How to Make a Creamy Tiramisu Latte (Hot or Iced)

This tiramisu latte has all the classic flavors of tiramisu, with all the charm of a coffee shop latte! It’s decadent, delicious, and you’ll be left wanting more!

My daughter went on a girls trip and came home with an iced tiramisu latte to share with me. It was “the best latte she ever had!” and so she splurged and ordered one for me with no ice so she could bring it home. I was so thrilled she thought of me, and even more thrilled to have a new recipe to develop — because it was THAT good! I just had to recreate it!

Bold espresso. Creamy mascarpone. Chocolatey flavor. Crunchy ladyfinger cookies. It’s everything you love in the classic dessert but in drink form!

Ingredients for an Iced Tiramisu Latte

Latte

• 1T. mascarpone
• 1-2T. chocolate sauce
• 2 shots espresso
• 1c whole milk

Cold Foam

• 2T heavy whipping cream
• 1T maple syrup
• 1T mascarpone cheese
• dusting of cocoa powder
• lady finger biscuits (optional)

Iced Tiramisu Latte Instructions

While this is a tiny bit involved for a workday latte, I don’t think the total time would be longer than 10 minutes. However, I think you’ll find that it’s one of those perfect coffee recipes to make for those lazy weekend mornings!

Latte Instructions:

Begin with mascarpone cheese. It’s kind of like cream cheese but has a different flavor. Place 1T into your espresso glass.

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Then put 1T of chocolate sauce in the bottom of cup and brew two shots of espresso over it. I’ll have a recipe for the easiest chocolate sauce for coffee coming out so soon. I can’t believe I was buying it when it was SO easy to make!

espresso instructions:

We use this Breville espresso machine to brew our shots, but before that, we had an inexpensive $150 machine my kiddos bought for my birthday and it worked really well! I’d say use what you can get!

If you don’t have an espresso machine, you can try my cold brew espresso HERE. I think the only caveat would be that you would need to heat it up in order to combine the mascarpone and chocolate sauce together.

You could also make the shots of espresso in a moka pot or in an aero press. I’ve done both and I’ll be posting about how to do that soon! I’ve even heard you can use instant coffee to make espresso, so I’ll have to play around with that and add a couple tablespoons of hot water over the instant coffee and see how it is!

After the espresso brew, mix everything well to combine

For the iced version, pour the espresso, mascarpone and chocolate over ice in a tall glass to cool it off. Then add about 1 cup of cold milk to the glass.

You can also pour the cold milk over ice in a tall glass and then pour the classic tiramisu double espresso shot over the top. If you like a layered look, though, I’d do it the opposite way (even though I showed it different here!). It’s completely personal preference but doesn’t change the flavor.

This would be amazing, but don’t you want it even more decadent? I thought so!

Mascarpone Cold Foam Instructions:

Combine heavy cream, maple syrup, and mascarpone cheese in a cup. Use milk frother to combine ingredients and whip air into them. If you want it a little thinner, you can add a tablespoon of milk to give it soft peaks instead of more stiff peaks. Pour the mascarpone cream cold foam over the iced tiramisu latte.

Now let’s make it beautiful! Sprinkle the top with a little dusting of cocoa powder. You could even add a little bit of chocolate shavings if you really wanted to get fancy! But the classic Italian dessert has a dusting of cocoa powder, so that’s what I use 🙂

Then just top it with ladyfinger biscuits. Is this necessary? No. But does it add just that touch to make it more like the traditional tiramisu in drink form? Yes! So order the ladyfinger cookies. You won’t regret it!! I found them really inexpensive on Amazon HERE.

And that’s it! The drink form of my favorite dessert. Creamy, rich, decadent, and perfect for a lazy morning at home.

FAQs

I don’t have an espresso machine – what can I use in place of a shot of espresso in my tiramisu latte?

I think this would be equally as good with my cold brew latte espresso dupe. The only issue with that is that the coffee will not be hot, so it won’t melt the mascarpone.

I’d try heating a bit of the cold brew espresso in the microwave or a small saucepan and then adding the mascarpone cheese. Once it’s incorporated, you can follow instructions the same way.

How do I make this a hot tiramisu latte?

It’s super easy to make it a hot latte. Instead of pouring cold milk over ice, just warm up your milk, either in the microwave, in a small saucepan, or with the steam feature on the espresso machine. I also have a hot milk frother I use that works great! You can find it HERE.

Pour that over your tiramisu coffee double shot and you’re good to go! Top the same way with a dusting of cocoa powder and a lady finger and you’ve got all the comforting flavor in a warm mug!

Mascarpone cheese is expensive. Can I use cream cheese in the iced tiramisu latte recipe?

I think that would be a great substitution. While it won’t have the exact flavor of mascarpone cheese, I think it would give a similar flavor and would work well.

Can I use alternate milk options in this tiramisu latte?

Sure! I bet coconut milk, oat milk, soy milk, or cashew milk would be great. While I do think that would impart a different flavor, I think using your milk of choice would be just as decadent!

Do you have any other recommendations to give this even more of a tiramisu latte taste?

Oftentimes, classic tiramisu has rum or rum extract in it. If you’re having a lazy morning at home, or an after dinner latte, you could add a splash of real rum, or even a couple drops of rum extract.

To bump up the vanilla flavor, you could add a couple drops of vanilla extract to the mascarpone cold foam, or you could even add a tablespoon of vanilla syrup or some simple syrup to the double shot if you like it sweeter.

Click below for a printable Iced Tiramisu Latte Recipe Card: