When life gives you lemons, make tartlets.

Chess pie and buttermilk pies are both traditional Southern custard pies born out of a lack of the “usual” ingredients, and both are astonishingly great.

You can buy gianduja from specialty stores online. But you’ll typically only find large quantities, and maybe you don’t want 5 pounds of the stuff. Maybe you just need a little to make some slammin’ ice cream. Can you make a batch at home? You sure can.