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St Patrick’s Day Desserts

Mint Oreo Truffles

St Patrick’s Day Desserts – are you ready for some fun and easy desserts to celebrate? These 24 Irish desserts include Traditional Irish Desserts, Green Desserts and St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes too! And you guessed it – they are easy to make, great to take to parties, give as gifts and of course, enjoy a fun celebration with your family.

collage of photos with St. Patrick's Day Desserts

St. Patrick’s Day is one of those holidays that everyone loves – it’s low key, doesn’t take a lot of preparation, and is just plain fun. Whether you are making a St. Patrick’s Day Crafts with this kids, hunting down the Leprechaun and trying to trap him, giving cute little gifts or serving a St. Patrick’s Day dinner complete with St. Patrick’s Day Desserts – we have you covered!

St. Patrick’s Day Desserts

From super easy one ingredient chocolate pops to snack mix to cakes, pies, mint desserts and cupcakes – this round up of St. Patrick’s Day Desserts has something for everyone!

Layers of brownies, pudding made with Bailey's Irish Cream Creamers, Whip Cream and Chocolate Mints in a glass bowl

Thin Mint Trifle

This luscious dessert is super easy to make! Thin Mint Trifle with layers of Thin Mint Brownies, Pudding made with Bailey’s Irish Cream creamer, Whip Cream and Chocolate Mints!

Mini Key Lime Pies made with wafer cookie crust, key lime pie filling and topped with whip cream, a cookie and a lime

Mini Key Lime Pies

These Mini Key Lime Pies start with a Key Lime Wafer Cookie Crust and filled with a creamy easy Key Lime Pie Recipe that takes only four ingredients.

Jello Shots with green, white and orange jello topped with whip cream and sprinkles

Irish Jello Shots 

Make these Irish Jello Shots, with the colors of the Ireland flag and put them in plastic shot glasses. You can make them with or without alcohol.

Mint Oreo Truffles made with mint Oreo cookies, cream cheese and chocolate coating

Mint Oreo Truffles 

Everyone loves Oreos! And these Mint Oreo Truffles couldn’t be easier and delicious. Just 3 simple ingredients is all you need.

Mint Brownies made with only 3 ingredients topped with fluffy frosting and sprinkles

Frosted Mint Brownies

Chocolate and Mint – one of the best pairings, in my opinion, for a dessert. This St. Patrick’s Day Dessert is perfect with the addition of Mint to my favorite brownie that has only 3 ingredients! Add a delicious fluffy frosting to the top and you have a winner!

Irish Cream Pie with a Chocolate crust with fluffy filling made with Irish cream liqueur, marshmallows and whipping cream

Irish Cream Pie

Chocolate crust with fluffy filling made with Irish cream liqueur, marshmallows and whipping cream – from Betty Crocker.

photo collage with Traditional Irish Desserts

Traditional Irish Desserts

Whether you are from an Irish family, or enjoy celebrating on St. Patrick’s Day, having a fun meal complete with Corned Beef, Shepherd’s Pie, or Irish Stew served with Irish Soda Bread – you can’t forget the Traditional Irish Desserts.

Whiskey Chocolate Truffles in white bowl

Irish Whiskey Truffles 

These easy to make Irish Whiskey Truffles take only 5 ingredients. Gimme Some Oven shares her recipe.

Irish Scones filled with jam and whip cream

Irish Scones 

These authentic Irish Scones are from Bigger Bolder Baking. She is sharing a recipe she grew up with in Ireland.

Irish Apple Cake served on white plate with custard sauce

Irish Apple Cake

This Irish Apple Cake is tender and soft and jam packed with apples, and comes with a Custard Sauce recipe too – from The Kitchen McCabe

Irish Potato Candy in brown paper bag

Irish Potato Candy

Stuffed with sweet ingredients like cream cheese, coconut and cinnamon, these Irish Potato Candy from Simply Whisked are a fun traditional Irish Dessert that originated in Philadelphia.

And if you would like a recipe with liquer, these Boozy Irish Potato Candy from The Farm Girl Gabs look delicious!

Slice of Irish Apple Amber on plate with fork

Irish Apple Amber

This traditional Irish Apple Amber has a buttery crust, creamy apple filling and topped with a heavenly meringue – from Baking a Moment

photo collage of Green Desserts for St. Patrick's Day

Green Desserts

Everyone has a little Leprechaun in them on St. Patty’s Day. In Chicago, they even turn the river green – how fun is that? These green desserts are sure to make everyone feel even a wee bit Irish on March 17th.

