You're whipping up a luxurious homemade salted caramel ice cream that takes about five hours from start to finish, mostly hands-off freezing time. The hands-on work involves making a silky caramel custard by melting sugar, adding butter and milk, then tempering egg yolks and cooking until it reaches pudding-like consistency — the trickiest part is keeping the heat steady and stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Once cooled and mixed with cream and vanilla, you'll either churn it in an ice cream maker or freeze it manually, whisking often for that creamy texture.