9 Must-Have St. Patrick’s Day Recipes including classic breads, cookies, shamrock shakes and FREE printable straw & cupcake toppers!!
Happy first day of March!! March means that we are close to Spring and St. Patrick’s Day! The warm weather and the leprechaun come to pay a visit to our home! The leprechaun leaves behind a rumpled mess, streamers hanging everywhere, green bagels, and chocolate coins!
Here in all one place are 9 of our must-have Irish savory and sweet recipes as well as a couple fun printables for cupcakes and shamrock shakes!
In the days leading up to this Irish holiday, we eat traditional Irish food like soda bread, Irish beef Stew, Corn Beef and Cabbage, and Bangers and Mashed Potatoes!
We also dive into the sweet side of things with Irish Potatoes, Shamrock Shakes, and Green Frosted Cupcakes!
While being snowed in we decided to create our own sweet, minty {shamrock shake}! After a couple of tweaks we perfected this ice cream amazingness! This shamrock shake is one milkshake worth getting brain freeze for!
Brought to Ireland in the 1840’s baking soda was used to make this bread rise instead of yeast. The shape of the bread changes from a round loaf to flat discs depending where in Ireland you are. This {Irish Soda Bread} doesn’t last long in our home!
With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner we decided to create a {bakery styled cupcake}that has a green shamrock shape inside and is topped with a green and white swirled cream cheese frosting.
5 ingredients are all it takes to create these sweet, chocolatey bursts of mint goodness! The best part is that it is not hard to do! I searched in the pantry and fridge for what I needed and was so excited that I had everything on hand! Check out this {peppermint patty recipe}!
We decided to change things up a bit and make shamrock shaped cake mix cookies with {copycat} Panera icing! We had the best time mixing, shaping, and baking these {Irish Cake Mix Cookies}!
I was able to sneak some cereal away to create these {Lucky Charms Popcorn Bars}! Lucky Charms cereal, marshmallows, and microwave popcorn come together to create this sweet and salty treat! To add some extra sweetness I drizzled white chocolate and sprinkled some shamrocks on these lucky charms popcorn bars!
The thick, creamy slightly minty green shake is one of our favorites! It can only be found this time of year in honor of St. Patrick’s Day! Last year I decided to create my own shake recipe so that we could enjoy this amazing Shamrock Shake all year long!
This year I decided to kick it up a notch and create fun {straw toppers} to go along with the countless Shamrock Shakes we consume!
This {leprechaun snack mix}is a sweet and salty mix made up of the classic muddy buddies recipe, yogurt covered pretzels with green chocolate drizzle, and mint M&Ms. We ate some, stored some away, and pack some in quart sized mason jars to give away to some friends!
In addition, to the all the meat and potatoes was a thick slice of {Irish Brown Bread} slathered in butter. The bread had a crusty outside, soft inside, and a slight tangy taste. There was something delicious about it that made me want to eat the entire slice.
Which St. Patrick’s Day recipe is your favorite? We also enjoy eating corned beef and cabbage with a side of brown bread on St. Patrick’s Day!
Adri says
What a terrific collection of recipes. Everything looks so tempting, and the shamrock cookies are darling.
CathyM says
Thank you so much Adri, I truly appreciate you stopping over!
Alli says
I’ve been drooling over all the Shamrock Shakes I’ve been seeing everywhere. I have to make one in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day!
CathyM says
Yes, it is definitely a shake worth making!!! 🙂 Thanks for stopping over Alli!
Dina says
We made shamrock shakes before and they were delicious! I love to find fun celebrating holidays!
CathyM says
They sure are delicious! We love celebrating the holidays too, so fun! Thanks Dina for coming over!
Alyssa @ The Plucky Introvert says
What a great roundup! I think I’m going to bring the Lucky Charms bars to work on St. Patrick’s Day!
CathyM says
What a great treat to bring to work Alyssa! Thanks so much for stopping over! 🙂
Liz Mays says
Ah! I really have to start thinking about St. Patty’s recipes. I really want to try out the peppermint patty recipe.
CathyM says
It will sure be here before you know it! I loved how easy the peppermint patties were to make! Thanks for checking out these recipes Liz!
Jenn @ EngineerMommy says
There are so many great recipes here for St. Patrick’s Day! My kids and I always love making seasonal treats, and I just know that Shamrock shake would be a hit in our house! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
CathyM says
Thanks so much Jenn! Us too, it makes the holidays so fun! The Shamrock Shake is a family favorite of ours too!
Jeannette says
These are all really cute ideas! I especially love the Shamrock Shake. I know both of my boys would be super happy to see me whip that up!
CathyM says
Thanks so much Jeannette! The Shamrock Shake is one of our favorites too! 🙂
Miles L. says
These recipes are just totally sweet and yummy! Kids would love if I would try any one of these recipes.
CathyM says
Thanks so much Miles for checking them out!
Debbie says
Now I’m really hungry! So many yummy ideas, can’t wait to try them, especially those peppermint patties 🙂
CathyM says
Aww, thanks so much Debbie! The peppermint patties were so good and easy to make! A win-win!
travel blogger says
I love St Patty’s! These are awesome snack ideas. The green shakes look so yummy! I need to make some of these!
CathyM says
Me too! Thank you so much for stopping over to check these recipes out! Happy St. Paddy’s Day! 🙂
Mimi "MimiCuteLips" Green says
I love a festive cupcake and I recently made my first batch of Chex Mix. This leprechaun snack mix sounds like my speed.
CathyM says
Yay, for homemade Chex Mix and yummy cupcakes! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Mary Edwards says
All of these recipes sound delicious. The Shamrock Shake is a personal favorite!
CathyM says
Thank you so much Mary!!
Up Run for Life says
The shamrock shakes are my favorite. However, I will not be indulging in one anytime soon. 🙂
CathyM says
Us too!!! I think I have had too many already this shamrock season! 🙂
Emma Spellman says
I love all of thsee recipes. The cookies and the shakes are so adorable. I hope you have an awesome Saint Patrick’s Day. 🙂
CathyM says
Thanks so much Emma, I truly appreciate it! Thanks, I hope that you have an awesome St.Paddy’s Day too! 🙂
Chantal says
I am so excited for St. Patricks Day, it is one of my favorites. I love all of the green treat as well as the traditional Irish cooking!
CathyM says
Me too Chantel! We have tried some traditional Irish dishes this year and have loved each one!
Prairie Gal Cookin says
Okay, that bakery-style cupcake is calling my name.. Looks so good!!
I also wanted to mention that I’m having a link-up this Sunday (Sunday’s Simple Homemaker) on my website and would love if you drop in to link up – Each link gets a comment and I’ll be giving away a week of free advertising as well!
CathyM says
Thank you so much! The cupcake did turn out amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your link party with me, see you there! 🙂
Bites for Babies says
I can’t wait to make some fun green treats for the kids for St.Patrick’s Day! I have a similar smoothie recipe that the kids love!
CathyM says
Enjoy the day! Thanks so much for coming over!
Stephanie of The TipToe Fairy says
These recipes look amazing! We don’t usually celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but I think we might have to whip up one or two of these fun ones!
CathyM says
Thanks for checking these our Stephanie! These treats are great anytime of year, even in Spring! 🙂
Jasmine Watts says
There are so many great recipes here and I would love to try these!! The green shakes look so yummy!
CathyM says
Thanks so much Jasmine!
Carlee says
I’ll take one of each please! Happy St. Pat’s!
CathyM says
Thanks so much Carlee for stopping over! 🙂