St. Patrick’s Day treats

St. Patrick’s Day Gift—Roll ‘o Gold

Looking for a super last minute Saint Patrick Day Gift idea? Look no further. I know this is so last minute, but I ran out of time and was not able to get this up any sooner.

But I know a lot of people are last minute-ers…so hopefully a few of you will be able to use these this year or save them for next year. I wanted to make a St. Patrick’s Day Candy Bar Wrapper like these Father Day Candy Bar Wrappers and wanted the gold foil wrappers. I thought about doing the Symphony Candy Bars, but then my eyes spied the Rolo’s and I knew that I would be making the wrapper for them.

To make a Roll ‘o Gold simply print out the label I am providing you and glue it on the Rolo’s in place of the regular wrapper. Viola! Instant gift!

You will need to go through my FB page to gain access to them. If you are not a fan of The Idea Room, you will need to like the page first and then click on {Previous Downloads} to gain access to the printables.

*Click to print here:

Roll ‘O Gold Rolo Wrappers

March 15, 2013 · Filed under: St. Patrick's Day Tagged with Candy bar wrappers, Pot of Gold gifts, saint patrick day, St. Patrick's Day, St. Patrick's Day gifts, St. Patrick's Day treats

Rainbow Fruit Pizza–St Patricks Day Recipes

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Take a little twist on the sugar cookie fruit pizza for one of your St Patricks Day recipes this year. A little healthier way to cure your sweet tooth.

Sugar Cookie Fruit pizza is a great and tasty treat for a party or a shower. They are also easy to serve. You can also let your guests decorate their own with the fruit of their choice.

Simply take your favorite Sugar Cookie Recipe and add a nice light and fluffy frosting. Then pull out your favorite fresh fruit.

Rainbow Fruit Pizza

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter flavored Crisco
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Instructions

Combine soda and sour cream in mixer.
Then add the rest of the wet ingredients and mix well.
Mix in the dry ingredients.
Roll out dough till it is about 1/4 inch thick, on a lightly floured surface and cut out with cookie cutters into desired shapes.
I cut out circles that were 4 inches in size. This is be better if you are making rainbows.
Bake for 10-12 minutes at 375 degrees or until lightly browned.

http://www.theidearoom.net/2013/03/rainbow-fruit-pizza.html

Amazing Whipped Vanilla Frosting

Ingredients

1 cup of salted butter, room temperature
1 tsp Vanilla
3-4 cups Powdered Sugar
1-2 tsp. Milk
1 16 oz. tub of Cool Whip

Instructions

Use room temperature butter (otherwise you will get chunks of butter in your frosting), place it into mixer and whip together until nice and smooth.
Then add 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
Gradually add about 3-4 cups of powdered sugar (Confectioner’s sugar).
It will be a bit chunky and not very smooth.
Gradually add 1 teaspoon of milk while mixing frosting.
If it is still not the consistency you desire, add another teaspoon of milk until you get a nice thick frosting that is smooth.
Then fold in 1 tub of Cool Whip.
Serve immediately or keep in refrigerator before serving.

http://www.theidearoom.net/2013/03/rainbow-fruit-pizza.html

In this case I wanted fruit that was the color of the rainbow. I used Raspberries, oranges chopped, crushed pineapple, kiwi, and blueberries.

These got pretty rave reviews from my built-in taste testers. But unfortunately these fall in the category of things I can no longer eat….but that is okay…I was happy just eating the rest of this colorful plate of fruit for my dessert. Everyone was happy and you can’ t beat that…and you have another addition to your simple St Patricks Day recipes.

March 13, 2013 · Filed under: St. Patrick's Day, Summer, Treats Tagged with fruit pizza, fruit pizza recipe, shower desserts, st. patrick's day activities, St. Patrick's Day treats, st. patricks day recipes, summer desserts

St. Patricks Day Gifts

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You guys…I am obsessed with these bottles (recycled Starbucks Frappucino). So I apologize in advance for this project. But I just could not help myself! I realized that I hardly have any St. Patrick’s Day Gifts or décor ideas on The Idea Room. I decided that I needed to fix that. So be prepared for a few simple and easy ideas in the coming week.

I LOVE rainbows so it was the first thing I thought of. This is definitely not a new idea and I have seen it all over, but I thought I would put my own little spin on it. The spin will come in the next post…but here is the first version for you if you would like to duplicate it for your own use.

I like both of these fun containers. The tall skinny test tube container was picked up from Michaels and is perfect to give a small little treat to a neighbor or friend.

Or give a bit more candy to one of your favorite teachers for a little pick me up this St. Patrick’s Day.

I will be providing you with the free downloads of the St. Patrick’s Day printables for a few days before I move them over to my store. So be sure to grab them if you want to use them.

The files for the “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” Labels measure 3 x 2.5 inches. The round “I Am Lucky” Tags print out at 3 inches. You can use them as labels at this size. If you want the round tag to fit the top of the Starbucks Bottles you will need to be sure and print the labels at 50% of the original size so that they will measure 1.5 inches and they will fit perfectly on the top of the lid.