You've got to try this easy Crockpot pork ribs recipe with apple juice. Cooked low and slow they come out fall off the bone juicy with a rack of pork or faster with Slow Cooker Riblets and barbecue sauce!

Let us share this family favorite meal with you! With a schedule like mine (and probably yours too) we love finding and sharing great kitchen “hacks” with y'all. This one we created 10 years ago and we make it the same way to this day because it is so good! Here's how you make one of our favorite crockpot recipes so you can make it this week too.

Ok…..we know we're not the only one who is super busy! We're always looking for a meal that makes our life easier AND everyone loves. 3 ingredient recipes fall into those categories where we can throw both in together and enjoy once we're back from our day. That is all you do.

If you love pork ribs we will show you a few tips on how to make Slow Cooker Country Style Ribs as tender as possible. The first tip is to use your slow cooker, that is right. With your favorite classic Coke, beer or some apple juice inside they kinda' boil all day long to break down the connective tissues, then you broil with sauce.

A slow cooker, apple juice, and packaged pork ribs on a counter with text: The Best Easy Crockpot Ribs—try adding Coca Cola for extra flavor.

If you ask our kids what they'd choose for dinner, they'd say ribs all day long. Ok, and sushi. We know, totally odd for kids but what can we say…they have expensive and out of the box tastebuds. You could add whole medium Russet or red potatoes into the pot at the same time too though.

Ingredient notes

OMG we can taste these already and we haven't even started. As with any of our other recipes there is room to tweak it here and there. You can use any liquid of your choice really. Beer works well like it does with our slow cooker corned beef and cabbageapple juice or Coca Cola adds flavor too.

Ok so we guess you could make Fall Apart Beef Ribs this way but we never buy that. There is SO much more meat on pork ribs and it gets tender like nobody's business. It's beyond tender and soaks up the sauce or seasonings in the pot all day. But as always go with what you love.

What kind of ribs are the meatiest?

Country Style pork ribs are our all time favorite, more meat and tender, St. Louis isn't our favorite, Pork spare ribs followed by Baby back beef or short ribs would be at the bottom of our list of choices personally.

When do you add sauce?

You don't have to add anything to the top but we find that lathering the top with Barbecue sauce to quickly broil with it on top when done makes the texture better. It starts to caramelize and get that sticky texture you find at your local bbq restaurant.

How to Make Ribs Fall off the Bone

The first thing you'll want to do is remove membrane from ribs so they're as tender as possible. You MUST do this to make them ahhhmazing. This is the most important step you can do that will take you about 5 minutes.

If you've never done this, try it this time. We guarantee from then on you will feel and taste the difference and it will be a GAME CHANGER! trust us on this and Do It! FYI, this isn't necessary for a Flanken Short Ribs Recipe as those are cut in such a way that the membrane shrinks away.

How Long to Cook Pork Ribs in Crockpot

You want a minimum of 6 hours, 8 is better to fall off the bone easily. Use whatever size fits the amount of food you want to make. It is easy to double and not need to adjust the timing. There are only 4 of us left at home so one rack is plenty for dinner, with maybe leftovers for lunch the next day.

Tips

In the morning, throw the ribs in your crockpot (we use the largest one we have, the 8.5 quart you can find here is the best). Pour in enough apple juice, cider or Coke on top so that they are fully submerged into that liquid.

Cook ribs until you can tell they are fall apart tender. Timing will vary depending on how much meat you put in, how thick they are, and what type of meat you use. Keep in mind that pork ribs will always become more tender, quicker than beef will.

Can you double this recipe?

We only show 1 rack here but if you wanted to double the amount you could as long as your pot is large enough. You will need more liquid so they're all submerged. This meal is a solid kitchen “hack” if you work all day, the majority of the “cooking” is done while you're away!

Apple juice being poured over raw ribs in a white slow cooker on a kitchen counter—easy crockpot ribs can also be made with Coca Cola for extra flavor.

How do you Crisp the Outside?

When you get home you'll immediately smell the goodness!! turn your slow cooker off, and carefully place the racks of ribs on a baking sheet. Use tongs and grip as many as possible at a time because they will immediately fall apart as you move them…..yummmmm.

Use the seasonings we suggest below to make a dry rub to sprinkle on OR brush with barbecue sauce generously. Another option is to keep it simple and lower carb, sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake. Chili powder will add a bit of heat too. We put them in the oven for about 20 min. at 300, or under your broiler for 3-5 minutes. until they're the desired crispness for you!

Crockpot Ribs Recipe

By Easy crockpot ribs Coca Cola recipe that turns out good and is simple to do! These come out super tender cooked all day, then crisped in the oven at the end with a great rub on top. Prep: 20 minutes minsCook: 6 hours hrs 20 minutes minsTotal: 6 hours hrs 40 minutes minsServings: 8 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

1 rack pork ribs
6 cups apple juice, approx., enough to submerge, or use soda/Coke or beer as the liquid
1 cup barbecue sauce

Instructions

Put rack of ribs in large slow cooker. (we remove the membrane first to make them even more tender but that is up to you). If a large rack, cut into 4 – 6 ribs each and stack inside.
Add enough apple juice so the ribs are as submerged as possible. Put on low and cook for 6-8 hours.
Carefully take out (they will be ready to fall apart) and lay on cookie sheet. Brush barbecue sauce over the top. Put in oven at 300 degrees for about 20 minutes or broiled for a few minutes until the top turns lightly crisp/browned and caramelized on top of ribs.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

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We threw the bag of green beans in the microwave as our veggie (totally the way to go as they have already snipped the ends off and prepared them. All you do is pop them in and cook for 4 minutes. You can top the ribs off with BBQ sauce if you want.

We like to add barbecue sauce on top before crisping in the oven, when making our grilled ribs recipe or this is how to smoke ribs to get a crisp. Ribs in air fyer does the trick for that too. Brown sugar, garlic salt and salt if you want to make a dry rub. Baking sheet and small bowl of barbecue sauce if you want to crisp them up once they're done

Other easy crockpot recipes you'll love

Braised short ribs are pretty good too. Our Chicken soup in the crockpot is a healthy choice all kids enjoy

We know, they look good right??!! Add more sauce at the end or enjoy as is with some corn on the cob and salad. If you need quicker cook times, try our tender Instant Pot teriyaki ribs recipe.

Below you can print recipe and see nutritional facts like saturated fat, etc.. Those will vary according to the weight of your meat and sauce you use though. Get ready for the most good fall apart tender meat ever.