iโve ever made and proud! Thanks to your recipe! Iโm so excited they turned out! Iโve been craving ribs for a while and almost went out to spend 50 dollars at a restaurant and said NOPE! Iโm going to be patient and try this recipe that only takes 3 hours! BIG HIT! Now I know I can get what I want when I go to make them again! I will admit from recipes before I did put a loaf pan full of water next to them. However the flavor is amazing! 1 tip I can offer.. when doing the quick broilโฆ take them off the tin foil and put the ribs alone on a different cookie sheet. Yeah almost had a ๐ฅ lol but I saved the amazing ribs!
Renee
Made as is, this was fantastic. I made them too late, so we had to reheat in oven next day. Still fall off the bone tender. I didn’t make the sauce, just used bottled. This is my go to for ribs now.
Tracey Dripps
How long did you reheat them for?
Lisa
I make these ribs any chance I get! They fall off the bone and have so much flavor. They are a family favorite for sure!!
Fiona
I made the ribs last night. They were soooo good! Flavours were incredible
The meat did absolutely come off the bone.
My husband said โoh make these again!!!โ
And I will :).
Elizabeth
I’ve heard of fall off the bone ribs. But have never actually had any, until this recipe! Made it several times now and just put a beautiful rack into my oven foe supper. By far the best recipe ever for true fall off the bone ribs.
Donna B.
This is definitely our go to recipe for oven baked ribs. My 93 year old Dad donates the baby back ribs so we can cook them. He loves them!!
Noรซllie
Wow this is so tasty! I did this recipe couple of times and my boyfriend love it too๐. I make my own bbq sauce and add liquid smoke in it. The rub and the sauce together are heaven. Thank you so much for this recipe!