St. Patrick’s Day Treats…Easy, Last-Minute Ideas!

March 15
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Serving St. Patrick’s Day treats is one of the easiest ways to celebrate this holiday with my family!  It doesn’t have to be anything crazy good, just a little dressed up snack that can bring some festivity to the day.  And don’t think there’s not enough time to surprise your favorite leprechauns…I’ve got three easy ideas you can whip up in no-time!  You might remember that one of our traditions is to make “lucky cupcakes” each holiday…and I’m sharing the tutorial for this year’s treat too!  It’s time to get the shenanigans started…

St. Patrick’s Day treats…last-minute & easy!

idea #1…dressed up delights!

the easiest way to serve up a holiday treat is to dress up store bought goodies…

St. Patrick's Day Treats

mini cupcakes are extra sweet with a topping of shamrocks…

St. Patrick's Day treats

it was easy to decorate the little St. Patrick’s Day treats by plucking the greens from an economy garland and merely sticking the stem in the icing!

St. Patrick's Day treats

i used some extra leaves to top another favorite snack…and a tiny figurine tucked in the middle adds a fun holiday touch!

St. Patrick's Day Treats

idea #2…cookie cutter crunchies!

what you’ll need:

flour tortillas, plain or spinach

olive oil

season salt

shamrock cookie cutter

if you have a holiday cookie cutter you can create shamrock “chips” that are festive & healthy!  just grab a tortilla and cut out your shapes…

St. Patrick's Day treats

you can add some flavor with olive oil and your favorite spice mix!

St. Patrick's Day treats

use a pastry brush to coat the tops with olive oil…

St. Patrick's Day treats

and sprinkle them lightly with a salty mix!

St. Patrick's Day treats

i used a garlic mix…but you really could use any flavor-enhancing salts or rubs that suit your taste!

St. Patrick's Day treats

line them up on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 until they’re browned & crispy…about 5-8 minutes!  serve them with some green guac for a delicious snack!  you could use spinach tortillas too…but this is what i had in my pantry!

St. Patrick's Day treats

idea # 3…over the rainbow cupcakes!

what you’ll need:

icing…homemade or purchased white frosting

food color paste

sandwich baggies

plastic wrap

disposable pastry bag

mini cupcakes

this year i wanted to try my hand at rainbow icing for our “lucky cupcakes”!  and guess what?  it’s really easy!  inspired by the darling napkins, i mixed up 4 colors for frosting…

St. Patrick's Day DIY rainbow cupcakes

one recipe of my almond-vanilla icing (grab the recipe at the end of the post) made more than double what you see…about enough to ice 12-16 mini cupcakes with a generous dollop! just use food coloring to create your color palette!

DIY rainbow cupcakes

if you don’t have a ton of decorating supplies don’t worry…neither do i!  just fill plain sandwich baggies with each color…

DIY rainbow cupcakes

snip off one corner of the baggie…

DIY rainbow cupcake icing

this will give you a make-shift pastry bag!

DIY rainbow cupcakes

on a piece of plastic wrap, squeeze out a 3-4 inch strip of each color near the edge of the plastic…

DIY rainbow icing

gently wrap and roll the plastic around the icing to form a tube…

DIY St. Patrick's Day rainbow icing

place the plastic wrapped icing down inside a disposable pastry bag…and pipe!

st. patrick' day cupcakes

you could use a decorative pipping tip, but i went plain-and-simple without one!

St. Patrick's Day treats/rainbow cupcakes

serve them up!

i simply piled them on a stand along side the “matching” napkins…

St. Patrick's Day treats

little leprechaun confetti was the perfect size for tiny cake toppers!

St. Patrick's Day treats

festive little string lights hanging above make this simple display of St. Patrick’s Day treats look super fun!

St. Patrick's Day lights

so try making a rainbow of delight for your little leprechauns!  it’s easier than you might think!

St. Patrick's Day cupcake

it’s never too late for St. Patrick’s Day treats!  hope you found and idea that might work for your festivities!

happy holiday weekend!

pin for later~

how to make rainbow cupcakes

or try~

DIY St. Patrick's Day shamrock chips

or finally~

St. Patrick's Day ideas for last minute entertaining

 

product guide~

Amalfi Decorcake stand (rainbow cupcakes)

Target:  shamrock garland (dressed up goodies)  holiday string lights (rainbow cupcakes) dollar spot

HomeGoods:  napkins

 

grab the easy almond-vanilla icing recipe~

easy almond-vanilla icing
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easy almond-vanilla icing
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1 cake
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Ingredients
Servings: cake
Instructions
  1. cream together the cream cheese & butter, add in the liquid flavors.
  2. begin adding powdered sugar a cup at a time and milk if needed until you reach your desired thickness.
Recipe Notes

if you’re not piping cupcakes the icing may not need to be as thick.  i actually used about 3-4 cups for this cake so i could make a thinner coating (and it is easier to spread on a full cake if it’s not too thick!)

  1. Beth

    March 15

    I have to make those tortilla shamrock chips! Really awesome ideas — actually they all are! Thanks for posting!

    • Lori

      March 18

      Thanks Beth! We love those chips too and at least those are healthy!! Hope you had a great holiday!!

  2. Susan

    March 22

    Such cute food ideas ! Love love love the rainbow cupcakes 🧁 frosting ! Such a great idea for a dessert. And the shamrocks !

    • Lori

      April 2

      Thanks so much! I really had fun working with that fun icing! I might be frosting rainbows from now on! 🙂

  3. Wow, there’s so much going on in this post. Loving the shamrock chips idea!

    • Lori

      April 2

      Aww, thanks Nathalie! I had fun with all the holiday goodies this year!

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