Cream Cheese Pie With Golden Raisins

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temp
• 1/2 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups half-and-half cream (do not use low-fat or nonfat) or 2 cups milk (do not use low-fat or nonfat)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup golden raisin

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350°f.
• 2 lightly butter 10-inch glass pie dish.
• 3 mix the cracker crumbs with the melted butter in a small bowl.
• 4 press the crumb mixture evenly over the bottom, and up the sides (but not to the rim) of the prepared pie dish; refrigerate while preparing the filling.
• 5 in a food processor blend the cream cheese with 1/2 cup sugar (add more sugar if desired for more sweet taste) and the 2 tbsp flour until smooth; add in vanilla.
• 6 gradually, pour in the half and half or whole milk; process until smooth, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl.
• 7 add in the eggs; process until blended.
• 8 transfer to prepared pie crust.
• 9 in a small bowl, mix the remaining 2 tbsp sugar with the cinnamon; sprinkle over filling.
• 10 carefully place the raisins on top of the filling (some may sink, but that is fine).
• 11 bake the pie until the center is set, about 1 hour.
• 12 remove from oven, and set on wire rack to cool for 1 hour.
• 13 refrigerate uncovered until completely cold (about 2 hours).
• 14 cover and chill overnight.