Candied Kumquats or Oranges: (I made half of this and it was yum, yum, yum)

• 2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
• 9 ounces kumquats (about 25 medium), thinly sliced crosswise, seeds removed

Crust:
I used just a brownie mix; Instead of 9 x 13, thin version, I used 2 spring tins one 10" and one 9" 

• 2 cups vanilla wafer cookie crumbs (made from about 9 ounces cookies, finely ground)
• 1/3 cup (packed)  brown sugar
• 6 to 7 tablespoons butter, melted

Filling:I did this exactly using oranges from my tree. Grated rind of 2 oranges

• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 cup sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons finely grated orange peel
• 4 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 5 large eggs, room temperature

Preparation

For candied kumquats:
Combine water and sugar in medium saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Add kumquats; reduce heat. Simmer until kumquat slices are translucent, about 25 minutes. Remove from heat; cool kumquats in syrup. Strain kumquats, reserving syrup. Combine kumquats and 1/4 cup syrup in small bowl. Return remaining syrup to same saucepan; boil until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 8 minutes. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover separately and chill.

For crust:
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Combine cookie crumbs and brown sugar in medium bowl; add 6 tablespoons melted butter and stir until crumbs feel moist when pressed together with fingertips, adding remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter if mixture is dry. Press crumb mixture evenly onto bottom and 1 inch up sides of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Bake crust until set and edges are golden brown, about 20 minutes. Cool crust in pan on rack. Maintain oven temperature.

Wrap 4 layers of heavy-duty foil tightly around outside of pan with crust to make pan waterproof.

For filling:
Combine orange juice, 1/4 cup sugar, and orange peel in small saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat. Simmer until mixture is reduced to 3/4 cup, about 10 minutes. Chill until cool.

Meanwhile, using electric mixer, beat cream cheese and remaining 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl until smooth. Mix in sour cream, flour, and salt. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Mix in cooled orange juice mixture. Pour filling into crust; place springform pan in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come halfway up sides of springform pan.See above. I made two smaller ones on top of brownie mix. So the little one cooked for 1 hour 10 min and the big one 1 hour and 20 min. Maybe I cooked them too long though.

Bake cake until just set in center, about 1 hour 35 minutes. Remove cake from roasting pan; remove foil. Place cake directly in refrigerator and chill overnight. Arrange kumquat slices atop cake, covering completely. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Tent cake with foil and refrigerate.

Remove pan sides; place cake on platter. Cut cake into wedges; drizzle some kumquat syrup over and serve.

The KUMQUAT SYRUP is perfect with the cake—but don't stop there. It's also yummy drizzled over vanilla or coffee ice cream or in a cup of tea, a glass of club soda, or even a vodka Martini.

This came from: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Orange-Cheesecake-with-Candied-Kumquats-240424#ixzz2Lv8iZXhM