Having already endured a fate worse than death in a double broiler, delicate young custards quiver and shake at the prospect of being cruelly brûléed. Grant custard a kinder, cooler fate with today's Groupon: for $3, you get $7 worth of frozen custard treats at Goodberry's. Choose to redeem your Groupon at any of Goodberry's nine North Carolina locations.

Goodberry's is a locally owned-and-operated creamery that's been serving up frozen custard made from all-natural ingredients such as milk, cream, and honey to North Carolina residents for more than 20 years. Recoiling from Faustian deals with depraved chemical preservatives and artificial stabilizers, Goodberry's chooses to whip up new batches of its frozen custard hourly to ensure maximum flavor and freshness. Flavors are limited to three: vanilla made with real Madagascar beans, rich dark chocolate, and a rotating flavor of the day. Custard connoisseurs looking to bring some personality to their pudding cups can try a famous Goodberry's Carolina concrete ($4.49 for a regular), a custom treat made by mixing your selected flavor with any combination of mix-ins, served upside down as a testament to its titular thickness and factual hold over taste buds, unlike the mix-your-own treats full of G.I. Joe toys offered by actual concrete manufacturers.

Goodberry's substantial bevy of fresh fruit, nuts, syrups, and other toppings makes for an endless list of concrete combos, but mixers unable to make up their minds can try out the Carolina concrete creator to randomly generate a delicious dessert made with two mix-ins. Custard is also available in a cup or cone ($2.89 single, $3.49 double, $4.09 triple) or in a one-, two-, or three-scoop sundae ($3.69–$5.19), and frozen-custard cakes and pies make ideal treats for birthday celebrations and for celebrating tonsil evictions.

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Reviews

TripAdvisors rank the Goodberry's on Kildaire the number-two restaurant out of 230 in Cary. Citysearchers give that same location an average of 4.5 stars, and eight Yelpers give the Durham location an average of five stars.

• You want to know how much I love Goodberry's? I made a special "Flavor of the Day" calendar in iCal. – Meagahan M., Durham location, Yelp
• The fruit toppings they use always taste fresh, and their special sundaes and concretes are almost always satisfying! I've rarely been disappointed. – gospodica, Kildaire Farm location, Citysearch