14 Gorgeous Green Desserts to Devour This St. Patrick's Day
These pretty sweets will totally steal the show!
As the signature color of St. Patrick’s Day, green is pretty much everywhere on March 17! There are green outfits, green decorations, green foods, and even green beer. Ireland is the Emerald Isle, after all, so there’s no better way to celebrate this Irish holiday than with a house, a wardrobe, and a dinner plate decked out in green. After partaking in all the fun St. Patrick’s Day activities and polishing off a feast filled with traditional Irish cuisine, why not conclude the festivities with green desserts?
One of the easiest techniques that’ll turn your treats green is adding a dash of green food coloring to the batter. You can also doctor up your desserts by topping them off with green sprinkles or a green chocolate coating. But another way to go green is infusing your Irish dessert spread with naturally green flavors, such as mint, key lime, pistachio, matcha, green apple, or kiwi. Try a classic key lime pie, throw it back with a retro Watergate salad, or switch things up with something a little more refined, like matcha panna cotta. Whether you’re craving something minty and zingy or fruity and refreshing, these green desserts will certainly steal the show (and steal everyone’s hearts and stomachs!) on St. Patrick’s Day!
No-Bake Key Lime Pie
Save yourself the stress with a no-bake green dessert! In this recipe, a buttery graham cracker crust is stuffed with a fluffy key lime filling and topped with airy whipped cream. Mix everything together, pop it in the fridge, and let it sit overnight. If you want to make the pie *extra* festive, add a drop or two of green food coloring to the filling!
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Watergate Salad
Add a pretty pop of color and a fun vintage flair to your St. Patrick’s Day festivities with this retro recipe. It uses a box of pistachio instant pudding mix, plus marshmallows, maraschino cherries, and toasted pecans.
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Mint Fortune Cookies
With this minty recipe, a touch of green food coloring goes a long way! It also pairs perfectly with a drop of peppermint. For the fortunes hiding inside the cookies, you can even use some of these classic Irish sayings.
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Mint Chocolate Cookie Ice Cream Pie
Great news: Making an ice cream pie is super simple when you use store-bought ingredients. Plus, you get double the green if you crush mint Oreos on top!
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Key Lime Pie Cupcakes
The great thing about making cupcake versions of the popular pie is you can ramp up the green just by using decorating wrappers. The lime slices on top help, too, of course.
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Homemade Shamrock Shake
Skip the drive-through and make this at home with vanilla ice cream, mint extract, and as much whipped cream as you feel like you deserve.
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Grasshopper Pie
Mint and chocolate are a match made in heaven. Then adding a little bit of booze in there for the adults makes it extra festive for St. Paddy's Day.
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Key Lime Pie Cereal Treats
The key to making these treats more like the pie that inspired them is to use graham cracker cereal. Then add a pinch of green food coloring to dye the white chocolate drizzle.
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Matcha Panna Cotta
This custard-like dessert is surprisingly easy to make. (Basically, if you can make Jell-O, you can make this!) Add matcha for a twist on flavor and color.
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Classic Key Lime Pie
Did you really think this list would have a bunch of key lime-inspired desserts without the real thing? If you really want to ramp up the color, you can add the smallest bit of liquid or gel food coloring.
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Irish Hills Cupcakes
Green frosting and green sanding sugar sprinkled on top ensure these cupcakes are just perfect for St. Patrick's Day. Get the kids involved in this one, since they're so easy to decorate.
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Lucky Charms Bars
Talk about magically delicious! Turn your kids' favorite Irish-themed cereal into treats. Then, dip them in melted green candy coating for good measure.
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Key Lime Cheesecake
Key lime juice isn't naturally green, but you can't deny to the zing and burst of flavor! Adding some fresh slices and zest on top help bring out the green a bit more.
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Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
You get green in the middle and green on the top thanks to mint ice cream and crushed up cookies on top. It's easy to assemble because the layers are created by pre-made ice cream sandwiches.
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