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Selection of easy St Patrick’s day desserts. Some are suitable for kids and some are for the adults only! From delicious mint chocolate to boozy recipes using Guinness and Baileys, there is something to suit everyone’s taste.
You won’t be short for ideas for what to prepare for your St Patrick’s day parties.
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When it comes to celebrating St Patrick’s day, there is one thing that you need to make sure happens. That’s the food.
It wouldn’t be a St Patrick’s day celebration without the food!
Now whilst you could opt for the green dye when creating your spread, you might prefer to go for some delicious treats that are naturally green or have the taste of the Irish within them. That’s where this selection of St Patrick’s day desserts comes in.
You will find everything here from classic mint green deserts to those infused with Guinness and Bailey’s. One thing is for sure and that’s they are all totally amazing to serve as St Patrick’s day desserts and guests will be asking you for more!
Green Mint St Patrick’s Day Treats
If you would specifically like to have a green appearance to the St Patrick’s day desserts, one of the easiest ways to do this is to use mint in the baking.
The vibrancy of the green will bring the look you are after, and mint is always refreshing in a dessert. It’s a win win combination.
1. White Chocolate Peppermint Slice
Source: Smart Party Planning
This white chocolate peppermint slice has a crunchy base, a crispy white chocolate top and covered with peppermint crisp bites.
It brings the fun of the green to St Patrick’s day without compromising on taste.
2. Mint Fudge Brownies
Source: Inside BruCrew Life
What can be said about mint fudge brownies, except YUM. Consisting of a brownie bottom, a layer of mint fudge and topped with crushed cookie pieces. These are St Patrick’s day desserts that have been made in heaven!
3. Mint Brownie Trifle
Source: Saving You Dinero
These individual serve trifle’s would be perfect for a St Patrick’s day dinner. They look incredibly and fun and of course they would be a taste explosion. For something simple and easy, these mint brownie trifles are an absolute winner.
4. Thin Mint Brownie Trifle
Source: Barth Bakery
This trifle is made up of fudgy brownie, chocolate pudding, mint whipped cream, hot fudge and topped with chocolate mints. It looks impressive and it tastes impressive. There won’t be any left overs of this dessert!
5. Chocolate Mint Pie
Source: Food Family and Finds
The only problem is that it needs to be kept in the fridge for an hour before eating it. Could you seriously wait that long?
6. Grasshopper Cakes
Source: A Farmgirl’s Dabbles
These grasshopper cakes will melt in the mouth. A delicious light moist mint cake with fudgy topping. It’s going to be a firm favorite dessert.
No Bake St Patrick’s Day Desserts
No bake desserts are always easy. These no bake treats will definitely be suitable for your St Patrick’s day entertaining. They all look great and taste amazing. The kids will be able to help make some of them too.
7. Rainbow Cheesecake
Source: Eating Richly
Remember the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? The kids will absolutely love this cheesecake as a St Patrick’s day dessert. It’s bright, it’s colorful and it’s incredibly delicious.
8. Oreo Mint Chocolate Cheesecake
Source: Will Cook For Smiles
Smooth creamy mint chocolate sensation. That’s what you will get with this oreo mint chocolate cheesecake. Topped with hot fudge, the taste buds are going to be having a party with this dessert.
9. Lucky Charms Cheesecake
Source: Centsable Momma
This cheesecake is made from golden oreo’s, lucky charms and cheesecake. It’s so pretty that the kids and the adults are going to be fighting over themselves to get a piece of it.
10. St Patrick’s Day Brownie Truffle
Source: Simple Stacie
This truffle is so incredibly easy to make, and the end result is a perfect St Patrick’s day dessert. It has layers of pudding, fudge brownies and topped with cool whip and chocolate.
11. Shamrock Pie
Source: Cincy Shopper
This pie is similar to a Shamrock shake, except its a pie! It has the same creamy texture but with the crunchy cracker crust. It’s quick and easy to make and just needs to be stored in the fridge until it’s ready to eat.
12. St Patrick’s Day Pudding Parfaits
Source: Crayons and Cravings
The kids will adore these easy St Patrick’s day pudding parfaits. Made with lucky charms cereal, pudding and whipped cream, they make a fun and delicious dessert that the kids will definitely enjoy.
13. St Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Treat
Source: Made In A Pinch
The kids will not only enjoy eating these Leprechaun treats, but they will also enjoy making them. Just be prepared to get sprinkles all over the floor!
