THE SPLIT PLATE / RECIPE

Tiramisu Iced Proffee

A Nilla-and-chocolate rim, a concentrate-first protein-coffee base, and a separate whipped Fage-vanilla cold foam that gives it the creamy tiramisu finish. ~180 cal / 24g protein per glass (range ~170-185), 5-minute build.

YIELD1 serving
TOTAL TIME5 min
COOK METHODSee method
EST. / SERVING~180 cal | ~24g protein
KEY TO SUCCESS: Blend whey into the CONCENTRATE first, before ice or milk. Proffee-series spine — carries from Ep 1.

Ingredients

RIM THE GLASS

  • Very light sugar-free chocolate syrup, for coating the rim
  • 2-3 Nilla wafers, crushed (wheat allergen — verify the current package)

ASSEMBLY

  • Ice, as needed
  • 1/2 cup Fairlife fat-free milk

FINISH

  • Reserved chocolate-Nilla rim mixture
  • Light cocoa dust

BUILD CONCENTRATE

  • 1 tbsp instant coffee (creator's dose; use less for a milder drink)
  • Monk fruit sweetener, to taste
  • 1/2 scoop unflavored whey isolate (~14g protein — adjust by brand)
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2-3 tbsp hot water (hot but NOT boiling)

THE TIRAMISU COLD FOAM (froth separately)

  • 1 tbsp Fage 0% Greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp sugar-free vanilla Jell-O pudding mix
  • 1/8 cup Fairlife fat-free milk

Allergens: dairy, wheat.

You want Ep 1's concentrate-first iced protein coffee turned into a drinking tiramisu — a light chocolate-Nilla rim, a vanilla protein-coffee base, and a separate whipped vanilla-yogurt cold foam finished with cocoa. ~180 cal / 24g protein per glass. Ep 7 of Proffee. Same 5-minute build, same technique spine.

Method

  1. 1.RIM THE GLASS. Coat the rim lightly with sugar-free chocolate syrup and crushed Nilla wafers. Reserve the leftover chocolate-Nilla mixture — it goes into the drink later, no waste.
  2. 2.BUILD THE CONCENTRATE. Froth instant coffee, monk fruit, 1/2 scoop unflavored whey isolate, 1/2 tsp vanilla, and 2-3 tbsp hot (not boiling) water until completely smooth. Blend the whey into the concentrate FIRST — the Proffee-series spine that prevents clumps.
  3. 3.ASSEMBLE. Add ice and 1/2 cup Fairlife fat-free milk to the concentrate.
  4. 4.MAKE THE FOAM. Separately froth 1 tbsp Fage 0%, 1 tsp sugar-free vanilla Jell-O pudding mix, and 1/8 cup Fairlife until thick and creamy.
  5. 5.FINISH + SERVE. Stir the reserved chocolate-Nilla rim mixture into the drink, spoon the vanilla cold foam over the top, and dust lightly with cocoa. Serve immediately.

SPLIT PLATE SERVING

Adult: Serve the adult portion as described above.

Kid: Serve the kid portion as described above.

Keys to success

  • Hot (NOT boiling) water for the concentrate. Boiling denatures the whey.
  • Submerge the frother head BEFORE turning it on. Splatter control.

If something fails

Foam won't thicken: Fage needs enough agitation. Froth the yogurt + vanilla Jell-O + 1/8 cup Fairlife longer, keeping the frother submerged. The Jell-O pudding mix is what sets it — don't leave it out.

Whey clumps in the finished drink: Concentrate wasn't frothed long enough. Froth until fully smooth before adding ice + milk. Adding whey directly to cold milk = permanent clumps.

Coffee flavor is weak: Too much water in the concentrate. Start with 2 tbsp hot water; add the third only if the mix isn't moving. You can also push the instant coffee up.

Rim won't hold the crumbs: Too little chocolate, or the rim is wet. Wipe the rim dry, spread a thin even chocolate layer, then rotate through the crushed Nilla wafers.

Too sweet or not sweet enough: Adjust the monk fruit in the concentrate. The Nilla rim and vanilla foam already add sweetness, so start light.

Storage and reheating

Store: Best served immediately. The blended concentrate (before ice + milk + rim + foam) can be refrigerated in a sealed jar for up to 24 hours — reblend briefly if it separates. Rim, foam, and cocoa dust go on AT SERVING TIME only.

Reheat: Don't — this is an iced drink. For a hot version, skip the ice and use warm (not boiling) milk over the hot concentrate. Skip the rim for a hot serve; the foam and cocoa dust still work.

Lasts: Finished drink is best in the first 2-3 minutes. The chocolate-Nilla rim softens against ambient humidity in ~5 min; the cold foam holds a few minutes before settling. Concentrate alone (no ice/milk/rim/foam) holds 24 hours refrigerated.

Estimated nutrition

~180 cal | ~24g protein.

~180 cal / 24g protein per glass (range ~170-185 depending on 2 vs 3 Nilla wafers and the light rim coating; 1 glass per batch — Ep 7 doesn't batch because the rim and foam don't hold). Components per glass: light sugar-free chocolate syrup (~a few cal) + 2-3 Nilla wafers (~35-50 cal / ~0-1g protein — wheat) + 1 tbsp instant coffee (~4 cal) + monk fruit (~0 cal) + 1/2 scoop unflavored whey isolate (~55 cal / 14g protein — varies by brand) + 1/2 tsp vanilla (~0 cal) + 2-3 tbsp hot water (0 cal) + 1/2 cup Fairlife fat-free (~45 cal / 6g protein) + the cold foam: 1 tbsp Fage 0% (~9 cal / ~1.5g protein) + 1 tsp sugar-free vanilla Jell-O (~5 cal) + 1/8 cup Fairlife (~11 cal / ~1.5g protein) + light cocoa dust (~a few cal). Sums to roughly 170-185 cal / ~24g protein. Marked estimated. Carries dairy (whey isolate + Fairlife + Fage) and wheat (Nilla wafers). NO gluten-free claim published; verify current whey / wafer / pudding / yogurt / milk / syrup labels before publishing as label-verified. `allergens: ["dairy", "wheat"]`. `dietTags: ["high-protein"]` only. Not sponsored, not endorsed, not affiliated with Fairlife, Nilla, Fage, Jell-O, or any specific instant coffee / whey / sweetener brand.

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Tiramisu Iced Proffee
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Tiramisu Iced Proffee

By Tushar Sharma

A Nilla-and-chocolate rim, a concentrate-first protein-coffee base, and a separate whipped Fage-vanilla cold foam that gives it the creamy tiramisu finish. ~180 cal / 24g protein per glass (range ~170-185), 5-minute build.

Make this when

You want Ep 1's concentrate-first iced protein coffee turned into a drinking tiramisu — a light chocolate-Nilla rim, a vanilla protein-coffee base, and a separate whipped vanilla-yogurt cold foam finished with cocoa. ~180 cal / 24g protein per glass. Ep 7 of Proffee. Same 5-minute build, same technique spine.

Total time
5 min
Yield
1 serving
Protein / serving
~24g
Cal / serving
~180
Allergens and safety

Contains: dairy, wheat

Packaged ingredients change formulas — check the label on what's actually in your kitchen.

Flavor target

First sip: sugar-free chocolate + crushed Nilla wafers on the rim deliver the cookie-and-cocoa opener. Middle sips: instant coffee + vanilla + unflavored whey over fat-free Fairlife read as a light, creamy coffee. Finish: a separate frothed Fage-vanilla-Jell-O cold foam spooned on top with a cocoa dust is the tiramisu payoff. Not chalky, not clumpy — whey dissolves into the hot concentrate before ice + milk go in.

Ingredients

Single servingYields 1 serving — quantities below make one serving.

RIM THE GLASS

BUILD CONCENTRATE

ASSEMBLY

THE TIRAMISU COLD FOAM (froth separately)

FINISH

Method

  1. 1
    RIM THE GLASS

    Coat the rim lightly with sugar-free chocolate syrup and crushed Nilla wafers. Reserve the leftover chocolate-Nilla mixture — it goes into the drink later, no waste.

  2. 2
    BUILD THE CONCENTRATE

    Froth instant coffee, monk fruit, 1/2 scoop unflavored whey isolate, 1/2 tsp vanilla, and 2-3 tbsp hot (not boiling) water until completely smooth. Blend the whey into the concentrate FIRST — the Proffee-series spine that prevents clumps.

  3. 3
    ASSEMBLE

    Add ice and 1/2 cup Fairlife fat-free milk to the concentrate.

  4. 4
    MAKE THE FOAM

    Separately froth 1 tbsp Fage 0%, 1 tsp sugar-free vanilla Jell-O pudding mix, and 1/8 cup Fairlife until thick and creamy.

  5. 5
    FINISH + SERVE

    Stir the reserved chocolate-Nilla rim mixture into the drink, spoon the vanilla cold foam over the top, and dust lightly with cocoa. Serve immediately.

Adult plate | Kid plate

Adult plate

Adult

Full recipe as written — 1 glass per adult at ~180 cal / 24g protein. Adult-only because of caffeine.

Kid plate

Kid

Adult-only Powerup — this contains caffeine and is NOT a kid drink. Younger kids shouldn't have caffeine at all; older kids should get caffeine-free protein alternatives. Nilla wafers contain wheat — check the current package for gluten/wheat if serving anyone with that allergy.

Three keys to success

  1. 1Blend whey into the CONCENTRATE first, before ice or milk. Proffee-series spine — carries from Ep 1.
  2. 2Hot (NOT boiling) water for the concentrate. Boiling denatures the whey.
  3. 3Submerge the frother head BEFORE turning it on. Splatter control.

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Storage and nutrition

Storage: Best served immediately. The blended concentrate (before ice + milk + rim + foam) can be refrigerated in a sealed jar for up to 24 hours — reblend briefly if it separates. Rim, foam, and cocoa dust go on AT SERVING TIME only.

Reheat: Don't — this is an iced drink. For a hot version, skip the ice and use warm (not boiling) milk over the hot concentrate. Skip the rim for a hot serve; the foam and cocoa dust still work.

Lasts: Finished drink is best in the first 2-3 minutes. The chocolate-Nilla rim softens against ambient humidity in ~5 min; the cold foam holds a few minutes before settling. Concentrate alone (no ice/milk/rim/foam) holds 24 hours refrigerated.

Watch the full cook

Brands I use

Nilla
Nilla Wafers (2-3 per glass — rim)
The vanilla-cookie base of the tiramisu rim, crushed with a light chocolate coating. Wheat allergen — verify the current package. Any vanilla wafer substitutes. Not sponsored.
Fage
Total 0% Greek Yogurt (1 tbsp — the cold foam)
Thick 0% Greek yogurt whips with the vanilla Jell-O and a splash of Fairlife into a creamy cold foam without heavy cream — the tiramisu finish. Not sponsored.
Jell-O
Sugar-Free Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix (1 tsp — sets the foam)
The setter that turns the yogurt + milk into a stable cold foam and adds vanilla. Not sponsored.
Fairlife
Fairlife
Fat-Free Ultra-Filtered Milk (1/2 cup in the drink + 1/8 cup in the foam)
Series-standard high-protein milk in the fat-free grade — same as Ep 1-6. 8g protein per 1/2 cup vs 4g in regular skim milk. Not sponsored.
Unflavored Whey Isolate
Any clean-tasting unflavored whey isolate — ~28g protein per serving
Protein spine. Isolate (not concentrate) blends smoother. 1/2 scoop per glass + the Fairlife in the drink and foam stacks to ~24g total.
Any Instant Coffee
Nescafé, Folgers, Trader Joe's Instant, etc. (1 tbsp for the creator's dose; less for milder)
Caffeine spine. Any instant coffee blends into the concentrate without a coffeemaker step. Caffeine content varies by brand — check the package if intake matters.
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