Brown Sugar Meatloaf

Yooper, this was truly wonderful, moist, very good tasting, meaty (not too much filler), held-together beautifully, even when sliced hot, now that’s a good meatloaf! I knew that ½ cup packed brown sugar was way too much sugar for us with ½ cup ketchup, as we don’t like meat too sweet. So I tried 1/8 cup packed brown sugar, tasted it and it was just right for us. Would not change a thing in the ingredients other than the brown sugar/catsup ratio. Because my oven tends to burn on the bottom I put the catsup/brown sugar mixture all over the top of the meatloaf and that worked great. And thank-you Yooper for suggesting this recipe in my recipe request, I was looking forward to making it and we all really enjoyed it and Will be making it again!

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This is an absolutely amazing recipe. My husband actually argued with a co-worker over who's wife made the best meatloaf -- turns out it was the same recipe! I've never enjoyed meatloaf but actually crave this. Wouldn't change a thing, except my family loves ginger so we add a little more.

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I have never tasted a better meatloaf. It doesn't fall apart and tastes great.

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this was a very good meatloaf but i found the brown sugar and ketchup to be too sweet for my taste. i shaped the mixture into a loaf and put the ketchup and brown sugar on top like a glaze. i did only use a little less than 1/2 cup of milk and my mixture was still very wet but other than that i stuck to the recipe. the meatloaf itself is very good and the next time i make this i will leave out the brown sugar and ketchup. thank you mark for the recipe.

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Made this for my family, who love meatloaf. I am not a meatloaf lover myself, but have to admit that this was the best meatloaf I have ever eaten. Smelled great cooking and the rest of the family could not get enough! All I heard was "Awesome" through the whole meal. I used 2 lbs. of 85/15 ground beef, but otherwise followed the recipe. My mixture was VERY wet, to the point that I could not even shape it, but I just kind of poured it into the loaf pan and the texture after cooking was fine and it sliced great without falling apart. Took about 1 1/2 hours to cook through since it was larger. Thanks for the great recipe...unfortunately, there was none left for sandwiches :(

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Good meatloaf. We liked the sweetness, some may not. I think using salsa in the recipe is a must.

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I made this last night, it was really good! Only made a couple of changes, I used a little over 1 lb ground beef and a small bit of ground pork. As some other reviewers mentioned, I also used Chili sauce and almost the full amount of brown sugar but I put it on the top and then baked it. Really yumm!

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Wonderful! I made this exactly as written, but baked for approx. 20 minutes extra. Perfect sweet & savory meatloaf and can be less sweet if sauce isn't spooned over the top, but I loved it with lots of sauce! Another great recipe to add to my rotation. Thank you!

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This is one good meatloaf, Yooper! I took your advice & used the chili sauce & really liked the resulting combo of sweet & slightly spicy. I switched oatmeal for the crushed crackers, cause I really like oatmeal in meatloafs (& didn't have any crackers anyway) & used the onion flakes since I couldn't find any onion in the fridge. It was delicious! This will be on the frequent flyer list for sure. I did find that it was hard to check for doneness by the juices running clear, since the pan was so full of the juice from the sugar & chili sauce, but it was done perfectly at about 55 minutes.

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Thank you Yooper, this is the best meatloaf I've ever had.

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Yooper- This rocked!! I added chili sauce instaed of ketchup, and used the brown sugar/chili sauce mixture on the top AND bottom! What an amazing feast! 2 pounds of meat cooked for an hour and fifteen minutes. Thanks!!!

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Family liked this very much. My mind must have been wondering mixed everything together. Next time I will make it correctly.

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What an easy meatloaf recipe! I took your point about the salsa instead of the ketchup to counteract the sweetness of the sugar and it tasted delicious. I'll definitely keep this one. Thankyou.

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excellent!! I love the idea of putting the brownsugar and the ketchup on the bottom. This was awsome!!

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This meatloaf was good - but my family and I did not love it. I think that if I made this again I would cook it a little bit longer and put the brown sugar and the ketchup on top. It was good, but we did prefer my normal meatloaf recipe.

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Excellent! Easy to make. This is the only meatloaf I will make again. Mosit and yummy,hot or cold. I used picante sauce instead of ketchup, and ritz crackers instead of saltines.

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I've made this recipe twice....and loved it both times!! The only change I made was to use half ground pork and half ground beef. Delicious!! Thanks for perking up our meatloaf night!

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This was the best Meatloaf I put everything together the night before and put in a glass pan. The next day when I got out of work just had to pop in the oven while I made some mashed potatoes. I also used the chili sauce and I think that is the best combination with the brown sugar. I had to bake a little more than 1 hour. Had only one piece left. Thanks for Posting !! :) :) :) :)

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Delicious! I used bread crumbs instead of saltine crumbs. I used a little less than 1/2 cup milk, and it was very easily molded. Wonderful flavor! Easy too!

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My family is not big on meatloaf but this one was a hit. I think it was because of the brown sugar and ketchup. Thanks for a great recipe!

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