Boozy St Patrick’s Day Desserts
It’s hard to look past some boozy treats when thinking about St Patrick’s day. Guinness and Baileys are so popular and they also happen to work so well in desserts.
If you love your boozy treats, then you will love these ideas. These ones are definitely not for the kids, but the adults will certainly enjoy them.
14. Chocolate Guinness Mousse Cups
Source: Homemade In The Kitchen
For a decadent St Patick’s day dessert, you don’t need to look much further than these chocolate mousse Guinness cups. Served in mini pint size glasses they actually look like little glasses of Guinness.
15. Baileys Cheesecake
Source: Texanerin Baking
Take a crunchy chocolate base, top it with a creamy boozy cheesecake filling and add some baileys fudge sauce on the top. That’s what you get with these simply divine Baileys cheesecakes.
16. Fudge Swirl Irish Cream Brownies
Source: Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Looking for a gooey fudgy boozy dessert? These Irish cream brownies will be perfect for the job.
One bite and you will be diving back for more!
17. Irish Cream Dessert Shots
Source: Food Meanderings
These Irish cream dessert shots not only look amazing, but they can also be easily made in 15 minutes.
The only problem I can foresee with these shots is that you might want to consume more than one!
18. Irish Cake Balls
Source: Barth Bakery
These chocolate Guinness bites are dense balls coated with a Bailey’s whipped frosting. It’s definitely going to be hard to stop at just one!
19. Chocolate Stout Whoopy Pies
Source: Barth Bakery
Whoopy pies are a classic treat, but these have been tailored specifically for St Patrick’s day. The chocolate, salted caramel and stout beer combine perfectly to create the ultimate sweet and salty dessert.
20. Guinness Chocolate Pudding
Source: What A Girl Eats
If you would like a dessert that is decadent and oozing with Irish flavor then you can’t go wrong with this Guinness chocolate pudding. The pudding is covered in salted caramel sauce to make it even more appealing.
21. Bailey’s Ice Cream
Source: Keep Calm And Eat Ice Cream
For a simple dessert, ice cream is always a great choice. It’s refreshing and it easily slides down even if you feel completely full from dinner.
You don’t however want to have normal ice cream on St Patrick’s day, you want to have bailey’s ice cream! With a delightful smooth texture, this is the perfect boozy treat.
22. Bailey’s Irish Cookies
Source: Buttercream Blondie
We had to include some cookies in this round up of St Patrick’s Day desserts. These cookies by come complete with Bailey’s Irish cream, so they couldn’t be more perfect! A lovely simple recipe and they don’t take long to cook, which means these cookies are a real winner!
More Delish St Patrick’s Day Desserts
If you didn’t already have enough ideas for some easy and delicious desserts, here are just a few more that might take your fancy.
23. Key Lime Cheesecake
Source: Say It With Cake
This key lime cheesecake looks delicious and the ripple effect of the green makes it look so pretty. It would definitely be a popular dessert to serve.
24. Pistachio Pudding Dessert Bars
Source: Fit As A Fiddle Life
For delicious creamy dessert, these pistachio pudding bars are perfect. They contain a crunchy pecan shortbread crust and topped with creamy cheese and almond pistachio pudding. The vibrancy of the green makes it perfect for St Patrick’s.
25. Shamrock Tarts
Source: Food Meanderings
These tarts are a simple and easy dessert. Made with pie shells, chocolate pudding and whipped cream, they can quickly be made as a last minute treat. They have a minty almond flavor and a beautiful soft green coloring which is perfect for St Patrick’s day.
26. Green Hot Cocoa Bombs
Source: Just Is A 4 Letter Word
The kids will definitely enjoy these green hot cocoa bombs. Made with marshmallows and candy melts, the kids will find this a fun and messy dessert.
Regardless of how you are spending St Patrick’s this year, I hope this selection of delicious desserts will be the highlight of your celebration. They are the perfect way to finish off a meal, or to have as a dessert table for guests to feast on.
With something for the kids and the adults taste buds, everyone will be able to find something they enjoy.
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What a fun round up of minty goodness! Thank you for sharing my Thin Mint Fudge Brownies 🙂
Your very welcome Jocelyn, those fudge brownies look amazing!! Mint and chocolate….you can’t go wrong really can you 🙂