Peaches are one of my favorite summertime fruits - and cooking flavors. I've been working on a new rib recipe to go along with my Honey Peach Rub and I'm excited for y'all to try this one. These Honey Peach Babyback Ribs are absolutely delicious and will be a hit at your next backyard cookout.

Peachy and Delicious

When cooking for friends and family, we go all-in with beautiful Prairie Fresh USA Prime® Ribs. They are always top quality and super consistent, so I know what I'm getting every time. I use my Peach Butter and Peach Syrup, along with my Classic BBQ Sauce for these ribs to really crank up the rich flavor. The cooking process is my standard 4 hours at 275°. Wrap with foil after roughly 2 hours. Since I usually apply the wet ingredients during this wrapping period, I generally use foil instead of butcher paper for ribs.

Wrap It Up!

Competition BBQ cooks have used aluminum foil wraps for BBQ for years, and it’s pretty common in the backyard as well. When you wrap a rib in foil (or pork butt, brisket, etc) you avoid the “stall.” The stall is when collagens and fats start rendering from meats and work their way to the surface of the meat. They then evaporate, cooling the meat as it’s cooking. This prolongs the cooking process by as much as several hours, depending on the size of the meats. You can work your way through this process more quickly by wrapping the meats in butcher paper or aluminum foil. Aluminum foil has the added benefit of allowing you to add flavoring agents for the meats to basically braise in as they cook. Many competition cooks use a mixture of brown sugar, honey, and seasoning during this time. I changed that slightly for these ribs by using my Peach Butter, Peach Syrup, and Honey Peach Rub. After wrapping, these ribs will cook for another 1.5-2 hours. Check them for tenderness by opening the wrap and checking the bones. When the meat has a slight bit of “give,” they’ll be ready. Remove them from the wrap, glaze with the sauce/peach butter mix, and serve.

As always, I hope you enjoy!

HONEY PEACH BABYBACK RIBS

30 minute prep time | 4 hour cook time (2 hours unwrapped, then 1.5-2 hours wrapped)

Ingredients:

• 2 slabs babyback ribs
• 3 TBS Honey Peach BBQ Rub, divided
• 2 TBS Peach Butter
• 1/2 cup Peach Syrup, divided
• 1/2 cup Classic BBQ Sauce
• 1/4 cup apple juice

Instructions:

Preheat Smoker to 275 degrees. Prepare ribs by trimming any excess fat and removing the membrane from the back of the slabs. Season each slab on both sides using 1 TBS of Honey Peach rub for each slab. Lightly cover, and allow to sit at room temperature for 20-30 minutes. 

Place ribs on smoker meat side up. Smoke for 2 hours.

Pull two large sheets of foil. In the middle of the foil, place 1/2 TBS Peach Butter, 1/2 TBS Peach Syrup, and 1/4 TBS Honey Peach rub. Place the ribs on the foil, meat side down, then repeat on the bone side of the ribs. Wrap foil into an envelope, pouring in 2 TBS apple juice in each slab. 

Return ribs to smoker and cook for 1.5-2 hours, or until desired tenderness is achieved. Mix classic sauce with remaining peach syrup, then remove ribs from foil and place back on smoker, meat side up. Glaze each rib with sauce, then allow to cook for 5 more minutes to “set” the sauce. Remove ribs, let rest, then serve.