This no cook 6 ingredient St Patricks Day Dip is a fun and festive St Patty’s Day appetizer, dessert or snack.
Suitable for vegetarian and gluten free diets.
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St Patricks Day Dip
This festive St Patricks Day Dip Appetizer can be whipped up for any occasion, but it is perfect for St Patty’s day.
Especially since it requires only 6 ingredients and a few minutes of prep and pretty much no time to whip up. Really it is so easy that kids can whip this up by themselves.
This is one of my favorite St Patricks Day cream cheese dip, which I also turn into a game day snack and super bowl dip with a little change in sprinkles and dippers. I love how this St Patricks dessert dip, can be made ahead and is therefore a great cold party dip.
This Lucky Leprechaun dip makes a great party appetizer, and add it to your list of make ahead cold dips.
Why Make This Recipe
- It’s an easy-to-make crowd pleaser. You only need 6 ingredients and minimal effort to whip up this delicious green dip.
- It’s creamy, sweet and balanced. The ingredients give a festive St Patricks Day dessert without the stress of baking. Also make a great appetizer / snack.
- Festive and kid friendly. It’s a great festive dip for the kids to make and eat.
Ingredient Notes
- Cream cheese – Best to use full-fat softened cream cheese.
- Powdered sugar – sift it for a smooth dip.
- Vanilla extract – Use either store-bought or homemade as you have.
- Cool Whip – or you can use whipped heavy cream instead.
- Green food coloring – gel coloring gives the best results.
- Sprinkles – gold sprinkles give that classic pot of gold / St Patricks Day look.
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How To Make It
Get complete ingredients list and instructions from recipe card further below.
- Add softened cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract to a mixing bowl.
- Use an electric mixer to beat the ingredients together until smooth.
- Fold the whipped topping in, then add a drop or two of the green food coloring.
- Stirring to combine, continue to add the food coloring one drop at a time until you reach the desired shade and the dip is smooth and creamy.
- Decorate and serve with your favorite dippers.
Ideas For Dippers
- Cookies – try Oreos, gingersnaps, graham crackers, chocolate chip cookies Nilla wafers, Ladyfinger cookies, etc.
- Chocolate – Gold coins.
- Fruit – try apple slices, strawberries, pear slices, banana slices etc. You may need to squeeze on some lemon to keep them from going brown.
- More crunchies – like pretzels, wafers, breadsticks, and more.
Tips and Variations
- Best to use room temperature cream cheese for easy mixing.
- Add more or less food coloring, according to your taste and color preference.
- Choose high-quality ingredients to get the very best flavor.
- Add more or less powdered sugar to your preference.
- Refrigerate the dip: Let the dip to chill in the fridge for at least an hour before serving. This helps with a firmer texture. Leave out if you want a sifter serve.
- Green food coloring: For that St Patricks Day like vibrancy, use a couple of drops of green food coloring for the perfect shade of green. Start with a little, and add as you need.
- Keep dip cool: To prevent the dip from getting too soft, serve it in a chilled bowl or keep it cool with an ice pack underneath if you’re serving it at a party.
- Vary the occasion – Use Christmas sprinkles as a Christmas dip, red hearts for a Grinch dip etc.
More Festive Recipes
- Christmas appetizer.
- Christmas charcuterie boards.
- Festive Grinch dip.
- Easy Brie appetizers.
- Fun and easy party food ideas.
- Best pinwheel recipes.
- Easy cheese ball recipes.
Handy Tip: Use Good Kitchen Tools!
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Did you make this recipe? Then I would love to hear how it turned out. Please leave a comment and star rating below. And I really appreciate you sharing this recipe with your family and friends. Enjoy every mouthful 😊🍲 – Bintu
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St Patricks Day Dip
Ingredients
- 8 ounces (227g) cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (115g) powdered sugar
- 1 cup (75g) whipped topping such as Cool Whip
- green food coloring
- St Patricks sprinkles for garnish
Instructions
- Add cream cheese, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar to a large mixing bowl.
- Use an electric mixer to beat together until well combined and smooth.
- Fold in the whipped topping and add a drop or two of green food coloring.
- Stirring to combine, continue to add green food coloring one drop at a time until you get the desired shade of green and the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Transfer the dip to a serving bowl, top with sprinkles, and serve with your choice of dippers.
Tom Kelly
Green Dye, Cool Whip and Sprinkles. Some of the unhealthiest supermarket items a person can ingest. This recipe is Poison. With all we know about processed food today. You should know better & put warning on this recipe!
Cool Whip ingredients: Here’s a more detailed breakdown of the ingredients in Cool Whip Original Whipped Topping:
Water
Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Coconut and Palm Kernel Oils)
Corn Syrup
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Skim Milk
Contains Less than 2% of Light Cream
Sodium Caseinate (from Milk)
Natural and Artificial Flavor
Xanthan and Guar Gums
Modified Food Starch
Polysorbate 60
Sorbitan Monostearate
Sodium Polyphosphate
Beta Carotene (Color)
Sprinkles: Sugar, fractionated palm kernel oil, corn starch, glucose, soy lecithin, confectioners glaze, carnauba wax, FD & C artificial colors
Green Food Dye: Water, Propylene Glycol, FD&C Yellow 5, Blue 1, and Propylparaben (as a Preservative).