27 Impressive St. Patrick’s Day Treats to Make at Home

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up and I am so excited to make festive, delicious treats for the holiday. These St. Patrick’s Day treats are all easy to make desserts and perfectly themed for this super green holiday.

With these amazing St. Patrick’s Day recipes, you are sure to create some fantastic sweets that your family will adore.

Why You’ll Love These St. Patrick’s Day Treats

This collection offers something for everyone! Whether you crave sweet treats, festive snacks, or show-stopping desserts, you’ll find delicious options that are easy to make and perfect for sharing. We’ve got treats that are fun and festive for the kids, light and refreshing for a party spread, and even fancy enough to impress your guests.

So, get ready to add some green cheer (and maybe a touch of gold!) to your St. Patrick’s Day celebration!

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St. Patrick’s Day Sugar Cookies

st patricks day sour cream sugar cookies
Photo credit: Saving Talents

St. Patrick’s Day isn’t complete without sour cream sugar cookies! Dye the cream cheese frosting green for a lucky cookie.

Get the recipe: Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

mint chocolate cupcakes with chocolate sprinkles
Photo credit: Strength & Sunshine

Rich chocolate combined with sweet, minty freshness! These Gluten-Free Mint Chocolate Cupcakes are vegan, allergy-free, and a perfect way to take your chocolate cupcake craving up a notch! Homemade chocolate cupcakes topped with a naturally green, minty, & dairy-free buttercream frosting with a dash of
chocolate sprinkles!

Get the recipe: Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

Irish Potato Candy

irish potato candy on a white plate
Photo credit: Strength & Sunshine

Irish Potato Candy is such a fun and easy treat to make! This vegan version of the old-fashioned candy is completely dairy-free and gluten-free! A no-bake homemade recipe that’s just 6 ingredients, full of the classic sweet creamy coconut and cinnamon flavors you love, plus it can be made sugar-free and keto! These are great St. Patrick’s Day Treats!

Get the recipe: Irish Potato Candy

Pot of Gold Rainbow Truffles

rainbow chocolate truffles with gold sprinkles
Photo credit: Homan at Home

Chocolate on the outside, rainbow on the inside! These Pot of Gold Rainbow Truffles are a fun way to celebrate.

Get the recipe: Pot of Gold Rainbow Truffles

Mini Mint Cheesecakes

min cheesecakes with oreo crust
Photo credit: Retro Housewife Goes Green

Craving cheesecake but don’t want to make a whole cheesecake? Try these mini mint cheesecakes with mint cookie crusts. They are easy to make and delicious!

Get the recipe: Mini Mint Cheesecakes

Leprechaun Bait

leprechaun bait with marshmallows and sprinkles
Photo credit: Fantabulosity

Leprechaun bait (or chow) is an easy, festive treat that’s perfect for snacking on! It’s ready in under 30 mins and only requires a handful of ingredients.

Get the recipe: Leprechaun Bait

Irish Coffee Brownies

irish coffee brownies with chocolate drizzle
Photo credit: The Feast Local

Celebrate St. Patrick’s day with these super decadent brownies. This holiday treat is a fun boozy twist on the classic brownie.

Get the recipe: Irish Coffee Brownies

No-Bake Fruity Pebbles Cheesecake

fruity pebbles cheesecake with fruity crust
Photo credit: Simply Scrumptious Eats

Taste the rainbow with this cute and rainbow-themed no-bake fruity pebble cheesecake. This treat is perfect for a fun St Patrick’s Day celebration, made with cream cheese, whipping cream, fruity pebbles, and marshmallows.

Get the recipe: No-Bake Fruity Pebbles Cheesecake

Bailey’s Cheesecake

no bake bailey's cheesecake
Photo credit: Keep Calm and Eat Ice Cream

This homemade no bake Baileys cheesecake is full of luscious, creamy boozy Baileys flavor and buttery chocolate cookie base, yum!

Get the recipe: Bailey’s Cheesecake

Shamrock Pretzels

shamrock pretzels with green chocolate
Photo credit: Keep Calm and Eat Ice Cream

These Shamrock pretzels are super cute and so easy to make with just three ingredients. The perfect shamrock candy to make with the kids for St Patrick’s Day.

Get the recipe: Shamrock Pretzels

Green Crinkle Cookies

Green crinkle cookies on a green table
Photo credit: Sustain My Cooking Havit

Looking for a quick and simple St. Patrick’s Day sweet treat? This easy green crinkle cookies recipe is sure to entice any leprechaun in your home.

Get the recipe: Green Crinkle Cookies

Rainbow Pudding Cups

pudding cups with rainbow and marshmallows
Photo credit: Simply Well Balanced

These easy no bake rainbow pudding cups are the perfect St Patrick’s Day treat. Fun to make and even more fun to eat.

Get the recipe: Rainbow Pudding Cups

Matcha White Chocolate Cookies

Matcha cookies with white chocolate
Photo credit: Savor the Spoonful

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these festive and delicious matcha white chocolate cookies. They’re easy to make, are perfectly sweet, and their green color makes them perfect for the holiday!

