Looking for the best desserts for St Patrick’s Day that are perfectly themed with Lucky charms, rainbows, and green color?
I got you! I have dozens of bakings ideas and no-bake treats to make cookies, layered desserts, cakes, and sweet treats to celebrate St Paddy’s with kids and friends.
Most of the recipes on this list are super simple to make even if you’re a complete beginner.
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Why I love it: I love these recipes because they’re festive without being fussy. Each dessert brings a pop of green or rainbow color and big flavor, making St. Patrick’s Day feel extra special.
Lucky Charms Lush
This no-bake dessert is inspired by Lucky Charms cereal and uses bright colors that fit St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a fun, layered treat made with Oreos, cream cheese, pudding, and Lucky Charms marshmallows.
Get the recipe: Lucky Charms Lush
Rainbow Cake
The bright rainbow colors of this multi-layer cake attract all leprechauns in the vicinity! This impressive cake is super easy to make, just take a bit more time!
Get the recipe: Rainbow Cake
St Patricks Day Cake Mix Cookie Bars
Cute green cake mix cookie bars with moist crumb and a thick layer of cream cheese frosting with rainbow sprinkles on top. Quick and easy dessert for a crowd.
Get the recipe: St Patricks Day Cake Mix Cookie Bars
St. Patrick’s Day Cake
Festive bundt cake with green icing is a perfect baking recipe for St Paddy’s. It is a classic buttery and moist cake with just a little twist on the icing part, and some cute green swirls, so it is very beginner-friendly and is ready in under one hour.
Get the recipe: St. Patrick’s Day Cake
Jello Poke Cake
Poke cakes are super easy to make and customize, and I made this green Jello poke cake for spring parties like Easter or St. Patrick’s a few times already! I make it with cake mix and lime Jello, and top it with vanilla pudding and whipped cream. YUM!
Get the recipe: Jello Poke Cake
Andes Mint Cookies
This recipe combines my two weaknesses: Andes mints and homemade chocolate chip cookies. And with a drop of coloring, these cookies are green and ready for St. Patrick’s celebrations!
Get the recipe: Andes Mint Cookies
Mint Chocolate Chip Cake
This layered cake is an ode to green color and is definitely shamrock-inspired. Baking and assembling it is pretty straightforward, and you don’t have to go all in with decorating it the same way I did. Oh! And the flavors? The best combo of mint and chocolate!
Get the recipe: Mint Chocolate Chip Cake
Lucky Charm Treats
Food should be fun, and these Lucky Charms cereal bars are exactly that. This recipe is perfect to make with kids if you can make them stop eating the charms and actually help you 🙂 Just 4 ingredients and no baking involved.
Get the recipe: Lucky Charm Treats
Rainbow Truffles
Besides green, there are all colors of the rainbow in this no-bake treat – great themed cake balls aka truffles for Saint Patrick’s Day snacks. Can leave them as is or coat in white chocolate and sprinkles.
Get the recipe: Rainbow Truffles
St Patrick’s Hot Chocolate Bombs
For all my hot chocolate lovers, this is a special gift for you! Beautiful hot chocolate bombs with white chocolate, rainbow sprinkles, and lucky charms marshmallows. There is another version with peppermint, too, if you prefer that!
Get the recipe: Hot Chocolate Bombs
St. Patrick’s Day Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
No one will say no to home-baked chewy chocolate chip cookies. So I made a version for St Patrick’s, too! With green mint M&M candy and vanilla pudding. They disappear in seconds!
Get the recipe: St. Patrick’s Day Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Rainbow Pinwheel Cookies
Super fun and simple cookie idea for Irish celebrations this spring. I love pinwheel cookies because they are so easy, and you can adapt them for any occasion. With a bit of green coloring and rainbow sprinkles, you have amazing chewy and soft St Patrick’s pinwheel cookies.
Get the recipe: Rainbow Pinwheel Cookies
Green Velvet Cupcakes
Red Velvet season has passed, but if you still miss the texture and flavor, you can reinvent the recipe! Here are green velvet cupcakes with moist crumb and satisfying cream cheese frosting. Add some green sprinkles, and that’s it!
Get the recipe: Green Velvet Cupcakes
Leprechaun Dessert Shooters
These Leprechaun dessert shots have zero alcohol and are an amazing last-minute dessert for a St Patrick’s themed party. Just vanilla pudding, chocolate chips, and Oreos.
Get the recipe: Leprechaun Dessert Shooters
Grasshopper Ice Cream
Kids will love this homemade ice cream recipe and not just because it is so green in a fun way. This is a no-churn ice cream infused with mint extract and loaded with chocolate chips.
Get the recipe: Grasshopper Ice Cream
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