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You’ll Think You’ve Struck Gold with These St. Patrick’s Day Desserts

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You’ll feel lucky to have these 20 St. Patrick’s Day Desserts on hand to keep your St. Patrick’s Day pinch-free!  Your Irish celebration just got a whole lot sweeter! 


Is St. Patrick’s Day a big deal in your house?  For as long as I can remember, I have always had corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day.  What I can’t remember is having a St. Patrick’s Day inspired dessert to follow.  Our St. Patrick’s Day sweets never really went beyond a slice of Irish Soda Bread toasted with a little butter.  That’s all well and good, but after finding these recipes, I feel like I’ve been seriously missing out! 

For as long as my husband and I have been together, we’ve always had corned beef and cabbage on St. Patrick’s Day, too.  Occasionally, a nice loaf of rye bread has shown up on the table, too, to make sandwiches.  My husband’s not much of corned beef and cabbage guy.  He thinks eating it once a year is enough.  I, on the other hand, could eat corned beef sandwiches all throughout the year. 

So maybe this year I’ll figure out a way to make our St. Patrick’s Day dinner tradition a little sweeter for him!  After all, I love spoiling him with homemade goodies!  I’ll definitely have enough inspiration to work off of with these 20 St. Patrick’s Day dessert recipes!    

You’ll Think You’ve Struck Gold with these St. Patrick’s Day Desserts
  1. Green Velvet Cheesecake Bars – About A Mom
  2. St. Patrick’s Day Marshmallow Pops – Simply Stacie
  3. Mint Chocolate Cookie Cups – Live Well Bake Often
  4. Shamrock Pretzel Pops – Mommy’s Bundle
  5. Baileys Irish Cream Cupcakes (Non- Alcoholic) – Living Sweet Moments
  6. St. Patrick’s Day Rice Krispie Treats – Barbara Bakes
  7. Peppermint Patty Stuffed Chocolate Cookies – Tastes of Lizzy T
  8. Mint Brookies – Two in the Kitchen
  9. St. Patrick’s Day Mint Brownies – Yesterday On Tuesday
  10. Homemade Andes Mint Chocolate Fudge Recipe – Midwest Modern Momma
  11. St. Patty’s Day Parfait – Sincerely Jean
  12. Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes with Baileys Frosting – Homemade Hooplah
  13. St. Patrick’s Day Jell-o Parfait – Life Love Liz
  14. Leprechaun Balls – Mom Foodie
  15. Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Pie – Barbara Bakes
  16. Sandwich Cookies – Thirty Handmade Days
  17. St. Patrick’s Day Brownie Trifle – The Cookin Chicks
  18. Mint Brownie Ice Cream Push Up Pops – A Pumpkin and a Princess
  19. St. Patrick’s Day Irish Dirt Cakes Recipe – Outnumbered 3 to 1
  20. Grasshopper Marshmallow Pops – Hoosier Homemade

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Pot of Gold Rainbow Salt Scrub

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I love finding rainbows after a rain storm, just like I’d love to find that pot of gold that’s apparently at the end of them.  However, I hate – and I mean hate – the rainbow-everything trend that’s everywhere these past few years.  I’m like the giant storm cloud before the rainbow forms.  I loved Rainbow Brite as a kid, but as an adult, I’m more like Murky Dismal.  I might not live in a Lisa Frank colored world, but I’m totally okay with making my bathtub look like a unicorn just scrubbed up in it.  Bath products are my ultimate exception when it comes to the rainbow trend!  So in honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to make a rainbow-inspired salt scrub.  

One of my top favorite bath products is definitely body scrub.  Body scrubs are not only great skin exfoliants, but they leave your skin soft and moisturized.  I have bought tons and tons of store bought scrubs over the years, but I love making my own!  It’s so easy.  You can make them with sugar or salt, but today I’m using Epsom salt.  Sea salt also makes a great ingredient for body scrubs (it’s a better alternative for those with sensitive skin).  Use them alone or mixed with other salts.  It all depends on the amount of exfoliation you want from your scrub!


Epsom salts are often used to relax the body and ease muscles. You can add them to a bath, but since I take more showers than baths, I’m using my Espom salts in this scrub.  I mixed the salt with coconut oil.  Once the Epsom salt does its job to exfoliate your skin, coconut oil will leave your skin moisturized and soft to the touch!  It’s my favorite oil to use in scrubs because a little goes a long way!

I used a Happy essential oil blend to scent my scrub.  This oil is a blend of bergamot, grapefruit and ylang ylang from one of my favorite essential oil brands.  I diffuse this oil a lot to make a peaceful and uplifting environment in our home.  It’s a great oil to have on hand, but also works really well in DIY bath products, like this one!

I added just a drop of food coloring to create each color.  It’s just enough to color the salt without leaving your bath a crazy, colorful mess!  And since you can’t have a rainbow without a pot of gold, gold mica powder was used to add a shimmering layer of salt to the mix!

SUPPLIES

STEPS

  1. In a large bowl, mix the Epsom salt and coconut oil together. 
  2. Add a few drops of essential oil and mix well.  Then, divide salt evenly between five small bowls.
  3. Next, begin adding food coloring to each bowl.  Make one bowl red, one bowl yellow, one bowl blue, and one bowl green.  Then, add gold mica powder to the last bowl.
  4. Layer the salts in the jar.  Start with gold, then green, blue, yellow, and red on top.  
  5. If desired, sprinkle a little more gold mica powder on top.  
  6. Close up the jar and make your next bath or shower magical!


