Having a easy to put together dessert is essential for a busy Mom, especially on the holidays when other household tasks are calling your name. These desserts are not only great for a St. Patrick’s Day treat, but can also be whipped up for Easter, which is coming real soon too.
Irish Trifle Dessert
These desserts have just the right amount of Irish mint and chocolate flavor. You will need…
- 1 (4 oz) pkg of Instant Vanilla Pudding + 3-4 drops of green food color
- 1 (4 oz) pkg of Instant Chocolate Pudding
- 10 mini chocolate cupcakes or 1 chocolate cake, baked
- 1 bottle Irish Cream Coffee Creamer
- 1 bag of Andes Mint Chips (in the baking aisle)
- 1 tub of Whipped Topping
Directions:
Begin by baking mini chocolate cupcakes or 1 large chocolate cake. After they are baked and cooled, place them on a cookie sheet and poke them with a fork. I used the same method I do for Poke Cupcakes. Pour a small amount of the Irish Creamer over them.
Place them in the frig to chill, about 30 minutes. While the cupcakes are in the frig, mix the puddings. I just added a few drops of green food color to the Vanilla Pudding. Mix the chocolate as directed on the box.
Assemble:
Place about 2 teaspoons of Vanilla/Green Pudding in bottom of tall dessert glass. Next, cut the cupcakes into small pieces and add on top. The next layer is about 2 teaspoons of chocolate pudding, then add 2 teaspoons of whipped topping and a sprinkle of the Andes Mint Chips. Repeat the layers, then on top put a dollop of whipped topping and a sprinkle of Andes Mints for decoration.
Place in frig to chill and set, at least 30 minutes.
Pistachio Fluff
This dessert is very easy, but looks very impressive when placed in a Trifle Dish.
Ingredients:
- 1 (small box) Pistachio Flavor Instant Pudding
- 1 can (20 oz) crushed Pineapple in juice, undrained
- 1/2 cup Walnuts, chopped
- 3 cups Mini Marshmallows, divided
- 2 tubs (8 oz) Whipped Topping, thawed
Directions:
Stir together dry pudding mix, pineapple with juice, walnuts and 1 cup mini marshmallows in large bowl until well blended. Gently stir in 1 tub whipped topping.
In a seperate bowl, combine 1 tub of whipped topping and 2 cups mini marshmallows, mix lightly.
Spoon half of the pudding mixture into a large serving bowl or trifle dish, cover with half of the marshmallow mixture. Repeat layers.
To decorate, I topped it with a large dollop of whipped topping, a smaller amount of whipped topping that I colored with green food color and a sprinkle of walnuts.
For more St. Patrick’s Day treats, head on over and grab my recipes for Shamrock Almond Cookies, St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes, Thin Mint Cupcakes or Irish Soda Bread. And remember, you can print them out using the Printer Friendly button at the bottom of the post.
Be sure to stay tuned, I have a few more yummy, mouth watering treats coming your way this week! 
Do you have a favorite easy, go-to dessert recipe? We would love to hear about it!
You may also like my St. Patrick’s Day Food ideas from 2011
These are soo cute! My little guys would love this!
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I love the pistachio fluff and the other dessert looked very tasty I linked to it on my blog you can find my post by reading this link http://shopannies.blogspot.com/2010/03/irish-dessert-for-st-patricks-day.html
You are my seasonal dessert hero!!
@Susie’s Homemade, Thanks Susie! You made my night!
~Liz
The Irish Trifle looks amazing!
The Irish Triffle looks divine. I think I come away 10 pounds heavier every time I visit your site!
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Love your trifle! Found you at Kathleen’s Crawl.
The Irish Trifle is so-o-o-o pretty!!! Easy too. Thanks for sharing!
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The Irish Trifle sounds delicious!
they all look great I am sure going to try that first one the trifle I was looking for a dessert for my St patty’s day dinner thanks
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Looks delicious! I love the fluff! Must try the other recipe!
Katherine
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Oh my gosh these are so cute! I bet they taste awesome too…yum!
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I think I might have to make that Triffle for church on Wednesday night. Looks delicious and the kids will love that it’s green!
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Looks terrific!! YUM!
Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
Blessings!
Gail
.-= Gail@FaithfulnessFarm´s last blog ..St. Patrick’s Day Crawl =-.
Oh that looks very good!! Those look like the perfect St Patrick’s Day desserts. Yum!!! Maybe I will just eat dessert all day tomorrow.
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ohh the pudding & cakes sounds fantastic, I’ve never really thought about making green related desserts till I started coming across so many yummy looking recipes
Helen
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GREAT!!! recipe for St. Patty’s Day.
Geri
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These are great. My 8-year old is really looking forward to St. Patrick’s day so I better do one of these.
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Wow this is wonderful!
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The layered parfait is such a fun, colorful treat for St. Paddy’s Day! Plus it’s super easy to make.
Thanks for the creative recipe, I included it a post on St. Patrick’s Day desserts on the Mr. Food blog:
http://www.mrfoodblog.com/dig-in-to-st-patricks-day-desserts/
Thanks so much Sarah!