40 of the Best Saint Patrick’s Day Brunch Ideas

Celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with any of these 40 ideas for a festive and delicious holiday brunch!

Did you try any of these Saint Patrick’s Day Breakfast and Brunch recipes? Leave a comment below! 

Saint Patrick’s Day is one of my favorite holidays, and not just because I am Irish. I just love days where there is no pressure to do anything but have fun and an excuse to hang with friends and family.

This year Saint Patrick’s Day will look a little different but I still want to have a fun and festive brunch at home to celebrate! If you’re planning to do the same, then you’ll love this guide of 40 of the Best Saint Patrick’s Day Brunch Ideas from awesome food bloggers across the internet!

This recipe guide is broken down into a few categories: Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, and Drinks. You’ll find traditional and not-so-traditional Saint Patrick’s Day brunch ideas like Irish soda bread, Keto Shamrock Smoothies, Boxty, Rueben Sandwiches!

Saint Patrick’s Day Bread Recipes

From This Wife Cooks: This hearty, earthy, and rustic no-knead loaf bread is the perfect addition to your St. Patrick’s Day feast!

From Culinary Travels: Traditional wheaten soda bread (arán sóide). The perfect accompaniment to breakfast or brunch. Best served slathered with creamy salted butter.

From Rhians Recipes: This Gluten-Free Vegan Irish Soda Bread is crusty on the outside, soft on the inside, and packed with sweet raisins. It’s filling and nutritious, slices well, and is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! It’s no-knead, yeast-free, oil-free, refined sugar-free, and nut-free too.

From Mission Food: This malty Guinness bread is just like the ones you’ll find in Ireland. Slather it with good Irish butter and jam and it’s the perfect salty/sweet addition to your Irish breakfast menu. 

From Served From Scratch: This Homemade Irish Soda Bread is a quick bread that's perfect for whenever you want an easy, crunchy crust, soft crumb, flavorful loaf that doesn't require yeast, kneading, or a lot of work!

From Happy Kitchen: Easy and crusty no-knead 5-ingredient beer bread recipe. Sweet, delicious, healthy, and nutritious bread with a little prickliness.



Saint Patrick’s Day Breakfast Recipes

From Lanas Cooking: Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake. Serve them up hot with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of green onions.

From Hurry the Food Up: Potato Farls (also known as potato bread) – an authentic Irish recipe that’s great for breakfast and perfect with any Ulster fry.

From Two Healthy Kitchens: A fruit rainbow and a lucky pot of leprechaun gold … this breakfast idea is so much fun for kiddos on St. Patrick's Day! (But no doubt, adults will love it, too!

From Lanas Cooking: A traditional recipe for Irish Fruit Scones. Very similar to American buttermilk biscuits with the addition of dried fruit, sugar, and an egg.

From My Life Cookbook: This healthy keto smoothie bowl is a thick, creamy, low carb breakfast you’ll love. A little matcha green tea to get you going as well as healthy fats, protein, and fiber with only 3.6g net carbs per bowl. Like a shamrock shake in a bowl.

From Krumpil: Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake, featuring both mashed potato and grated potato they are a real hearty breakfast. Frying them in lightly browned butter pushes them right over the top!

From Natalie’s Health: Light and rustic, these beautiful Irish Soda Bread Muffins are the perfect St. Patrick's Day treat! Sweet, flecked with raisins and caraway seeds, they are delicious with a cup of hot tea in the morning.

From Natasha’s Food Adventures: My recipe for matcha pancakes is a unique spin on a lemon ricotta pancake recipe. I thought the flavors of strawberry lemonade and pomegranate berry would pair nicely with some additional citrus. 



From the Last Food Blog: Traditional Irish Potato Farls. Crispy on the outside, fluffy in the middle, and perfect for a tasty St.Patrick’s day breakfast.

From Wanderzest Blog: A traditional full Irish breakfast that is a rich and hearty meal perfect for a weekend breakfast or a cozy, weeknight dinner. This dish is the ultimate comfort food.

From Cooking Journey Blog: Easy potato pancakes for your family! Delicious potato recipe for breakfast or brunch.



Saint Patrick’s Day Brunch Recipes

From Bacon Fatte: Just as enjoyable and satisfying as avocado toast, this green pea spread is lighter and brighter with a hint of sweetness from the peas. It’s incredibly good on toast, but it’s also good with crackers and even as a guilt-free sandwich spread!

