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If you ask me, I consider breakfast a very important meal of the day! I definitely am someone who wakes up hungry, plus my favorite time to go to the gym is in the morning, so I need a protein-packed breakfast! That’s why this High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Oats is perfect for anyone!
This High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Oats recipe features plenty of superfoods including chia seeds, rolled oats, Greek yogurt, and protein powder. If you don’t think oats can really taste like a tiramisu, well, think again! If you’ve been wanting a tiramisu in a jiffy that CAN be enjoyed for breakfast, then I encourage you to put your heart into it with this nutritious but extremely tasty overnight oat recipe as part of your Live to Cook one-month challenge! You can get started on your cooking journey for free today by signing up to my email newsletter, plus all of my latest recipes will be delivered directly to your mailbox!
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What are Overnight Oats?▼
Overnight Oats are a no-cook method of preparing oatmeal in which oatmeal is mixed with milk and other flavorings, and this base sets in a mason jar or bowl overnight in the fridge. This base thickens overnight, and the flavors develop throughout the night. There’s no cooking involved in the preparation of overnight oats, and typically all you need to do is mix ingredients together! This makes overnight oats a fantastic sweet breakfast option for those who need a nutritious breakfast in the morning, as overnight oats can be prepared in merely a couple of minutes the night before or even a couple of days in advance. Furthermore, for those who enjoy cold oats, making overnight oats is perfect! Additionally, if you don’t have time to eat breakfast at home, overnight oats are extremely portable to take to work, to school, or while traveling.
As I discuss in my free motivational guide to explore your potential in the kitchen, Make Cooking Fun!!, having realistic expectations is key to have success in your goals to prepare more food at home! If you’re pressed for time, then it doesn’t make sense to believe that you’ll whip up an elaborate pancake breakfast, such as my Red Velvet Pancakes with Cream Cheese Glaze or my Chocolate Chip Cookie Pancakes with Creamy Milk Dip, or even some amazing crepes, such as my Gluten-Free Chocolate Crepes. If you are interested in these recipes, then perhaps save them for the weekend! However, my mission with this high protein series I’ll be rolling out over the next couple of weeks is to show that you can certainly make delicious meals that are healthy, quick and don’t require too many ingredients! I would consider these overnight oats tastier than some regular run-of-the-mill overnight oats, and you’ll see just how easy and fast they are to make!
Why You’ll Love This High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Oats Recipe!
- Easy and quick breakfast recipe: If mornings are crazy for you, then don’t worry about it! Making overnight oats is a savior for those who have a hectic schedule because it only takes a couple of minutes to make the base and our topping!
- Tiramisu delight: Dessert for breakfast? Of course! While I typically would go for a savory breakfast, such as eggs of any kind (check out my healthy High-Protein Breakfast Egg Muffins for a savory quick and protein-rich breakfast!), or a Freezer-Friendly Breakfast Burrito, I must say that these Tiramisu Overnight Oats would really make the perfect start to your day! These overnight oats really taste like a tiramisu!
- Healthy: These High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Oats are super good for you, and I’ll give you more details on why later on in this post! Essentially, we have plenty of nutritious ingredients that will fuel you up for the day, and you’ll be full up till lunch!
- Make-ahead friendly: The entire premise behind overnight oats is that they need time for the batter to set, so you essentially have to make them in advance! You can make as many portions of this high protein tiramisu overnight oats recipe as you’d like (well, I wouldn’t make more than 4 at a time if you will have one over the course of four days!), and this means you’ll have a high protein and satisfying breakfast waiting for you for the whole week.
- Customizable: There are plenty of ways to switch things up to make these Tiramisu Overnight Oats your very own! Read on to get inspired with recipe variations!
Dietary Considerations for High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Oats
These High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Oats are:
- Gluten-free, if using gluten-free cereal and by ensuring that you’re using gluten-free certified oats.
- High in fiber
- High in protein
- High in healthy fats
Questions You May Have!
Are Overnight Oats Healthy?▼
Overnight oats are definitely nutritious! Oats themselves are a superfood because fiber, iron, vitamin B1 and vitamin B5, and other minerals including zinc and folate. Oats can assist in improving blood sugar and they are rich in anti-oxidants. Chia seeds are also a nutritional pinnacle. Chia seeds will provide additional fiber to promote good digestion, keep you satisfied, and fuel healthy gut microbes. Speaking of protein, chia seeds are actually a complete plant-based source of protein! A complete protein means that the source of protein contains all nine amino acids that cannot be produced by the body. It is harder to find plant-based complete proteins, but chia seeds really shine here! Furthermore, chia seeds contain plenty of minerals including calcium, iron, magnesium and zinc. Chia seeds are a source of antioxidants and polyphenols, which can prevent a variety of diseases including cancer and heart disease. The Omega-3 fatty acids in chia seeds have anti-inflammatory properties, which may lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke. Greek yogurt and dairy milk both offer protein and calcium, which are critical for building and preserving muscle mass. Lastly, the cereal I’m using from Magic Spoon is high in protein and low in sugar, so you won’t get a blood sugar spike.
