Inspired by the classic Italian dessert, these tiramisu overnight oats are a coffee-flavored breakfast that is high in protein and a delicious and nutritious way to start the day.

Jars of tiramisu overnight oats with cocoa powder on top with coffee beans on the side and a spoon on the side.

If you love tiramisu, you’re going to love these coffee-flavored overnight oats. A classic tiramisu combines lady lingers, coffee, cream, mascarpone, sugar, and cocoa powder to create a smooth and creamy dessert that translates beautifully to overnight oats.

By combining rolled oats, coffee, milk, mascarpone, maple syrup, and cocoa powder, with a few extra ingredients, you can create a tiramisu overnight oats recipe that is not only sweet and delicious but high in protein too! Just whip them up the night before and wake up to a delicious breakfast that you can grab and go in the morning.

Overheat shot of tiramisu overnight oats with a sprinkle of cocoa powder on top and a spoon inside.

Why You’ll Love It

Quick and Easy to Make – With no cooking required and only 10 minutes of prep time, these healthy tiramisu overnight oats are quick to make and incredibly easy to prepare.
Coffee Flavored – If you enjoyed coffee-flavored treats and desserts, you are going to love these overnight oats. Not to mention the boost of energy from the added caffeine!
High Protein – The combination of yogurt, milk, and mascarpone cheese ensures that these overnight oats contain 27 grams of protein per serving.
Great for Meal Prep – These coffee overnight oats keep well in the fridge for up to 5 days, which makes them a great breakfast meal prep idea.

Ingredients for tiramisu overnight oats: old fashioned rolled oats, yogurt, mascarpone, milk, chia seeds, brewed coffee, and maple syrup.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Oats – You can use old-fashioned rolled oats or quick-cooking oats for these tiramisu overnight oats, steel-cut oats are not recommended.
Milk – To add some protein. While the recipe calls for cow’s milk, you can use almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk if desired.
Greek Yogurt – To add some protein and ensure the oats are thick and creamy. The recipe calls for plain yogurt but you can use vanilla yogurt or coconut yogurt if preferred.
Mascarpone Cheese – This Italian cream cheese is the traditional cheese used in tiramisu; however, cream cheese will also work.
Brewed Coffee – To add the unmistakable strong coffee flavor to the overnight oats. The recipe calls for brewed coffee or espresso, however, you can instant coffee powder or instant espresso powder if preferred. See the notes section of the recipe for details.
Chia Seed – To add some protein and healthy fats and ensure the tiramisu overnight oats are thick.
Vanilla Extract – To balance the flavors and add some sweetness.
Maple Syrup – To sweeten the oats. Pure maple syrup will provide the best results, but honey will work too.
Cocoa Powder – To add a dusting of chocolate flavor on top. Both cacao powder and cocoa powder will work. If you’re feeling extra, you can add a sprinkle of mini chocolate chips on top too.

Dietary Adaptions

To Make it Gluten-Free: Use certified gluten-free oats.

To Make it Dairy-Free: Swap the milk for unsweetened almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk, swap the yogurt for almond milk yogurt or coconut yogurt, and swap the mascarpone cheese for dairy-free cream cheese.

Yogurt, mascarpone, milk, maple syrup, and brewed coffee in a jar.

How to Make Tiramisu Overnight Oats

Add the wet ingredients to a jar. Add the yogurt and mascarpone to a jar and stir to incorporate, then add the milk, coffee, maple syrup, and vanilla extract and stir until well combined.
Add the dry ingredients. Add the rolled oats and chia seeds to the jar and mix until everything is well incorporated.
Top with cocoa powder. Using a fine mesh sieve, add a dusting of cocoa powder to the top of the oat mixture.
Refrigerate overnight. Cover the jar and then place it in the fridge overnight.
Serve. In the morning, take the jar out of the fridge and enjoy.

You can find the detailed instructions in the recipe card below.

Mixture of wet ingredients and old fashioned rolled oats in jar.

Mixture of wet ingredients and old fashioned oats and chia seeds in a jar.

Red’s Nutrition Tip

You can control the calorie content of these tiramisu overnight oats by using low-fat dairy products. By using 0% Greek yogurt, 1% or 2% milk, and reduced-fat cream cheese, you can ensure that the protein content of the oats remains high while keeping the calorie content low.

Two jars of tiramisu overnight with a spoon.

Protein Add-Ons for Overnight Oats

With over 25 grams of protein per serving, these tiramisu overnight oats are a great source of protein. However, if you want to make them even higher in protein, here are some suggestions:

Add vanilla protein powder. Stir one scoop of vanilla-flavored protein powder into the Greek yogurt and mascarpone mixture to add 20+ grams of protein to the tiramisu overnight oats and a boost of flavor.

Use dairy products. While you can make these overnight oats with almond milk and non-dairy yogurt and cream cheese; dairy products are much higher in protein. In fact, non-dairy milk, such as almond milk, contains little to no protein, while cow’s milk, yogurt, and cream cheese are rich sources of protein, healthy fats, and micronutrients.

Drizzle with nut butter. Adding a drizzle of peanut butter or almond butter to your overnight oats can add up to 7 grams of protein per serving.

Enjoy it with eggs. While you certainly don’t want to add egg directly to your overnight oats, eating a hard-boiled egg or two with your overnight oats can add a boost of 6 to 12 grams of protein.

Two coffee overnight oat jars with cocoa powder on top on a white background.

Storage

Once prepared, protein overnight oats can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Tiramisu overnight oats cannot be frozen.

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