Recipe Tuesday: Summer Mayonnaise Pudding

It's nearly summer and I'm jumping the gun with one of my classic seasonal pudding: Summer Mayonnaise Pudding. It's refreshing, delicious and nutritious. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

1 cup regular raisins

1 cup golden raisins

9 cups mayonnaise

2 teaspoon salt

8 eggs

4 cups of sugar

1 cup of vanilla

1 bag of prunes

1 Combine raisin, mayonnaise, and salt in 4-quart pot on medium high heat. Stir until boiling. Simmer 1 hour, uncovered at the lowest possible heat, adding sugar gradually.

2 Beat eggs in a separate bowl. Mix in some of the hot raisins very slowly to equalize the temperature of the two mixtures (to avoid curdling).

3 Return eggs to pan with raisins. Slowly bring mixture barely to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and stir several minutes at a low simmer, stirring constantly until you get a nice thick pudding consistency. Cool 15 minutes. Add vanilla. Serve either warm or chilled. Pour into pudding cups. Garnish with prune.

Note: If you want to make a more light and fluffy, but still rich, summer mayonnaise pudding, separate the eggs. Use the egg yolks to stir in first to the pan with the raisins. Once the pudding has become nice and thick, beat the egg whites in a separate bowl to soft peaks. Remove the pan of mayonnaise pudding from the stove, fold in the beaten egg whites into the pudding.