Monday, March 10, 2014

St. Patrick's Day Dessert Ideas

COCOA, Flor. - St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, which means leprechauns, shamrocks, and all things green will be making an appearance. Whether you go out for this Irish holiday, stay in, or have a party with friends and family, here are a few St. Patrick's Day Dessert Ideas that will surely make you feel lucky.

St. Patrick's Day Dessert Ideas1. Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip. You'll need:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp. pure mint extract
  • 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 tbsp. half and half
  • 8-12 drops green food coloring
  • 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
To make this deliciously easy dip, you'll need to start by creaming the butter and sugars in a medium size mixing bowl. Once the mixture is light and fluffy, you'll need to add the extracts and salt then mix until ingredients are combines. Using a mixer, you'll want to thoroughly mix the ingredients together and slowly add the flour until the mixture becomes thick. Add the half and half and continue mixing the ingredients. Finally, add the food coloring and chocolate chips. Once everything is mixed, you can serve and enjoy! 

St. Patrick's Day Dessert Ideas
2. Lucky Chocolate Pretzel Bites. You'll need: 
  • 1 bag of small pretzels (can be square or round)
  • 1 bag of chocolate melting discs or Hershey's Kisses
  • 1 bag of M&M's
This recipe is unbelievably simple. First, you'll need to preheat your oven to 350 degrees and put a piece of foil on a cookie sheet. Lay out your pretzels and lay a piece of chocolate on each pretzel. put your sheet in the oven and let the chocolate melt - this could be anywhere from a minute to two minutes. You don't want your chocolate to melt into a gooey mess, you only want the chocolate to become soft and mushy. Immediately after pulling the sheet out of the oven, press a M&M on to each piece. After that, you'll need to let them cool for a short while, but then they will be ready to devour. Be warned: these are very addicting!

St. Patrick's Day Dessert Ideas3. Thin Mint Puppy Chow. You'll need:
  • Chocolate Thin Mint Pieces:
    • 5 cups Rice Chex cereal
    • 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
    • 12 Thin Mint cookies, finely crushed
    • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • Green Pieces:
    • 5 cups Rice Chex Cereal
    • 1 1/2 cup Minty Melts or white chocolate chips
    • Green food dye to make them green (gel only)
    • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
    • Extra Thin Mints roughly chopped
Starting with the Chocolate Thin Mint pieces, you'll need to place cereal in a large bowl and set aside. In a small microwaveable bowl, melt the chocolate and stir until smooth. Pour the melted chocolate over the cereal and gently stir until the cereal is completely coated. Add the finely crushed cookies and powdered sugar, then stir again. You can also put the cereal in a paper bag and shake until the pieces are coated in the sugar. Dump out onto a cookie sheet and let cool. For the green pieces, you'll do the exact same thing. After both the Chocolate Thin Mint and green pieces are cool, you'll need to mix them together and add extra Thin Mints for decoration.

While you're enjoying this wonderful holiday of luck and everything green, we hope you and your guests will love these easy St. Patrick's Day Dessert Ideas. Remember to keep plastic bags on hand so guests can take the treats home with them as well!

However you plan to celebrate the holiday, we wish you a Happy St. Patrick's Day from your friends at Bob Steele Chevrolet! We are committed to providing our customers with a comfortable, family experience – we call it the Family Difference! We treat our customers and employees like family, and work to make everyone comfortable at our dealership located at 2800 W. King Street, Cocoa, FL 32926. Give us a call at (321) 632-6700, or visit us online at www.bobsteelechevy.com.

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