If you want tender, sticky, backyard style ribs with real smoker flavor, these Sugar Baby Back Ribs get it done. This version builds on the easy rib method with a buttery honey wrap and a glossy BBQ finish that looks just as good as it tastes.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 4 to 5 hours
Total Time: About 5 hours
Servings: 4 to 6

Ingredients

• 2 racks baby back pork ribs
• Uncle Dibbz Memphis Bussin BBQ Rub, to taste
• BBQ sauce
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• Honey
• 12 pats unsalted butter total
• Optional yellow mustard as a binder
• Optional apple juice for spritzing
• Heavy duty foil or butcher paper for wrapping

Instructions

1. Preheat your smoker to 250°F.
2. Score the membrane on the back of each rack of ribs.
3. Pat the ribs dry. Lightly coat with yellow mustard if using.
4. Season both sides generously with Uncle Dibbz Memphis Bussin BBQ Rub.
5. Place the ribs on the smoker bone side down and cook for about 2 hours.
6. After the first hour, lightly spritz with apple cider vinegar as needed to keep the ribs from drying out.
7. Once the ribs have good color, it is time to wrap. Lay out your foil or butcher paper and spray it down with apple cider vinegar.
8. Place 3 pats of butter on the wrap. Drizzle honey over the butter and sprinkle on Uncle Dibbz Memphis Bussin BBQ Rub.
9. Lay the ribs top side down onto the prepared wrap.
10. Add 1 pat of butter to the bone side of each rack. Drizzle with honey and sprinkle more Uncle Dibbz Memphis Bussin BBQ Rub over the bone side.
11. Wrap the ribs tightly and return them to the smoker. Cook for 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours, or until tender.
12. Carefully unwrap the ribs and place them back on the smoker.
13. Brush with BBQ sauce and let them cook another 15 to 20 minutes so the sauce can set and get glossy.
14. Let the ribs rest for 10 minutes, then slice and serve.

Recipe Notes

• This wrap method gives the ribs a rich, sticky finish without making them overly sweet.
• Use 3 pats of butter under each rack and 1 pat on the bone side for the best finish.
• Apple cider vinegar goes on the wrap first, not just in the spritz.
• Let the sauce set at the end instead of saucing too early.