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  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/cheesecake-with-petit-beurre/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/cheesecake-with-petit-beurre/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "cheesecake-with-petit-beurre",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/cheesecake-with-petit-beurre/",
  "title": "No-Bake Cheesecake with Petit Beurre Crust",
  "summary": "A no-bake cheesecake on a petit beurre and butter crust, with a cheese mousse and layers of chocolate pudding combed into a pattern.",
  "categories": [
    "cakes"
  ],
  "holidays": [
    "shavuot"
  ],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [
    "vegetarian"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "rest": 180,
    "total": 180
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Crust",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "lb",
          "item": "petit beurre biscuits (or tea biscuits)",
          "text": "1 lb petit beurre biscuits (or tea biscuits)"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 6,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "sugar",
          "text": "6 tbsp sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 10.5,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "unsalted butter",
          "text": "10½ oz unsalted butter"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "vanilla extract",
          "text": "1 tsp vanilla extract"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Filling",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 18,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "soft white cheese (gvina levana) or quark, 9% fat",
          "text": "18 oz soft white cheese (gvina levana) or quark, 9% fat"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "containers heavy cream",
          "note": "250 ml each",
          "text": "2 cups containers heavy cream"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1.5,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "powdered sugar",
          "text": "1½ cups powdered sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "package",
          "item": "instant vanilla pudding mix",
          "text": "1 package instant vanilla pudding mix"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "vanilla extract",
          "text": "1 tsp vanilla extract"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "tsp",
          "item": "grated lemon zest",
          "text": "1 tsp grated lemon zest"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "chocolate pudding cups (such as Danone Danny)",
          "text": "2 chocolate pudding cups (such as Danone Danny)"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Crust",
      "steps": [
        "In a food processor, grind the biscuits finely with the sugar and transfer to a large bowl.",
        "Melt the butter, pour it over the crumbs and add the vanilla.",
        "Press the mixture into the pan and keep it in the fridge."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Filling and assembly",
      "steps": [
        "Beat the cheese, cream, powdered sugar, pudding mix, vanilla and lemon zest in a mixer on high speed for about 5 minutes, until you have a thick mousse.",
        "Pour half of the cheese mixture into the pan and spread one pudding cup over it.",
        "Pour in the rest of the cheese mixture and spoon the second pudding cup on top in two rows. Comb through it with a fork to make a pattern.",
        "Chill the cake for 3 hours before serving."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [],
  "updated": "2026-10-18"
}