this wasn't in the plan |but life is still pretty good

We recently made a pact with The Tall One's parents that anytime we got together we'd enjoy homemade ice cream. Making things from scratch is often a great moneysaver, not so much when it comes to ice cream, but spending a few extra dollars is worth it to keep up a fun tradition.

The in-laws were in town this past weekend, so we enjoyed some tasty heath bar ice cream. The key to a fabulous homemade ice cream (one that will give you the taste of homemade along with the texture of store bought) is a cooked custard base. Here's a recipe from recipezaar that's very similar to what we use. We chill the base in the fridge at least overnight and cover it with plastic wrap that is touching the surface of the base.

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