Are you looking for some Irish-inspired St. Patrick’s Day treats to make at your upcoming get together? Look no further! When you think of St. Patrick’s Day, you normally think of the color green. Green came about when people embraced the four-leaf clover and the luck it brought. Keeping the festivities going, these recipes stick with the color green, rainbow, and the best of all- Chocolate!
Popcorn Rainbow:
Ingredients
6 oz. of red candy melts
6 oz. of orange candy melts
6 oz. of yellow candy melts
6 oz. of green candy melts
6 oz. of purple candy melts
3 ½ cup air-popped popcorn. (Add salt, if you wish)
Directions
- Make a rainbow on a cookie sheet with parchment paper. You can use a bowl or saucepan life to trace the semi-circle.
- Place each color of your candy melts into microwave safe bowls. Working with one color at a time, starting with red, melt the candy melts in 20-second intervals on 50% power. Stir between each until smooth.
- Fold 1 cup of popcorn into the red candy melts until they are coated fully. Using your traced guide arrange the popcorn in a single layer. Repeat with remaining colors. Use 1 cup of popcorn for orange, ½ cup for yellow and green, and ¼ cup for purple and blue.
- For the added touch of clouds and sheep see full recipe at: Woman's Day
Shamrock Shake, Copycat:
Ingredients
3 large scoops vanilla ice cream. (about ¼ cup each)
¼ cup heavy cream
½ tsp. peppermint extract
6 drops green food coloring
Whipped cream (topping)
Cherry (topping)
Directions
- Mix vanilla ice cream, heavy cream, peppermint extract, and food coloring until completely smooth in a blender.
- Pour into glass.
- Top with your whipped cream and a cherry before serving.
Recipe found at:Delish: Shamrock Shake
St Patrick Oreos:
Ingredients
Oreos (Regular or golden)
¼ pound green melting chocolate
¼ pound white melting chocolate
St Patrick’s Day Sprinkles
Directions
- Place wax or parchment paper on flat work surface.
- Put melting chocolate in microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 second increments, stirring after each heating until fully melted.
- Dip your cookie in the chocolate halfway, coating it evenly.
- Lightly tap the cookie on the rim to rid of any excess.
- Place cookie on paper and add sprinkles.
- Repeat to the rest of the cookies.
For custom buttercream center Oreos, visit the full recipe:Sprinkles for Breakfast
Pot O’ Gold Cups:
Ingredients
Cooking Spray
1 box brownie mix (plus ingredients the instructions call for.)
Rainbow Candy Belts
2 cup Cool Whip
Gold sanding sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray. Prepare brownie mix according to package instructions.
- Add batter to muffin tin and bake 25 to 30 minutes. Once brownies are out of the oven, press a shot glass into the middle of each, making a shallow cup. Let cool completely.
- Cut rainbow candy belts into 2"-long strips.
- Dollop a scoop of Cool Whip into each brownie cup then sprinkle with gold sanding sugar. Place a rainbow candy belt on top, forming the candy belt into a semicircle, like a rainbow.
For the full recipe, visit:Delish
