Instant Pot Dr. Pepper BBQ Ribs

Instant Pot Dr. Pepper BBQ Ribs fall off the bone and have the best flavor! Mixed with a brown sugar rug and seasoned salt, these are mouth watering!

This recipe takes only a few ingredients and tastes yummy every time. Perfect for dinner or while watching football! This simple Instant Pot recipe is absolutely incredible. If you like ribs, you’re going to love this easy way of making them in your Instant Pot. Just throw them in there with a heaping cup of bbq sauce and Dr. Pepper! Pressure cook for 30 minutes and you’ve got yourself some finger lickin’ bbq ribs that literally just fall off of the bone.

Serve with your favorite sides such as a loaded baked potato, salad, french fries, or anything else you can imagine.

With minimal ingredients, the is a quick and easy weeknight recipe.

Ingredients needed to make Dr. Pepper Ribs

2-3 lb baby back ribs
3 c Dr. Pepper
½ tsp liquid smoke
1 tbsp. seasoning salt
6 tbsp BBQ dry rub
2 c sweet BBQ sauce divided

How to make Instant Pot Dr. Pepper BBQ Ribs

1. Pat dry the rack of ribs with a paper towel and rub on your dry ingredients on both sides.
2. In the Instant Pot, combine Dr. Pepper, liquid smoke and 1 cup of bbq sauce.
3. Coil the rack of ribs inside with the bone-side facing the center. Ribs should all be partially submerged.
4. Cook on high pressure for 30 min followed by a 10 min natural pressure release before manually releasing remaining pressure.
5. Using two sets of tongs, carefully transfer ribs to a rimmed baking sheet lined with a wire rack with the meat side up. Brush the top and sides with the remaining 1 cup BBQ sauce.
6. Cut rack in half and place both halves side by side in the air fryer basket for 4 min on high at 350 degrees.

If you like Instant Pot Dr. Pepper BBQ Ribs, you may also enjoy :
Dr. Pepper pulled BBQ, Crack Chicken Bites or Meatloaf.

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