Do These Tiramisu Overnight Oats Taste Like Tiramisu?▼
Not going to lie but this Tiramisu Overnight Oats recipe does taste like a real tiramisu, even with the Greek yogurt topping! You’ve still got the iconic rich coffee and chocolatey flavors going on, and the Greek yogurt chocolatey topping really hits home! If you’re craving a tiramisu but don’t have the time or inclination to make it and you want to hit your health goals, then this tiramisu overnight oat recipe will satisfy the cravings in much less time!
What type of oats are used for overnight oats?▼
You need to use rolled oats or quick cooking oats for overnight oats. Steel cut oats will not work here since they must be consumed cooked, so you may want to consider cooking them over the stove. If you do have steel cut oats that you’re looking to use, then I recommend you check out my Wild West Steel Cut Oatmeal recipe.
It doesn’t matter if you use large flake oats or regular-sized oats, but you’ll get a little more nuttiness if you use the large flake oats. I’ve done it before and it’s very delicious! However, if you want a smoother and creamier texture, then I would recommend you use the regular-sized flake oats.
Can I Make Tiramisu Overnight Oats Vegan?▼
This Tiramisu Overnight Oats recipe can definitely be vegan! Instead of dairy milk, you can use a plant-based milk such as almond milk (bonus points if you make your own!), soy milk, or oat milk. Keep in mind that many plant-based milk will be lower in protein, so if you want to maintain the high protein content of this Tiramisu Overnight Oats recipe, then look for a protein-rich plant-based milk if possible. To substitute the Greek yogurt, you can find a plant-based yogurt. Again, the yogurt may be lower in protein compared to regular Greek yogurt, so be mindful of that. Lastly, there are plenty of plant-based protein powders, so use your favorite!
What is the Minimum Time to Soak the Overnight Oats?▼
As the name suggests, overnight oats are named this way because the intention is to allow the base to set overnight, making it ready for you to enjoy in the morning! Let’s assume this is about 8 hours. However, if you want to have overnight oats as a dessert the day you’re reading this or it’s been a really late night for you and you’re scrambling to prep tomorrow’s breakfast in a pinch, you’ll still get a thick and creamy base with about 4 hours of allowing the mixture to set! We just want time for the chia seeds to absorb the liquid and for the flavors to develop. Of course, the longer you leave it, the thicker the final overnight oats will be, but if you don’t have the time, then 4 hours will do the job!
Do I have to Add in Protein Powder to Tiramisu Overnight Oats?▼
No, it is not necessary to add protein powder to your tiramisu overnight oats. If you’re following this recipe by using Greek yogurt, cow’s milk, and chia seeds, then this recipe will already be high in protein. However, protein powder will make the overnight oats even creamier and boost up the protein even more. If you want to make the protein content higher without protein powder, you could add more Greek yogurt to the base, or even some cottage cheese. You can also get more protein in by using a high protein milk, such as Fairlife or Joyya.
Can I Heat Up Tiramisu Overnight Oats?▼
Overnight oats are usually enjoyed cold. However, if you’re a hot oat lover, then you could make your overnight oat base in a mixing bowl and allow it to thicken up in the fridge, without the toppings. You can then transfer the contents into a microwave-safe bowl when you’re ready to eat, and top with the Greek yogurt cocoa topping!
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Ingredients for High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Oats
Scroll to the bottom of this post for the FULL PRINTABLE RECIPE CARD or press the “Jump to Recipe” button to see all ingredients and to save the recipe for later. You can also use the recipe card to scale the recipe based on how many jars of overnight oats you’re looking to make. By default, the base will serve 1, but you’ll have extra topping for 2 servings.
For the Base
- Milk: My choice of milk is always full fat dairy milk. You can use whatever milk you want, but full fat cow’s milk will give you the thickest overnight oats.
- Oats: Rolled oats or even quick cooking oats will do the job here.
- Vanilla extract: A mandatory ingredient I use in my sweet recipes! A little bit can go a long way to provide an incredible aroma. I really recommend pure vanilla extract and not artificial! Madagascar vanilla is also amazing if you have the extra dollars!
- Chia seeds: I used whole black chia seeds. They thicken up the overnight oats even more and provide extra protein and other health benefits, as described above!
