Festive St. Patrick’s Day Desserts (Irish & Easy Holiday Treats)

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Celebrate the holiday with a collection of festive St. Patrick's Day desserts-from traditional Irish sweets to a few fun green treats perfect for the holiday.

Whether you're planning a cozy Irish dinner or simply looking for something sweet to bake, these St. Patrick's Day desserts are easy, celebratory, and full of flavor, and are perfect for weekend baking leading up to the holiday.

Three St Patrick's Day Desserts displayed: a crumb-topped cake on a stand, a layered chocolate trifle with cream in a glass, and cookies with green candies on a white plate.

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From classic Irish bakery favorites to minty chocolate desserts in festive shades of green, these treats are perfect for celebrating St. Patrick's Day at home.

When it comes to St Patrick's Day, I always gravitate toward traditional Irish food. Year after year, the menu includes some combination of Irish Baked Salmon, Irish Lamb Stew, shepherd's pie, colcannon, and warm Irish soda bread, often followed by a slice of Irish apple cake for dessert.

But there's always room for a little festive fun too. Alongside traditional Irish desserts, you'll also find a few minty, chocolaty treats in celebratory shades of green-perfect for parties, school celebrations, or a weekend St. Patrick's Day gathering.

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Easy St. Patrick's Day Desserts to Try

Here are some of our favorite desserts to celebrate St. Patrick's Day-from traditional Irish bakery treats to festive chocolate desserts perfect for the holiday.

St. Patty's Day Parfait

These St. Patrick's Day parfaits are so fun and festive. Layered with brownies and pudding, these are perfect for the holiday and are so yummy.

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Side view of ready to serve Irish Coffee Trifle in a glass bowl with a green and white striped kitchen linen and small white flowers resting nearby.

Irish Coffee Trifle Recipe

This quick and easy Irish Coffee Trifle is perfect for St. Patrick's Day or any festive gathering. Ready in minutes, it's delicious with layers of chocolate cake and pastry cream.

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Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Satisfy your sweet tooth with mint chocolate chip cookies. This easy recipe delivers a soft and chewy texture, perfect for St. Patrick's Day or a sweet indulgence.

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Irish Apple Crumble Cake

This Irish Apple Crumble Cake is a moist and tender, buttery cake that's packed with fresh apples and topped with a delicious crumble. And easy? Oh my, yes. Delicious? Absolutely!

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Homemade Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Recipe

Craving mint chocolate chip ice cream? Try this homemade recipe, which will satisfy your sweet tooth and bring back childhood memories with every spoonful.

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Chocolate Mint Cookies

Chocolate Mint Cookies are an incredibly delicious double chocolate cookie with chopped Andes mints inside. If you're a mint chocolate fan, these cookies are for you!

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A plate of shamrock-shaped cookies with green icing and sugar sprinkles. The cookies are arranged on a decorative white plate. Near the plate, there is a white teapot and a napkin with shamrock embroidery.

Shamrock Shortbread Cookies

Bake delicious shamrock shortbread cookies that are tender and buttery, perfect for St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

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Two mint chocolate brownies stacked on a metal spatula, with more brownies and a fresh mint garnish in the background on a rustic white wooden surface.

Fudgy Mint Chocolate Brownies

These Fudgy Mint Chocolate Brownies are densely rich with a double dose of chocolate and that oh-so-yummy distinctively cool mint flavor. Easy to make in both mini bites or in an 8 x 8 baking pan. Both ways are incredibly delicious and addictive to mint chocolate lovers everywhere.

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Grasshopper Cake - Easy Dessert for a Crowd!

This easy Grasshopper Cake recipe has layers of moist mint cake, chocolate fudge, and creme de menthe-infused whipped cream.

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St. Patrick's Day Oreo Cookies {No Bake - 3 Ingredients}

White chocolate coated mint Oreos decorated with green sanding sugar, these St. Patrick's Day Oreos are a fun and easy no-bake treat, perfect for St. Patrick's Day classroom parties and kid-approved!

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Cast Iron Irish Apple Cake

Irish Apple Cake is a traditional dessert in Ireland. Recipes for the moist and tender cast iron cake are as varied as the beautiful people who live in the Emerald Isle. This heritage recipe is a simple and tasty dessert everyone will love.

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S'more Cookies - Leprechaun Hats - Marshmallow St. Patrick's Day Cookie

These cute St. Patrick's Day cookies are as much fun to make as they are to eat. The s'mores cookies are shaped like leprechaun hats. So cute!

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Mint M&M Oreo Cookies

Mint M&M Oreo Cookies that taste JUST like Thin Mints!! The combination of the chocolate with the mint flavor make for one DELICIOUS cookie!!

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Baked Lemon Pudding

Baked Lemon Pudding is a delicious, irresistibly light and airy dessert with Irish origins. A sweet, effortless treat you don't want to miss.

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No Churn Irish Coffee Ice Cream

No-Churn Irish Coffee Ice Cream: You're in for a treat! If you love Irish Coffee, and sweet treats, this smooth and creamy coffee-infused ice cream is for you! And wholly dream-worthy.

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Irish Custard Tarts

These easy Irish custard tarts are made with puff pastry and a gently spiced, creamy custard filling. Inspired by traditional Irish bakery treats and European custard tarts, they bake up golden, flaky, and perfect for serving warm with tea.

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Easy No Bake Oreo Mint Cheesecake

For all of you Oreo fans I have a great suggestion for a dessert - Easy No Bake Oreo Mint Cheesecake. It is a simple, light and refreshing cheesecake

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Shamrock Shake

This Copycat McDonald's Shamrock Shake is minty, green, and topped with whipped cream! Perfect for St. Patrick's Day!

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