Creamy Tiramisu Overnight Oats

Tired of the same 'ol same 'ol overnight oats? These tiramisu overnight oats are a healthy breakfast recipe that tastes like your favorite dessert! They're creamy with a hint of espresso, chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla. Delicious! The best thing about this recipe? It makes an entire week's worth - not just one. Make it once and eat on it all week! This recipe can be made with dairy, plant-based, or vegan ingredients.

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Why This Recipe Works

• Makes enough for 1 week of breakfasts! Make a batch and eat on it all week. You can transfer it to individual serving dishes to grab and go - or keep it in a single bowl.
• Delicious! If you want a little variety in your overnight oat recipe - try this tiramisu version with a hint of espresso and chocolate along with cinnamon and vanilla!
• Healthy and High Protein. Start your day out right with these high-protein overnight oats, which can be made with dairy, plant-based, or vegan ingredients. Give it even more protein with the addition of collagen powder or protein powder.

Overnight Oats Tiramisu Ingredients

Here's what you'll need to make these delicious overnight oats:

Ingredients

• Old Fashioned Oats: Also called rolled oats. Tip! If you need gluten-free oats, be sure to choose oats that specifically state gluten-free on the package. Oats are gluten-free naturally, but in their processing, they can be come contaminated with gluten.
• Unsweetened Plain Greek Yogurt or Coconut Yogurt: Use coconut yogurt if you want this to be fully plant-based. Because it is not as thick as greek yogurt you may want to use slightly less, about 2 cups.
• Unsweetened Milk of Choice: I used oat milk because it is creamier but a nonfat milk may be used, unsweetened almond milk, etc.
• Espresso Powder: After trying brewed coffee, instant coffee, and an instant coffee powder packet from Starbucks, I found that the best flavor came from espresso powder!
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• Sweetener: I like to use honey for the caramel-like notes and subtle taste that it adds.
• Chia Seeds
• Vanilla Extract
• Cinnamon
• Salt

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Substitutions and Variations

• You won't be able to substitute an exact 1 to 3 teaspoons of any other coffee than the espresso powder. I tried using brewed coffee, instant coffee granules, and a French roast coffee powder, but none had the same taste and consistency as the espresso powder.
• Any favorite sweetener may be used - a sugar free substitute, brown sugar, regular sugar, honey, agave, even maple syrup if you'd like. 
• To make it higher in protein: use Greek yogurt and chia seeds, a small amount of unflavored protein powder or collagen powder may be used, but it may change the taste as well as the overall consistency and thickness. Adjust accordingly.
• To make it plant-based and vegan: use coconut yogurt. It is runnier so you will need to use 2 cups instead of 2¼
• To reduce fat: use nonfat yogurt and nonfat milk of choice. Depending upon your milk of choice it may affect the final consistency of the oats, a runnier milk like nonfat will make the oats looser.

How To Make Overnight Tiramisu Oats

Follow these simple steps to make the best overnight oats – no cooking required! Printable recipe card below.

1. Mix all the ingredients together.
2. Cover and refrigerate a minimum of 8 hours before.
3. Decide if you want to individually portion or keep it all in one bowl.

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How To Serve It

Because this is a make-ahead breakfast item, let's keep it simple. You can go crazy and add all kinds of toppings and make it beautiful, like I did in the pictures, but in reality, in most cases you just need a quick healthy breakfast. A couple of garnishes isn't going to make a whole difference unless you're serving it to a crowd at a brunch. So, with that said...

• This recipe can be pre-portioned into individual containers or made in one 7 to 8 cup container.
• If you need to make this for a special occasion, serve it in clear glass jars and layer the oats with sweetened vanilla yogurt. I like to do three equal layers: one layer of oats, then yogurt, then oats. Place a dollop of sweetened yogurt over the top, then follow up with a lighta powder or cinnamon dusting of coco and chocolate shavings.