From This Wife Cooks: An easy, vegan remake of the classic potato pie!

Hungry Enough to Eat Six: Bailey’s Irish Cream Scones with Whiskey Chocolate Sauce: tender scones full of Bailey’s flavor, and topped with fresh whipped cream and chocolate sauce spiked with Irish Whiskey!

From A Cedar Spoon: This spiced beef roast is braised in beer and broth, making it juicy and tender. Cabbage, carrots, and little red potatoes complete this delicious meal in the instant pot. You will love this Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage whether it is for St. Patrick’s Day or just a weekday meal.

Rhian’s Recipes: This Bubble and Squeak is crispy on the outside, tender on the inside and so easy to make using leftover mashed potatoes and vegetables! It’s made using just 5 ingredients, and it’s nutritious, filling, and satisfying too. Naturally vegan and gluten-free.

Homemade and Yummy: Sliced corned beef, hash browns, and Brussels sprouts create the perfect alternative to the traditional beef and cabbage Irish meal.

From Savor with Jennifer: This Irish Cream Custard Bread Pudding is crazy delicious served warm with a melty Irish Cream drizzle.

From Baconfatte: This sauce makes excellent Reubens, but we also enjoy it on toasted pumpernickel or rye with a slice of fresh tomato and cheese for brunch!

From Two Healthy Kitchens: This Naturally Sweetened Pot o’ Gold Applesauce is such a fun St. Patrick’s Day snack! It’s quick and easy – with natural sweetness from a surprising (golden!) mix-in. Your kids will love the luck-o-the-Irish twist, and you’ll love all the great nutrition!

From Quiche my Grits: Spinach Alfredo Pizza is a fun way to put some green in your brunch! It's as tasty as it is pretty.

From Bacon Fatte: Baked Reuben Rolls are hearty, bite-sized flavor bombs that can be enjoyed any time! They're slightly crispy on the outside and warm and melty on the inside!

From Hungry Enough to Eat Six: Corned Beef & Cabbage Slaw Sandwiches: the flavors of a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner in a sandwich! It combines deli corned beef and fresh, crunchy cabbage slaw.

From Keep Calm and Eat Ice Cream: This boozy Baileys ice cream is full of Baileys flavor. It has just enough kick to feel indulgent and is surprisingly easy to make with just five ingredients.

From Kate the Baker: A Guinness mac n cheese with a creamy, velvety, smoky cheddar cheese sauce with the addition of Guinness makes for the perfect comfort dish.

Saint Patrick’s Day Drinks Recipes

From Hungry Enough to East Six: St. Patrick’s Day Green Milkshakes: a decadent milkshake (make it mint or not - your choice!) with green sprinkles and Lucky Charms marshmallows. This is a fun recipe to make with kids, too! 

From Burrata and Bubbles: Give your St. Patrick’s Day brunch a caffeinated cocktail with this Baileys Irish coffee martini. It’s basically a boozy iced coffee in martini form!

From Quiche my Grits: This Coconut Lime Mojito will start the party on St. Patrick's Day!



From Bloody Mary Obsessed: Rejuvenate post-Saint Patrick’s Day with this revitalizing and healthy Kale Green Mimosa!

From the Gay Globe Trotter: Irish coffee is made with Irish whiskey, brown sugar and coffee then topped with foamed cream for a delicious adult beverage that’s perfect for St. Patrick’s Day or weekend brunch!

From Sugar and Soul: This Irish Mule Cocktail is a bright mix of smooth Irish whiskey, zesty ginger beer, and tart fresh squeezed lime juice and it’s sure to make you want to dance this St. Patrick’s Day!

From The Social Sipper: Using juicy cucumbers, fresh basil, zesty lime juice, lightly sweetened simple syrup, and the delicious Frankly Organic Original Vodka, you can sip on a refreshing mixed drink.

From Recipes From a Pantry: Enjoy a bit of the luck o’ the Irish while you sip on this easy to make copycat shamrock shake. It’s deliciously creamy, minty, and the perfect way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

From Bloody Mary Obsessed: A smooth and savory bloody mary that is an epic brunch treat for the bloody mary and beer lover alike, especially on Saint Patrick’s Day!

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