Salt & Pepper Sugar Free Keto BBQ Ribs
Super juicy and tender Salt & Pepper Keto BBQ Ribs slathered with a Sugar Free BBQ Sauce, which literally is the best BBQ sauce you’ll ever try and without junk artificial ingredients!
When the summer months have arrived there is nothing better for a barbecue then enjoying some finger licking, delicious, BBQ ribs! These Salt & Pepper Keto Sugar-Free BBQ Ribs are easy to make, as is the homemade sugar-free BBQ sauce that takes minutes to make! Use to coat all over these baby back ribs!
SALT & PEPPER KETO BBQ RIBS
With the right ratio of simple staple spices like salt and pepper you can enjoy mouth watering, perfectly cooked, savory foods that satisfy. Salt and pepper should never be underrated! The salt and pepper plus the quick sugar-free bbq sauce take these keto sugar-free BBQ ribs from basic to magnificent and will keep you coming back for more!
HOW TO MAKE KETO SUGAR FREE BBQ RIBS
When you are baking ribs in the oven, low and slow is always the way to go if you want truly luscious, falling off the bone ribs!
- Start by preheat your oven to 250 degrees F. Lay parchment paper on two large baking sheet pans. (You can skip parchment and use aluminum foil if you prefer but sometimes the foil can get stuck on the meat so I avoid it.)
- Stir together the Swerve brown sugar sub or another brown sugar low carb sweetener of choice, pepper and salt together in a small bowl. Place ribs on baking sheet pans. Sprinkle ribs with rub on both sides.
- Lay another piece of parchment paper over the ribs. Cover pans tightly with aluminum foil to create a tight seal. Bake for 2 hours.
- Increase temperature to 325 degrees F. Remove ribs from oven then remove foil and parchment paper. Remove cooking liquid/fat from each baking sheet pan and pour into a small sauce pan. Set aside for now. Place ribs back in the oven and cook uncovered for another hour or until tender.
- Add Sugar Free BBQ sauce to the sauce pan with cooking liquid and cook over medium heat to bring to a simmer. Stir until combined and heated through, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Once ribs come out of the oven, brush both sides with BBQ sauce, grill or broil until deep brown and shiny, about 5-8 minutes. Enjoy!
Make Ahead and Storage instructions are below.
KETO SUGAR FREE RECIPES USING BBQ SAUCE
Once you’ve made my sugar free keto bbq sauce, you will never buy another store-bought bbq sauce again! My keto bbq sauce is super quick and easy, made in the blender, and you can choose to cook it over the stove or not, delicious either way! Here are more wonderful recipes using keto sugar free bbq sauce!
NATURAL BROWN SUGAR SUBSTITUTES
While there are many different types of low carb sweeteners on the market, I don’t recommend any that use artificial ingredients. I was very addicted to Splenda back when I started my sugar free journey in 2004.
I decided to only stick with natural low carb sweeteners and I’ve never felt better nor do I have any cravings from these natural sweeteners. I wrote a detailed sweetener guide and conversion chart to help with all your questions with recipes.
Here are the best, natural brown sugar substitutes I have used in my recipes with great success.
WHAT TO SERVE WITH KETO BBQ RIBS
We’ve got a bunch of easy, summer keto sides to serve with these luscious, fall-off-the-bone ribs!
- Mock Potato Salad
- Antipasto Cauliflower Rice Salad
- Air Fryer Rolls
- Cucumber Salad
- Jalapeno Cornbread
- Summer Confetti salad
- Avocado Tomato Salad
- Hamburger Buns
LOW CARB KETO MEAL PLANNING
You can choose from Three Meal Plan Options:
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Low Carb Meal Plan includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks with 40 net grams of carbs or less per day.
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Keto Meal Plan includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks with 20 net grams of carbs or less per day.
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Intermittent Fasting Keto Meal Plan includes 2 meals per day plus one protein/fat rich snack daily with no more than 20 TOTAL carbs per day.
TRY OUR FREE SAMPLE MEAL PLANS HERE !
SUGAR FREE KETO BBQ RIBS
Salt & Pepper Sugar Free Keto BBQ Ribs
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Swerve brown sugar substitute
- 1/4 cup black pepper
- 1/4 cup salt
- 9 pounds baby back ribs or 6 half racks
- 1.5 cups Sugar Free Keto BBQ Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. Lay parchment paper on two large baking sheet pans.
- Combine the Swerve brown sugar sub, pepper and salt together in a small bowl. Sprinkle ribs with rub on both sides.
- Lay another piece of parchment paper over the ribs. Cover pans tightly with aluminum foil. Bake for 2 hours.
- Increase temperature to 325 degrees F. Remove ribs from oven then remove foil and parchment paper. Remove cooking liquid/fat from each baking sheet pan and pour into a small sauce pan. Set aside for now. Place ribs back in the oven and cook uncovered for another hour or until tender.
- Add Sugar Free BBQ sauce to the sauce pan with cooking liquid and cook over medium heat to bring to a simmer, stir until combined and heated through, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Once ribs come out of the oven, brush both sides with BBQ sauce, grill or broil until deep brown and shiny, about 5-8 minutes. Enjoy!
- Make Ahead: Ribs can be made up to 3 days ahead, cool, refrigerate then make BBQ sauce when you are ready to eat them.
- Storage: Store in an airtight container for up to 3-4 days.
Notes
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About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
