17 St. Patrick's Day Recipes Ranging From Traditional to Whimsical

Though it requires a steady hand, it's absolutely eye-catching to layer Guinness and Bass in a black and tan.

One part pancake and one part hash brown, boxty, topped with smoked salmon, crème fraiche, and dill fronds, is an ideal brunch dish.

Show off your St. Paddy's Day spirit with this green velvet cake. The white chocolate cream cheese frosting makes it an instant crowd-pleaser.

The best Irish nightcap is a bit of Baileys. Your own Irish cream makes the end of an evening even better.

Dessert-wise, it doesn't get much easier than to make these Lucky Charms marshmallow treats.

Is this beef stew the most authentic St. Patrick's Day recipe? No, but it sure is delicious (and packs in plenty of Guinness).

Reinvent the classic French onion soup with Irish onion soup, which showcases two Irish flavors: Guinness and cheddar.

Top dark beer with a scoop of ice cream for a boozy float unlike any other.

Colcannon is an authentic Irish dish made of kale, potatoes, Irish bacon, and butter, of course! It's no wonder why there are songs written about it.

McDonald's Shamrock Shake, a bright-green, vanilla-mint milkshake, is always a St. Patrick's season favorite. Now you can re-create it at home. For a boozy kick, try this adult take on it.

Learn how to make an Irish coffee, a mix of coffee, whiskey, sugar, and cream, from its birthplace: San Francisco's Buena Vista Cafe.

Fans of whiskey-and-beer bombs will appreciate the cupcake rendition of the famed drink.

Irish soda bread is a quick bread like no other, especially when slathered with a generous slab of butter.

Minty, marshmallowy grasshopper pie with an Oreos crust is a retro sweet worth assembling for the holiday.

These hearty Guinness beef pot pies will fill guests up so they can keep about their senses when hitting the town for the holiday.

Keep things supersimple with this cheese toasty.

It's hard to decide what aspect of these chocolate leprechaun hats is the most exciting: their adorable look or that the base of the hat is made from a Thin Mint.