Our Best St. Patrick's Day Recipes

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I've done a few St. Patrick's Day recipe round ups over the years, and they always go crazy right about now, naturally, particularly the green-colored dessert posts. Though I have quite a few more, from Bailey's Irish Cream desserts to a few St. Patrick's Day dinner menus. If you need to plan a St. Patrick's Day feast this week, all you need are these yummy recipe guides. Pictured: Shamrock Cut-Out Cupcakes by Glorious Treats

1. Green-Colored Desserts for St. Patrick's Day
This particular post gets the most hits out of all of my St. Patrick's day guides, mostly thanks to the Green Candied Popcorn by Skip to My Lou. It's been repinned tens of thousands of times. Clearly people love that popcorn. Pictured: St. Patrick's Day Cake from Twig and Thistle

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2. 25 Green-Colored Desserts for St. Patrick's Day
This is another great round up of green-colored desserts, like chocolate-mint cupcakes, green velvet cheesecake, and many others. Pictured: Dark Chocolate Creme de Menthe Cupcakes by Love & Olive Oil

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3. Bailey's Irish Cream Desserts
For something more grown-up (and delicious) skip the green desserts for something flavored with Bailey's Irish Cream, like Irish Cream Cupcakes or Bailey's Pistachio Fudge. Yum! Pictured: Baileys Irish Cream Cookies by The Buttercream Blondie

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4. Shamrock-Shaped Party Food
The more obvious choice for St. Patrick's Day party food focuses not only on the color green but also on incorporating the clover shape. I totally love this idea, because anyone (regardless of time or cooking skills) can easily make something like the shamrock ships with a simple clover cookie cutter. Pictured: Shamrock Chips with Dip by Zakka Life

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5. Traditional Irish Dinner Menu on a Budget

This is one of my personal favorites on the blog, because it features more traditional Irish dishes, like Shepherd's Pie, Irish Soda Bread, and a yummy Irish Apple Cake. Pictured: Shepherd's Pie via The Brown Eyed Baker / recipe originally from The Country Cooking of Ireland by Colman Andrews

When in doubt, just make corned-beef brisket and drink some green beer. Happy St. Patrick's Day!