The custard base is normally flavoured with just vanilla, but it can be enhanced with chocolate, a liqueur, fruit, etc.

For those who are concerned about raw eggs, eggnog can also be made with a cooked custard base.

There are two kinds of ice cream: the French style, made in a custard base, and the simpler Philadelphia style, with cream but no eggs.

For our gingersnap ice cream we wanted ginger root's peppery heat to contrast with the creamy custard base.

Stir the cream, milk, sugar, pinch of salt, and the five spices into the custard base.

Most gelatos stem from a single custard base, which is then mixed in with other ingredients.

Some kinds of timbale or vegetable loaf are made of a custard base mixed with chopped savoury ingredients.

The ice creams I like best are those made with a custard base, which uses eggs.

Eggnog and French ice cream can be made from cooked custard bases.

Though the ice creams are made with a custard base and are 16 percent butterfat, they are particularly light.