Caramel-Pear Butter

Ingredients

1/4 cup apple juice

6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided

7 pounds ripe Bartlett pears

3 cups (packed) golden brown sugar

3/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt

4 tsp butter 

graham crackers

How to make it ?

 Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Melt the butter and then add the pears, cut-side down, cooking until they are slightly golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the brown sugar and continue cooking until caramelized, another 5 minutes. Add the Bourbon and continue for 5 more minutes.

 When serving, garnish with a scoop of ice cream, a drizzle of the caramel sauce and crumbled graham crackers .