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Honey Buffalo Ribs are Baby Back Pork Ribs that are covered in a spice rub and seared in the oven and then slow cooked in a slow cooker with a lip smackin’ Honey Buffalo Sauce till tender and juicy! Absolutely the BEST ribs EVER!

I. Love. Buffalo. Sauce!

I’m pretty sure you could smear buffalo sauce on liver, and I’d try it. (No! No I wouldn’t! I totally lied…never gonna happen friends! Hey… I needed an intro!) Okay, so maybe that was going too far, but ya get my drift right?

What’s really strange about my love affair with buffalo sauce is that I don’t like super spicy food. (Huh? I know right!) I have no logical explanation for my infatuation with that tangy, spicy, orange-colored sauce? It just is what it is.

So, when I stumbled upon a recipe from Jen over at Carlsbad Cravings for Honey Buffalo Ribs… I swooned! I absolutely knew I had to try them.  I’m SO glad I did. To say they were a huge hit is a bit of an understatement!

These are so simple to make and so outstanding…you’ll never go out for ribs again. (Well…ya might, but you’ll be wishing ya had these knee slappin’, toe tappin’, tummy lovin’ ribs!)

How To Make Slow Cooker Honey Buffalo Wings

Let’s talk ribs. You’ll need two beautiful racks of baby back ribs.

Why a baby back? Two reasons…one they are more tender, and two…they have more meat! I want a meaty rib if I’m going to the trouble of making them.

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet that has sides with parchment paper. Set aside.

For melt in your mouth ribs every single time, you have to start out by removing the membrane on the back side of the rib. Start at one end, and using a knife carefully lift it till you can get a good hold of it. Then simply rip it off like a band-aid. (Sorry, I know…gross! I don’t know how else to go after this one friends!)

Once the membrane is removed you’ll want to rinse and pat them dry.

Then cut the ribs into about 6 sections. Use a very sharp knife cut right through the meat in-between each rib. I cut them into 2–3 ribs per section.

In a medium bowl mix together your spice rub ingredients.

Place the ribs “bone side down” in your parchment lined baking sheet. Sprinkle rub on top of ribs.

Rub the spice rub evenly all over the meat.

Bake the ribs for 15 minutes per side to sear the meat.

Slow Cooking Rib with Honey BBQ Sauce

In another bowl whisk together all the Honey Buffalo Sauce ingredients, except the cornstarch. Remove and reserve 1 cup of sauce to brush on the cooked ribs.

TIP: Save that cooking sheet! Just set it aside for later. We’re going to pop these ribs under the broiler for just a few minutes to give them some crisp!

Whisk the cornstarch into the remaining Honey Buffalo Sauce.

Spray your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Add a thin layer of sauce.

Then add a layer of ribs. (I get excited just looking at these, and they aren’t even ready yet!)

Follow with another layer of sauce brushed right on top of the ribs.

Add another layer of Ribs followed by a final layer of sauce.

Make sure those puppies are well coated. You don’t want one rib to feel neglected because it hasn’t been bathed in that sauce.

Cover and cook on High for 4–5 hours or on Low for 7–9 hours OR…cook until ribs are fall apart tender good!

Time to find that baking sheet you set aside. Turn the broiler on in your oven. Place the ribs on the baking sheet bone side down. Slip the ribs under your broiler for about 3–4 minutes. Just long enough to add a little bit of crisp to the edges.

Jen doesn’t do this step, but I highly recommend it! It kicks these ribs up another notch…if that’s even possible!

Remove the ribs from the oven and brush with reserved sauce. Garnish with a little fresh chopped cilantro, and you’re ready to dig in to the best lip smackin’, tummy pleasing ribs in town!

Tip: I saved a little sauce, so my guests could drizzle more on if desired.

Whose craving ribs for dinner ?

Honestly if you love Honey Buffalo wings you will go NUTS for these Honey Buffalo Ribs! The sauce will knock your socks off! I thought we might have a “War of the Ribs” at the dinner table after my crew had their first bite! They are THAT good!!!

These pair fantastic with my Party Potato recipe, green salad, and my Blueberry muffins!

Buffalo Recipe Favorites

• Sticky Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls
• Buffalo Blue Cheese Chicken Sandwich
• Buffalo Sticky Fingers Salad
• Copy Cat Buffalo Wings
• Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken from Soulfully Made

I made these for Sunday Family dinner. They cooked the whole time we were gone at church . We came home to a house smelling like the best BBQ pit in town! Who says you can’t have ribs all year long?!!!

Thanks for visiting my Nest. I really hope you’ll give these ribs a try.

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