- Honey: My favorite sweetener is actually maple syrup, but I was running low on it. With that being said, I had to work with what I had! Don’t get me wrong, honey is delicious too, and I’m actually loving incorporating it in my recipes more lately! With that being said, your favorite sweetener will work here.
- Espresso powder: It’s not a tiramisu without coffee! In a traditional tiramisu, you dip lady fingers in coffee. We don’t want too much liquid to thin out the overnight oats, so to get the coffee flavor, we’ll be adding espresso powder. This makes these overnight oats an extra awesome breakfast since you’ll also get your coffee packed in here too! If you want to have your overnight oats as a dessert, then make sure you use a decaf espresso powder!
- Protein powder: I’ve used a cookies and cream flavored protein powder to make these Tiramisu Overnight Oats extra special! However, you can also use vanilla protein powder if that’s what you have.
For the Toppings
- Greek yogurt: I already had plain Greek yogurt in my fridge, but if you’re someone who prefers to use vanilla Greek yogurt, then you can definitely use that! If you’re using vanilla Greek yogurt, then you can reduce the amount of sweetener in your topping, since vanilla Greek yogurt contains more sugar than plain.
- Maple syrup: I know I mentioned in the base section that I used honey since I was running low on maple syrup, but with whatever maple syrup I had, I saved it to sweeten up this tiramisu overnight oats topping!
- Cocoa powder: I’m using Dutch processed cocoa powder, as I find it has a lot more flavor than regular unsweetened cocoa powder. However, it’s not a make or break if you don’t have Dutch processed cocoa powder!
- Vanilla extract
- Cereal: I used this Magic Spoon Frosted flavor cereal, sent to me by Magic Spoon! I appreciate Magic Spoon for sending this my way for me to try! The frosted cereal is not too overbearing, but adds a little bit of extra sweetness to make these overnight oats feel like a true tiramisu, plus this cereal will add a little bit of crunch! If you want to try this cereal, then save $5 and use my code ANADI5 at checkout!
How to Make High Protein Tiramisu Overnight Oats
In a bowl, mix together the oats, milk, vanilla extract, honey, espresso powder, chia seeds and protein powder.
Mix well and pour into a mason jar or a bowl leaving some space at the top.
For the topping, mix together the yogurt, vanilla and maple syrup.
Spoon the mixture over the oats and then dust the top with cocoa powder.
Chill for at least 4-6 hours before serving.
Tips for Perfecting Tiramisu Overnight Oats
- To help enhance the coffee flavor, dissolve the espresso or instant coffee with hot water before using in the recipe. This will help to steep the coffee, and make the flavor richer.
- To make the overnight oats even richer, you can use mascarpone cheese and mix that into the yogurt topping to make it more like a traditional tiramisu.
- Adding in bits of lady fingers will help add that spongy bite into these overnight oats. You can even layer the mason jar with some of the oat mixture, lady fingers, and yogurt/cocoa mixture to make it even more tiramisu like.
- While this will make it more of a dessert affair, using dark rum or coffee liqueur can further enhance the recipe and bring it even closer to a tiramisu.
- Make use of dutch processed cocoa powder for a richer chocolate flavor.
Variations of Tiramisu Overnight Oats
- Cheese: A traditional Tiramisu is made with mascarpone cheese. If you want your tiramisu overnight oats to be a little more indulgent, then you can definitely add mascarpone cheese for the topping and/or even in the base! If you’re super ambitious, I recommend you make your own mascarpone cheese! Alternatively, a good substitute can be cream cheese. If you want a lighter high protein option, then you can use cottage cheese.
- Chocolate: You can have a chocolatey delight by adding cocoa powder into the base. You could also top with some chocolate chips or shaved chocolate using a microplane.
- Fruits: For natural sweetness and some extra thickness, you could add a ripe banana in the base. If you would like, you could top with banana slices, or even with berries, such as blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries.
- Peanut butter: If you would like a bit of extra creaminess, then you can’t go wrong with peanut butter. Although not authentic to a tiramisu, it’s amazing in overnight oats! You can top with peanut butter chips or even mini Reese’s peanut butter cups.
- Hazelnut: Add some Nutella in the base, or you could even make your own vegan Nutella!
- Toppings: There are lots of ways you can switch up the toppings for these overnight oats! Of course, you can feel free to use whatever cereal you like. The chocolate Magic Spoon or the peanut butter Magic Spoon flavors would be great, but really any cereal will give a nice crunch and complete this recipe! You could also crumble some Oreos for a cookie crumble. Lastly, you could do chopped nuts, such as peanuts, pistachios, or hazelnuts.
