Holiday Mincemeat Cheesecake

• 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cinnamon-covered raisins (optional)
• 3 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
• 1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
• 1 cup prepared mincemeat

1. Stir together first 3 ingredients and, if desired, raisins. Press mixture into bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a 9-inch springform pan.
2. Beat cream cheese and 1 cup sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Add rind, juice, and sour cream, beating until blended. Spoon mixture into crust.
3. Bake at 350u0b0 for 1 hour or until center is firm. Turn oven off. Let cheesecake stand in oven, with oven door closed, 30 minutes.
4. Spread mincemeat over cheesecake. Chill 8 hours.

graham cracker crumbs, butter, sugar, cinnamoncovered raisins, cream cheese, sugar, eggs, orange rind, orange juice, sour cream, prepared mincemeat

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/holiday-mincemeat-cheesecake (may not work)