This salt scrub might look like a rainbow, but it’ll get your skin glowing like a pot of gold!  Use this scrub up to three times a week to keep your skin soft, healthy, and lightly scented!

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Shamrock Tortilla Chips with Creamy Green Salsa

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Nothing says “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” better than chips and salsa!  Wait.  What?  Okay.  Maybe not.  But I won’t deny myself an occasion to celebrate with chips and salsa!  Salty tortilla chips and spicy salsa are one of my all-time favorite eats.  I love all kinds of salsas like restaurant-style tomato, fruit salsas, and especially salsa verde!  So with St. Patrick’s Day just a few days away, I figured that a green salsa – although not Irish (but neither is that corned beef you’ll be eating) – is pretty appropriate!

Instead of just a traditional salsa verde, I decided to really step it up and make a creamier version.  Since I’m being fairly good about the food I eat these days, I used an avocado to give this salsa its creamy texture.  Sure, you could use sour cream, but bringing avocado to the party also adds another boost of green color to the salsa.  This creamy salsa verde is crazy good and a perfect starter for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration!


If you’ve never tried salsa verde before, you’re seriously missing out. It’s a little tangier and a lot milder than most red salsas.  Just like red salsa, salsa verde is delicious on a variety of Mexican-inspired dishes and can even take the place of red enchilada sauce.  It’s also pretty awesome on Grilled Steak Fajita Pizza (just saying)!  This creamy version takes it to a whole ‘nother level of awesomeness!  It’s smooth with just the right amount of heat to give it flavor, but not overpower the other ingredients.

But what would a good salsa be without tortilla chips?  Since you can’t have St. Patrick’s Day without shamrocks, I used a shamrock shaped cookie cutter to make tortilla chips out of small flour tortillas.  Once they were cut out, I brushed them with a mixture of olive oil, dried cilantro, and a little salt.  The cilantro not only makes a nice seasoning for these chips, but also gives them a hint of festive, green color!

Shamrock Tortilla Chips with Creamy Green Salsa
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For the tortilla chips
  1. 2.5 inch shamrock cookie cutter
  2. 12 - 10 inch flour tortillas
  3. 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  4. 1/2 tsp. dried cilantro
  5. Salt, to taste
For the creamy green salsa
  1. 28 oz. can tomatillos, drained
  2. 1 lime, juiced
  3. 2 garlic cloves
  4. 1 small jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
  5. 1/2 cup red onion, chopped
  6. 1 avocado, pitted and chopped
  7. 1/2 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
  8. Salt, to taste
To make the tortilla chips
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Use a shamrock cookie cutter to cut chips out of the flour tortillas.
  3. Place evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  4. In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, cilantro, and salt together.
  5. Use a pastry brush to brush each side of the chips.
  6. Bake for 10 minutes, or until they start to brown.
  7. Remove from oven and cool before serving.
To make the creamy green salsa
  1. Add the tomatillos to a food processor and pulse to break them up.
  2. Then, add the rest of the ingredients and blend until a smooth, creamy texture is achieved.
  3. Serve with shamrock tortilla chips.
Notes
  1. Pro tip: Save the flour tortilla scraps to cut into pieces, bake, and use to top soups and salads.
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This definitely isn’t your traditional Irish fare, but if you’re going to have a shamrocking good time for St. Patrick’s Day, you might as well break out the chips and salsa!

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DIY St. Patrick’s Day Slime

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This DIY slime project supplies list has been updated due to Borax safety claims.  This project now uses baking soda and eye contact solution to achieve the perfect slime consistency.


If you were an 80’s-90’s kid, then you probably shared my dream of one day competing on Double Dare just so you could get slimed.  That green goop signified a fail in the game, but to me it really seemed like a win!  Then, Nickelodeon started producing products for slime-loving kids like me.  I had Green Slime Shampoo.  Next came Gak and Floam.  It was definitely fun stuff that entertained kids like me and my brother!  

I was pretty amazed to discover that slime was making a comeback in DIY form!  The slime-loving kid in me decided to give it a try recently.  Once I tweaked some of the measurements, I was able to make my very own green slime!  With St. Patrick’s Day coming up (and perhaps to pay a little homage to Nickelodeon), I made a festive St. Patrick’s Day slime.  It’s the perfect shade of slime green with flecks of gold and iridescent glitter throughout.  I’ll admit that it’s super fun to play with, too!

SUPPLIES

  • 5 oz. Elmer’s Liquid School Glue (clear or white)
  • Craft Smart Acrylic Paint in “Shamrock”
  • Jumbo gold glitter
  • Jumbo iridescent glitter
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • Eye contact solution
  • Disposable bowl and spoons
  • Mason jar, for storing

STEPS

  1. In a bowl, squeeze out the contents of a bottle of Elmer’s glue.
  2. Then, add a little acrylic paint (adjust the amount depending on the color green you want to achieve) and sprinkle in glitter.
  3. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda.  Add more glitter, if desired.
  4. Gradually add eye contact solution into the glue mixture, stirring until the glue mixture becomes thick and starts to form into a ball of slime.
  5. Wet hands with a little eye contact solution.  Remove slime from bowl and start kneading with your hands until no longer sticky.  Add more eye contact solution to the slime until you achieve your desired consistency.
  6. Store slime in a mason jar to keep it from drying out.



Now that I’ve made my own slime, I can’t wait to work on other ooey-gooey concoctions!  But for now, enjoy this fun, festive St. Patrick’s Day slime! It’ll definitely be enjoyed by kids and those of us who are still kids at heart!

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