How to Store Tiramisu Overnight Oats▼
All you need to do is place your Tiramisu Overnight Oats in the fridge, either in a mixing bowl or in a mason jar. Due to the dairy in this overnight oats recipe, I would recommend you keep the overnight oats in the fridge for no longer than 4 days, plus your cereal may no longer be crunchy the longer you leave it! To prevent this, I would recommend you add the cereal on top when you’re ready to eat for maximum crunch!
Choosing Your Oats and Milk for the Creamiest Overnight Oats
The recipe calls for 2/3 cup quick oats, and that is what I reach for. Quick oats and old-fashioned oats are the two that work in a jar like this. Old-fashioned oats are simply rolled oats, the large flakes in a standard canister, and they are listed on the recipe card as the swap; pulse them two or three times in a blender first if you want them closer to the size of quick oats. Instant oats are the one type I would skip, because they are pre-cooked and cut finer again, so they slump into paste after a night in milk. If you need this to be gluten free, buy certified gluten free oats. Oats are naturally gluten free, but most are milled on equipment that also handles wheat.
The creamy texture comes from three things working together, not from the oats alone: 2 teaspoons of chia seeds, which gel as they sit; half a scoop of protein powder; and the thick Greek yogurt layer spooned over the top. Because of the chia, it is worth giving the base a proper stir. Mix everything in a small bowl for a good thirty seconds before it goes into the mason jar, or the chia seeds settle in clumps and you get pockets of dry seed in the morning. Then chill for at least 4 to 6 hours.
On the type of milk: I use full fat dairy milk, which gives the thickest result. If you are going plant-based, unsweetened almond milk is my pick here, because the base already carries 1 tablespoon of honey and the topping another tablespoon of pure maple syrup, so a sweetened milk tips the whole jar into dessert. Cashew milk and coconut milk both work too. The other swaps are small: 1 teaspoon vanilla extract goes into the topping and half a teaspoon into the base, and vanilla bean paste stands in one for one. The 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder used for dusting can be cacao powder instead, which is less processed and more bitter, so expect a sharper chocolate edge. One thing that is not in the recipe at all is salt, but if you find sweet breakfasts taste flat, a small pinch stirred into the base does sharpen the coffee and the chocolate. Treat that as an addition of your own rather than part of the recipe as written.
Meal Prep for Busy Mornings: How to Batch These Overnight Oats
This is a perfect make-ahead breakfast, and it is genuinely built for busy mornings, since the recipe card makes one jar of base and enough topping for two servings. For meal prep I scale the base up and stop at four jars, because the cereal and the yogurt layer are at their best inside four days. Mix the whole batch of base in one bowl, divide it between the jars, then mix the yogurt, vanilla and maple syrup topping separately and spoon it over each one before dusting with cocoa.
A mason jar with a lid is the easiest airtight container for this, and the lid matters more than it sounds: overnight oats sit uncovered next to everything else in the fridge and will pick up flavors from it. For storage, keep them refrigerated and eat them within four days. Hold the cereal back and add it just before you eat, so it stays crunchy instead of softening in the topping.
Is this a healthy tiramisu? For a breakfast that tastes like dessert, it holds up well. The tiramisu protein here comes from three places at once, the Greek yogurt, the milk and the protein powder, with the chia seeds adding a complete plant-based protein on top; the exact grams of protein depend on the powder and the yogurt you buy, so check the nutrition panel on the recipe card for the figures. Most of the carbohydrates come from the oats and from the honey and maple syrup, the potassium comes largely from the milk and yogurt, and because no salt is added anywhere in the recipe, the sodium is whatever your protein powder and cereal bring with them.
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Recipe by Anadi Misra
Wake up to creamy, protein-packed Tiramisu Overnight Oats. A quick, healthy breakfast that tastes like dessert and keeps you full all morning.
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Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, mix together the oats, milk, vanilla extract, honey, espresso powder, chia seeds and protein powder. Mix well and pour into a mason jar or a bowl leaving some space at the top.
In a bowl, mix together the oats, milk, vanilla extract, honey, espresso powder, chia seeds and protein powder. Mix well and pour into a mason jar or a bowl leaving some space at the top.
- 2
For the topping, mix together the yogurt, vanilla and maple syrup. Spoon the mixture over the oats and then dust the top with cocoa powder. Chill for at least 4-6 hours before serving.
For the topping, mix together the yogurt, vanilla and maple syrup. Spoon the mixture over the oats and then dust the top with cocoa powder. Chill for at least 4-6 hours before serving.
Notes
- •You can substitute dairy milk with other non-dairy alternatives such as cashew milk, almond milk, or coconut milk
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Recipe history
- April 16, 2026 — Reworked and refreshed for the 2026 relaunch — new photography, restructured and standardized ingredients & instructions.
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