Get the recipe: Matcha White Chocolate Cookies

Irish Cream Bundt Cake

irish cream bundt cake
Photo credit: I Heart Eating

Moist and flavorful Irish Cream Bundt Cake that’s made without any alcohol. This easy cake that begins with a cake mix is perfect St. Patrick’s Day dessert recipe!

Get the recipe: Irish Cream Bundt Cake

Creamy Espresso Martini With Bailey’s

creamy espresso martini with coffee beans
Photo credit: Ugly Duckling Bakery

This creamy espresso martini is made with Baileys Irish Cream for a dessert cocktail perfect for St Patrick’s Day.

Get the recipe: Creamy Espresso Martini with Bailey’s

Bailey’s Chocolate Mud Cake

Bailey's bottle next to a ganache cake
Photo credit: Sweet Mouth Joy

This delicious Irish cream chocolate mud cake is the perfect treat for celebrating St Patrick’s Day! With two layers of moist Bailey’s chocolate sponge and a boozy Bailey’s chocolate ganache, you’ll be full of Irish spirit and cheer! 

Get the recipe: Bailey’s Chocolate Mud Cake

Bailey’s Cupcakes

Bailey's cupcakes with white chocolate drizzle
Photo credit: Sweet Mouth Joy

Soft and fluffy, these Bailey’s cupcakes are full of Irish cream flavour. They’re great sweet treats for parties and sharing with friends to help celebrate St Paddy’s Day in boozy style! 

Get the recipe: Bailey’s Cupcakes

Dark Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake with whiskey
Photo credit: Peel With Zeal

It has a rich, dark chocolate flavor and is topped with a whiskey glaze and a luxurious Irish cream frosting. The cake is made gluten-free using Glutenberg Stout, our preferred gluten-free beer, but coffee can also be used for a similar rich taste and moist texture.

Get the recipe: Gluten-Free Dark Chocolate Cake

St. Patrick’s Day Popcorn Balls

Popcorn balls with lucky charms
Photo credit: Belle of The Kitchen

Make St. Patrick’s Day even more fun with these yummy Popcorn Balls! They are full of sprinkles, marshmallow charms cereal, and are easy to make for St. Patrick’s Day or any day of the year!

Get the recipe: St. Patrick’s Day Popcorn Balls

Chocolate Mint Brownies

Chocolate mint brownies with ganache
Photo credit: Amanda’s Cookin’

Rich and decadent chocolate mint brownies are stacked with 3 layers of mint chocolate goodness and are super easy to make.

Get the recipe: Chocolate Mint Brownies

Bailey’s Muffins

Bailey's Irish cream muffins
Photo credit: Where is My Spoon

Simple Bailey’s muffins that really taste of the Irish cream liqueur. Soft, moist and so delicious!!! Perfect for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day!

Get the recipe: Bailey’s Muffins

Mint M&M Cookies

green M&M cookies
Photo credit: The Feathered Nester

There is a special limited-time bag of M&M candies for just about every season and holiday. So grab one pack and make these mint M&M cookies! They are the perfect snack for St. Patrick’s day!

Get the recipe: Mint M&M Cookies

St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Cookies

shamrock green cookies with green sprinkles
Photo credit: Tasty Treats and Eats

Shamrock Cookies are the best easy Saint Patrick’s Day Dessert. Make them with St. Patricks day cookie cutters for a fun treat!

Get the recipe: Shamrock Cookies

Bailey’s Coffee Cupcakes

Bailey's coffee cupcakes on a red tray
Photo credit: Little Sweet Baker

These soft and fluffy cupcakes are enriched with a lovely coffee taste and spiked with an Irish cream whiskey buttercream. They have all the flavors of an Irish coffee in a cupcake form. 

Get the recipe: Bailey’s Coffee Cupcakes

Healthy Shamrock Shake

Healthy green shamrock shake with a cherry
Photo credit: Best Served Vegan

Craving a festive treat for St. Patrick’s Day? This healthy vegan shamrock shake is your answer! It’s tastes just like the classic McDonald’s milkshake and is minty, green, thick, and creamy, but healthier!

Get the recipe: Healthy Shamrock Shake

Leprechaun Bait Recipe

St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Bait Recips
Photo credit: Chaos and Wine

Leprechaun Bait is the perfect addition to your Leprechaun trap this year! Add this delicious and easy leprechaun bait snack to ensure you catch that pesky leprechaun this year!

Get the recipe: Leprechaun Bait Recipe

Shamrock Rice Krispie Treats

green shamrock rice krispies treats on a white surface with marshmallows and shamrocks

Transform everyone’s favorite cereal treat into festive shamrocks! This quick and easy recipe uses melted butter and marshmallows to coat crisp Decorate with white chocolate and green sprinkles for an adorable St. Patrick’s Day treat!

Get the Recipe: Shamrock Rice Krispie Treats

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  • Amanda

    Amanda is a professional pastry chef with a bachelor’s degree from The Culinary Institute of America. She has worked in the hospitality field for over 18 years including owning and operating a bakery cafe that specializes in wedding cakes. Amanda loves baking new, healthy foods for her family (in addition to lots of desserts!) She loves gardening, running and watching her daughters on the lacrosse field. She has three kids, ages 9, 6 and 3, who are her official recipe taste testers.

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