St. Patrick's day treats - leprechaun cookies

St. Patrick’s day is a day of celebration, a day to drink, eat, spend time with friends and family, relax and be merry. In between sips of green coloured ale or larger you will need some treats to eat! So we thought we would compile a list of St Patrick’s day treats that are easy to make and delicious to eat.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day To Ya!

St Patrick's day treats

How to celebrate St Patrick’s Day!

St Patrick’s day is a day of feasting with friends, many people head tot he local pub or Inn to enjoy St Paddy’s day festivities.

This usually involves finding an Irish themed pub that has an Irish band playing, or settling in at a friends home with some Irish music food and drink.

How to Dress

One rule! go Green! you need not be covered head to toe in green, a small green ribbon or button will suffice, but make sure you wear something green so you are invisible to leprechauns and don’t get pinched!

Take it one step further and you can go dressed in a leprechaun outfit! if you are totally into it, why not dye your hair green and paint your face with the colours of the Irish flag!

What to Eat

Traditional foods and lots of it! Irish fry, Scones, Irish soda bread, Apple tarts, corned beef and cabbage and much, much more!

What to Drink

Guinness, Stout, Larger, Green beer and lots of it! If your not into beer or stout you could always try any one of a large number of St. Paddy’s day cocktails


St. Patrick’s Day Mint M&M Cookies Recipe

Our yummy and minty St. Patrick’s Day Mint M&M Cookies are a great St. Patrick’s Day treat for the family

These Delicious Minty flavoured Mint M & M topped chocolate St Patrick’s Day treats are a great snack choice for the whole family.

An easy and fun treat to get the whole family involved in creating.

Recipe at Two Sisters Crafting

St. Patrick’s Day Mini Ombre Cakes!

Adorable St. Patrick’s Day Mini Ombre Cakes!

Aren’t these just gorgeous and elegant? Best thing is these mini ombre cakes with their 3 different shades of green are delicious!

Don’t let its sophisticated look fool you, if you can manage to put together cake mix, you can manage the three layered mini ombre cakes this St. Patrick’s Day.

Recipe at Hello Little Home

St. Patrick’s Day Parfaits

St. Patrick's Day - Parfait

Another great looking treat for St Paddy’s day this year!

Kids and adults alike love Jello and this striking green and white is sure to be devoured eagerly!

Don’t let the cool angular look of it frighten you, its remarkably easy if you follow the instructions below.

Recipe From Whiskey + Sunshine

St. Patrick’s Day Gum Drops

St. Patrick's Day - Gum Drops

This easy peasy gum drop recipe requires only 4 ingredients.

These green gum drops look great and kids in particualr will love them, they also take very little time to make.

Recipe From A Worthy Read

Easy Peasy Shamrock Dip

St. Patrick's Day - Shamrock Dip

It would be kind of cheating to call this snack creation a recipe. There is nothing to prepare other than slicing open a couple of bell peppers, spooning out the insides and then filling them with your favourite dip.

Add some chips or crackers to dip and your done! One of the easiest treats you can make this year.

Check out Our Orginal Easy Shamrock Dip Recipe

Recipe at Mrs Happy Homemaker

Leprechaun Snack Mix

St. Patrick's Day - Leprechaun Snack Mix

Another of our favorite St Patrick’s day treats isn’t really a recipe, a “mix” would be a better term to use.

Simply mix white chocolate muddy buddies, rainbow marshmallows and green M&M candies!

Recipe From Dinner at The Zoo (scroll down to bottom of page)

Shamrock Pretzel Treats

St. Patrick's Day - Shamrock Pretzels

These adorable pretzel creations require just 4 ingredients to put together.

An obvious winner with kids, these Shamrock pretzels wont got to waste this St. Patrick’s Day.

Recipe at Hip2Save

St Patrick’s Day Mint Cookies

St Patricks Day Mint Cookies with adorable M&M shamrocks

Another variation of mint chocolate cookies with M & Ms on top.

This is an easy cookie creation and will be a family favourite this St. Patrick’s Day.

Recipe From Kitchen Fun With My Three Sons

St Patrick’s Day Pudding Cups

St Patrick’s Day Pudding Cups are made with chocolate instant pudding, mint OREO cookies, sprinkles and whipped cream

These pudding cups will look amazing and delicious on your table this Saint Patrick’s day.

Perfect for dessert or a treat, simple to make and look amazing topped with Oreo cookies that have been sprayed with gold cake mist.

Recipe From Simply Made Recipes

Pot of Gold Oreos

St. Patricks Day - Pot of Gold Oreos

Another recipe involving Oreo cookies (who doesn’t love Oreo’s?)

Such a fun recipe to make and the resulting item looks amazing.

Recipe From Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons

St. Patrick’s Day Muddy Buddies

Saint Patricks Day - Muddy Buddies

Who doesn’t love muddy buddies, they are perfect for every holiday treat and are so easy to make.

These St. Patrick’s muddy buddies consist of a mix of White and Green Muddy Buddies, Lucky Charms and Green chocolate candies.

Recipe From Frugal MomEh!

St. Patrick’s Day Rice Krispie Bites 

Saint Patricks Day - Rice Krispie Bites

This a delicious mixture of soft marshmallow and crunchy rice krispie’s is simply irresistible.

Very easy and quick to make, even more delicious to eat and fun to look at.

The only challengeis you will need to make 3 different batches for the three different colors.

Recipe From Two Sisters Crafting

Leprechaun hat treats

Saint Patricks Day - Leprechaun Hat Treats

Irish folk lore is synonymous with Leprechauns, so what better treat to make for St. Patrick’s Day than a Chocolate and marshmallow leprechaun hat!

Recipe From Lady and the Blog

St. Patrick’s Day S’more Snack Mix

St. Patrick's Day - S'Mores Snack Mix

Our list wouldn’t be complete without a good S’more Snack Mix.

Featuring a heavenly combo of pop corn, graham cereal and chocolate.

Recipe at Creations By Kara

Leprechaun Bark Recipe

St. Patrick's Day - Leprechaun Bark

“Bark” is another holiday classic treat that everyone loves.

This another straightforward, easy to make treat once you have purchased all the required ingredients.

Recipe at Classy Mommy

St Patrick’s Day Cupcakes

St. Patrick's Day - St Patricks Day Cup cakes

Another awesome recipe that includes those delicious Oreo’s.

These minty, chocolate cup cake creations will have your guests and family crying out for more.

Recipe From The Keeper of The Cheerios

Pot of Gold Party Treats

St. Patrick's Day - Pot of Gold

It may only be pop corn, but this amazingly cute looking creation just had to be included to round out our St Patrick’s Day Treats list.

A lot of fun to make and what could be more appropriate then a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow on St. Patrick’s day!

From Jo-Lynne Shane

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