Carrots cooked in honey are incredibly delicate and flavorful. They are delicious baked whole with olive oil and honey sauce as a side dish for any meal.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 pounds pork spareribs
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 cup pure maple syrup
- 6 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ cup ketchup
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place ribs in a large pot with enough water to cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.
- In a bowl, mix the applesauce, syrup, lemon juice, ketchup, paprika, cinnamon, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Place ribs in the prepared baking dish, and brush with 1/2 the sauce. Bake uncovered, basting frequently with remaining sauce, for 1 1/2 hours, until done.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 573 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 46 g |
| Cholesterol | 120 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 29 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 418 mg |
| Sugars | 40 g |
| Fat | 30 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This was so good !!! Didn’t have real maple syrup so used regular syrup and a bit less .. used my homemade applesauce so no need to add cinnamon used smoked paprika as others did I boiled for 20 mins and added almost all sauce at once covered for Hour and uncovered for 30 mins PERFECT used my cast iron pan one note USE FRESH SQUEEZED LEMON Juice IF YOU CAN makes a big difference
My husband wouldn’t eat this. I agreed that it was very tough. Not sure what I did wrong, but it surely didn’t work. The only ribs recipe that I know works means baking them for hours so they are very tender.
I had everything but the applesauce. In place of that I put an apple in the food processor. My husband and dinner guest thought it was delicious (and me too)! It was easy to prepare and didn’t take a lot of time. As noted in other reviews, I put all ingredients in at one time. I baked covered for half the noted time, turned meat over and baked uncovered.
This was delicious. I doubled the sauce recipe, almost covering the ribs in a dutch oven with all the sauce. Covered and cooked for 1.5+ hours and it fell apart, the fat and like pulled off so easily by hand. Absolutely great. I will be making this again, and again, and again.
Delicious!! Made as directed except substituted barbecue sauce for ketchup. Served with macaroni-n-cheese and broccoli for a good comforting meal. Highly recommend!
We loved this. I made it according to the recipe with only the substitution of barbeque sauce for the ketchup and I baked it longer and at 300° because I had the time. It fell off the bone and the sauce was thick and delicious. I’ll make it again for sure.
My family loved the sauce. We like sweet & spicy so I added some sirracha sauce. Amazing! This recipe worked well for winter since it was too cold to bbq them.
I read reviews and boiled for 20 minutes. I had no apple sauce, but had an apple so quickly made some apple sauce.
Great ribs. We did use the “country-style” cut of pork, not spare ribs.
Simmered the ribs 20 minutes. Used leftover tomato paste and balsamic vinegar in place of ketchup. Baked covered 1.5 hours, and then uncovered for 30 minutes. This is a good basic recipe that will also go well with pork loin and chicken or turkey thighs. I suggest a rice side and salad.
I thought this was a quick easy and excellent recipe. I only gave it 4 stars for one reason only because nothing grabbed me as far as flavor and I like something to jump out. On the other hand though if you are tired of barbecue flavor and don’t like anything that will upset your stomach this flavor is smooth and easy going. It is comfortable. I will surely be making it again.
The ribs were very tasty but they were very sweet. I would add some spice if I made these again but over all they were nice tender tasty ribs.
This was delicious. I cut back the maple syrup because I only had approximately a tablespoon of it and added a couple tablespoons of honey. It was sweet enough like that! I also increased the boiling time to 20 min. since I had actual boneless country spare ribs and figured they needed some extra tenderizing. The meat wasn’t falling apart, but it was good. Thank you!
Simmered 20 minutes, didn’t have applesauce so used regular BBQ but I must try this with given sauce recipe!
This Recipe was a great base! To personalize it, I added some Worcestershire sauce, honey and Cayenne pepper! Came out Amazing! Just may put this on my burgers too!
Finding an opened jar of applesauce in the fridge, I set out to find a new recipe to use it up. I came upon this one and I happened to have a package of ribs in the freezer. By par-boiling the ribs on the stovetop before baking, it really cut down the grease that ribs produce while baking. I mixed up the sauce ingredients and let them meld at room temp a few hours before using. I followed the baking instructions to a T. The ribs were very nice and moist and the meat easily fell off the bone. The taste of these ribs is nothing like a bbq rib, but a very nice taste in its own way. I served this with ‘Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes’ from AR and a salad. We had a very nice meal.
Not good
The sauce was so delicious!!!! Thank you!!!
Great taste!
This is a keeper!! kids like it and it’s easy too! I never thought of boiling the meat to tenderize it. I’ll do this from now on!
First of all, I used this with a pork tenderloin that I cut in pieces because that’s what was on sale at the grocery store. For the sauce, like others, I added some hot sauce and substituted the ketchup for bottled chili sauce. The sweet and spicy combo was a hit and I thinkt he chili sauce added the “something extra” that other reviewers were lacking. Very pleased.