Vegan Saint Patrick’s Day Recipes: Dinners, Desserts, Party Food!
This is a list of our favorite vegan Saint Patrick’s Day recipes from the blog. We’ve included ideas for everything from hearty dinners and festive desserts to THE funnest party food – all inspired by both traditional Irish cuisine and our own Irish-American traditions!
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Saint Patrick’s Day is a big deal in our house. There’s music, usually a bit of dancing, and always a kickass meal we cook together whilst enjoying a drink or four. Oh, and T wears a kilt.
It may not be the all-day parties of my whiskey-soaked youth, but by some standards, I’d say we go pretty all-out!
Saint Patrick’s Day is also a big deal in Philly as well as within our own Irish-American families, so both T and I grew up with many traditional foods with which we associate the holiday. Since going vegan, we’ve had a lot of fun veganizing as many of these foods as possible!
If you’re like us and love vegan St. Patrick’s Day recipes, we think you’ll really enjoy this round-up. It’s a great mix of classic Irish-inspired recipes and fun but festive new ideas.
Vegan St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
If you are looking for the best St. