St Patricks Day desserts recipes are all about bringing a taste of Ireland into your home, with a fun and festive twist. Think of them as sweet treats that pay homage to the Emerald Isle, often featuring shades of green, Irish ingredients like whiskey or Bailey's, or even incorporating lucky charms like shamrocks into their decoration.
St Patricks Day Desserts
These fun St. Patrick's Day desserts aren't just about celebrating the holiday they're about seizing an opportunity to bring a little magic and color into the kitchen and onto the dining table. Whether it's a green velvet cake that reminds you of the rolling hills of Ireland or a batch of minty shamrock-shaped cookies, making these desserts becomes a delightful adventure, adding a sparkle of creativity and fun to the everyday.
As you gather your ingredients, you can already imagine the sense of accomplishment and the smiles that these homemade sweets will bring. You're not just making desserts; you're crafting memories and new traditions, one spoonful of sugar at a time. The best part is, that our easy-to-follow recipes ensure that you're never far from achieving the sweet success of a perfectly themed treat to share and savor. So, let's tie that apron and get started—the delights of St. Patrick's Day await, created by your own hands.
Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup butter softened (1 stick)
- 1 egg
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 box 3.4 box instant vanilla pudding mix
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon mint extract
- 1 drop blue coloring + 7-10 drops green coloring
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips
Mini Grasshopper Pies
Ingredients
- ¼ c.whole milk
- 1 ½ c.marshmallow crème (we used Marshmallow Fluff)
- 2 tbsp.unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- ¾ c.plus 2 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 ½ tsp.peppermint extract
- 1 tsp.pure vanilla extract
- 6 to 8 drops green food coloring
- 12chocolate sandwich cookies, roughly chopped, plus more, crumbled, for topping
- Melted dark chocolate, for drizzling
Cocoa-Nutty Lime Tart
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp.butter
- 3 oz.semisweet chocolate
- 3 c.sweetened shredded coconut
- 1brick (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
- 3limes, plus more for garnish
- 1can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk
St Patrick’s Day Cake Mix Cookies
INGREDIENTS
- 1 white cake mix
- Green Food Coloring
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup oil
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Mcdonald’s Shamrock Shake Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup vanilla ice cream
- ¾ cup white milk
- ½ teaspoon mint extract not peppermint
- green food coloring
- whipped cream
- green sprinkles
Saint Patrick's Day Baileys Irish Cream Fudge Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 1 package 12oz semi-sweet baking chips
- 3 cups white chocolate baking chips about 1.5,11 ounce packages
- 2 cans 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 3 tablespoons Irish Cream liquor
- Green Food Coloring - amerigel soft color paste in leaf green
- St. Patrick's Day Sprinkles wilton brand used
Magical Lucky Charms Cupcakes Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 1 box white cake mix and ingredients to make cake oil, water and eggs
- 2 tubs white frosting 16 oz each
- green gel food coloring Used Wilton Kelly Green Gel Colors
- rainbow sprinkles
- Lucky Charms marshmallows
- St. Patrick's Day sprinkles
St. Patty’s Day Vanilla Shamrock Cake
INGREDIENTS
For the Green Vanilla Cake
- 1 C (227g) Salted Butter, at room temperature
- 1 ¾ C (375g) Granulated Sugar
- ⅓ C (65g) Vegetable Oil
- 3 Lg Eggs (160 g) + 3 Egg Whites (102 g) at room temperature
- 2 ½ C + 2 tablespoon (345 G) All Purpose Flour
- 6 TBSP (55 g) Cornstarch
- 2 ½ tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 C (250 g) Buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1 TBSP Dark Green Gel Food Coloring
For the Vanilla Buttercream
- 1 ½ C (3 Sticks, 339g) Salted Butter
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 6 C Powdered Sugar
- 4–6 TBSP Heavy Cream, at room temperature
- ½ tsp Green Gel Food Coloring *optional
Miniature Lucky Charm Cheesecakes
Ingredients
Crust
- 3 c. Lucky Charms (just cereal, no marshmallows)
- 6 tbsp. butter
Filling
- ½ c. heavy cream
- 1 c. Lucky Charms (cereal and marshmallow bits)
- 2 package cream cheese
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- tsp. salt
- 3 large eggs
- green food coloring
Topping
- ½ c. Sweetened whipped cream
- Lucky Charm marshmallow bits
Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
Ingredients
- 2 pt.mint chip ice cream, softened
- 10mint chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed and divided
- 24ice cream sandwiches, divided (3.5 oz. each)
- 18-ounce container frozen whipped topping, thawed