Green Party Mix for St. Patrick's Day with green popcorn, cereal and candy

Luck of the Irish Party Mix

Luck of Irish Party Mix is perfect for parties, to enjoy at home or even give as gifts – with Green Caramel Corn, Chocolate Chex Cereal, Pretzels, Candy and more…you can’t go wrong!

Green Velvet Cupcakes topped with buttercream frosting and a shamrock made with candy clay

Green Velvet Cupcakes 

Just like the ever so popular Red Velvet, these Green Velvet Cupcakes have a chocolate flavor but are a festive green color for St. Patrick’s Day. Added to the top is a shamrock made from my favorite Candy Clay.

Key Lime Dessert cut into a square and served on a plate with whip cream, raspberries and a slice of lime

Key Lime Dessert

This Key Lime Dessert is not only a perfect St. Patrick’s Day Dessert, but would be a delicious addition to your Easter brunch or Spring Party.

Chocolate Pops made into the shape of Shamrocks for St. Patrick's Day

Shamrock Pops with FREE Printables

Shamrock Pops are made with 1 ingredient and a couple simple supplies, they are perfect for classroom treats, gifts for friends or neighbors or a treat for the kiddos! And they have an adorable FREE St. Patrick’s Day Printable too!

Slice of Lime Pie on white plate with whip cream and berries

Lime Pie

Using a store bought graham cracker crust makes this recipe really easy, you can of course make your own, they are pretty easy. Serve with a dollop of Cool Whip, a sprinkle of lime zest and fresh berries for an elegant yet easy St. Patrick’s Day dessert.

Grasshopper Marshmallow Pops made with marshmallows, chocolate mint coating and sprinkles

Grasshopper Marshmallow Pops

These Grasshopper Marshmallow Pops are super easy and take on 3 ingredients plus sprinkles if you like, and only about 15 minutes. The kiddos (and adults) will love them!

plastic push pop containers filled with brownies, pudding and whip cream

Push Pops

Plastic push pop containers filled with brownies, pudding, whip cream and topped with mints and sprinkles for decorations.

photo collage of St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes

St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

Well you know it wouldn’t be a holiday around here if we didn’t celebrate with cupcakes! This St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes are fun for the kids to help with too.

Leprechaun Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day made with green ice cream cones

Leprechaun Cupcakes

Just like the Uncle Sam Cupcakes I made for Fourth of July, the Leprechaun head is a cupcake, topped with a fun green ice cream cone, a strip of black Candy Clay and a gold buckle.

Cupcakes decorated with colors of the rainbow and different frosting tecnigues

Rainbow Cupcakes

Eat a rainbow they say – surely they mean eat Rainbow Cupcakes, right? Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple frosted cupcakes are decorated with different techniques.

Ombre Cupcakes in a Jar for St. Patrick's Day with green cake, frosting and sprinkles

Ombre Cupcakes in a Jar with FREE Printables

Ombre…graduated colors…are all the rage now! I think they look simply beautiful in a layered cake, but we are keeping it easy today and stacking the green cupcake layers in a small jar with Marshmallow Frosting. Then topping them off with a few sprinkles, wrapping with green twine and a fun FREE St. Patrick’s Day printable!

Chocolate cupcakes filled with Irish Cream filling, frosted and chocolate sprinkles on top

Irish Cream Pie Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes filled and topped with luscious Irish cream made with whipping cream, marshmallows, milk and Irish cream flavoring. These Irish Cream Pie Cupcakes are the ultimate St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake!

Printable St. Patrick's Day Cupcake Toppers on top of Irish Cream Cupcakes

St. Patrick’s Day Cupcake Toppers

Grab the FREE Cupcake Toppers to add to your St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes!

Grasshopper Pie Cupcakes With a chocolate bottom, smooth and creamy mint filling, a big spoonful of whipped topping  and chocolate curls on top

Grasshopper Pie Cupcakes

With a chocolate bottom, smooth and creamy mint filling, a big spoonful of whipped topping  and chocolate curls on top…these Grasshopper Pie Cupcakes will be calling your name!

57 Comments

  1. 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
    .-= Helen´s last blog ..CORNBEEF & CABBAGE SANDWICH / TMTT =-.

  2. 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. 🙂
    .-= Upstatemomof3´s last blog ..Something To Be Proud Of =-.

  3. pamela ponder says:

    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
    .-= pamela ponder´s last blog ..JOIN IN ON A SPRING SWAP! =-.

  4. Love your trifle! Found you at Kathleen’s Crawl.

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