Did you know you can turn a childhood favorite cereal into festive St. Patrick’s Day desserts? Turns out Lucky Charms creates amazing desserts you’ll be sure to make this St. Paddy’s Day!

Lucky Charms was and still is one of my favorite cereals and the theme song still gets stuck in my head! “Heart, stars, horseshoes, clovers and blue moons, pots of gold and rainbows and some red balloons…”

I love the colors of the Lucky Charms marshmallows and it has inspired all these wonderful desserts. They’re so fun, festive and pretty too! I just found out that you can buy containers of lucky charm marshmallows on ETSY, which is awesome and so convenient! This is great because you don’t have to sort through a whole box of cereal. But just so you know several of these recipes use both the cereal and marshmallows so it’s a win-win!

You can make the lucky charms into cupcakes, cakes, bars, cookies, and more. Share them with your favorite little leprechauns on St. Paddy’s Day! Check out these 10 Lucky Charm Desserts that are fun to make and delicious to eat! Which one will you try this holiday?

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1. Lucky Charms Cereal Cake 

Found from XO, Katie Rosario 

This cake is perfect for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, its colorful and sweet and made with the Lucky Charms cereal. What’s unique about this cake is how we’ll make cereal milk. The famous Lucky Charms marshmallows are decorating the outside of the cake and a whimsical white chocolate milk splash topping the cake. Get the recipe at XO, Katie Rosario

2. DIY Lucky Charms Macarons

Found from Sugar and Cloth

These DIY lucky charm macarons are a total home run! Use royal icing like this recipe and pipe each luck charm designs on top of pre-made macarons. These sandwich cookies are bright and so fun to make. It’s a brilliant idea for St. Patrick’s Day!

3. Lucky Charm Donuts

Found from Studio DIY

Turn a store-bought glazed donut into a delicious St. Patrick’s Day treat! Take a simple glazed donut to add more homemade glaze so the cereal can stick. Then add lucky charm cereal on top. It’s a really simple way to get an awesome dessert for this festive holiday!

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4. Surprise Inside Cupcakes

Found from Betty Crocker

Who doesn’t love cupcakes? And these ones are even better. Here’s a dessert with an awesome surprise in the center. Festive sprinkles and lucky charms are a hidden gift in each cupcake!

5. Lucky Charms Munch

Found from Deliciously Sprinkled

I love salty and sweet combinations and this treat is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! It’s easy to make this lucky charm pretzel snack mix with pretzels, white chocolate, and lucky charms. This couldn’t be any easier!

6. Lucky Rainbow Bark

Found from The Domestic Rebel

Chocolate bark is a quick dessert that anyone can make. It’s a bright and colorful treat that incorporates lucky charms cereal and circus crackers in the mix!

7. White Chocolate Lucky Charms Treats

Found from Sally’s Baking Addiction

This takes Rice Krispie treats to a whole new level! These treats have extra marshmallow on top of the actual Lucky Charms marshmallows. I mean this is double the marshmallow fun for St. Patrick’s Day!

8. Top o’ The Mornin Lucky Charms Pancakes

Found from Betty Crocker

Wake up celebrating with these beautiful Top o’ The Mornin lucky charms pancakes. Serve with a cup of Irish coffee for a perfect morning! With very few ingredients you will have festive green pancakes for St. Paddy’s Day!

9. Lucky Charms Shamrock Shake

Found from The Good Stuff

You can’t celebrate St. Patrick’s Day without a shamrock shake. It’s creamy, mint and has a kick of Bailey’s Irish Cream. Top with fresh whip cream and lucky charm marshmallows on top!

10. Lucky Charms Ice Cream Sandwiches

Found from The Kitchn

Turn this classic childhood cereal into a delicious sandwich that pairs perfectly with vanilla ice cream. Make a ton of these and enjoy all year round!

Bonus: DIY Lucky Charmed Cake

Found from Alana Jonesmann

How cute is this cake?! What I love the most is that anyone can make this cake. Start with a vanilla cake, buttercream, and crushed cereal. Then frost it and put the colorful lucky charms on it! This cake uses the cereal and the colorful marshmallows!

 

“They’re magically delicious!” This list is packed with ten of the most adorable yummy desserts and treats everyone from kids to adult will surely enjoy. Let’s all celebrate St. Patrick’s Day the sweetest way with these recipes!

Let me know what you desserts you’ll be making in the comments below!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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