Nothing says St. Patrick’s Day like green desserts!
We’ve compiled a list of seven desserts that are easy, oh so sweet and fun to make. They will come in handy as afternoon snacks for a houseful of hungry, spirited kids, movie night munchies or after dinner indulgences. Put on your aprons and spend some time with the kids in the kitchen creating holiday appeal.
Materials Need For Most Recipes:
Double Boiler
4 mixing bowls
metal mixing bowl
hand mixer (optional)
5 decorative plates
4-6 parfait glasses (or tall clear plastic cups)
Tablespoon
Plastic Spatula
Small paint brush for food
Tip: If you’re making all 7, buy: 2 lb. bag of white chocolate chips
Irish Mint Fudge used as an ingredient for several recipes
3 c. white chocolate chips
14 oz. sweetened condensed milk
1 tbls. mint extract
Green food coloring
Melt together white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk in small saucepan over medium heat, stirring continuously. Stir in mint extract and two drops of green food coloring. Set aside
1. Luck of the Irish Ice Cream Sandwiches
1 package (12+ cookies) large soft baked oatmeal cookies
1/2 gallon Chocolate Mint Chip Ice Cream
Lay out 6 cookies on a plate.
Scoop a giant ball of ice cream onto each cookie.
Top with a cookie and gently push down.
Pour 1/2 cup of green sprinkles on a flat tray
Roll sides of ice cream sandwich in green sugar sprinkles
Arrange of flat tray and place in freezer
2. Mint Chocolate Dipper Cookies
1 package (12+) chocolate chip cookies
Irish Mint Fudge
Dip 12-18 Chocolate Chip Cookies in Irish Mint Fudge and arrange on a plate.
Let cool.
3. Grasshopper Thumbprints
1 package (24 cookies) chocolate cookies
Irish Mint Fudge
Arrange 12 Chocolate Cookie on a plate and spoon Irish Mint Fudge onto center of cookies.
Let Cool.
4. Kiss Me I’m Irish Sugar Cookies
1 package sugar cookies
1 1/2 tbsp. shortening
Green Sugar Sprinkles
Arrange 12 Sugar Cookies on a plate. Brush with Melted shortening.
Sprinkle with green sugar sprinkles.
5. Magical Minty St. Patrick’s Popcorn
1 Bag of Popped Microwave Popping Corn (or pop your own)
1 1/2 tbsp. shortening
1 cup Mint M&Ms
1 cup green milk chocolate M&Ms
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Sprinkle with Green sugar Sprinkles (optional)
Pour popped popcorn into a glass bowl.
Using a double boiler combine 1 1/2 tbsp. shortening, 1 cup white chocolate chips.
Stir constantly over medium heat until very liquid, fully melted and smooth.
Do not over heat.
Remove from heat and our over popcorn. Stir in.
Add 1/2 cup green milk chocolate M&Ms.
Add 1/2 cup mint M&Ms and mix in.
6. Shamrock Yogurt Parfait
2 cups vanilla yogurt
1 Tbsp sugar
1 pint whipping cream (or Reddi Whip)
Maraschino Cherries (Optional)
Green Food Coloring
(Use crushed cookies from leftovers above)
Set out parfait (or clear plastic ) glasses.
Take approximately 1c of vanilla yogurt and place it in a bowl with two drops of green food coloring.
Use remaining cookies chocolate chip, chocolate, sugar – and use a fork or spoon to crush the cookies on a plate.
Set aside.
Using a spoon, place a layer of vanilla yogurt on the bottom of each glass.
Even out with the bottom of the spoon or plastic spatula.
Place a spoonful of crushed cookies on top of the yogurt.
Place a layer of green yogurt on top of the cookies.
Repeat leaving room on top for a layer of whipped cream or Reddi Whip. (Optional)
Using a hand mixer, whip the cream in a metal mixing bowl, adding 2 pinches of sugar while mixing. Layer on top of parfait.
Sprinkle top with green sugar sprinkles.
Decorate with seasonal embellishments (Shamrocks) as desired.
Optional: Top with a cherry
7. Golden Leprechan Munch
1 cup green milk chocolate M&Ms
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Sprinkle with Green sugar Sprinkles (optional)
Mix the following in a mixing bowl:
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup mint M&M’s
1/2 cup milk chocolate M&Ms
Add any leftover white chocolate chips or crushed cookies, pretzels or other items if desired.
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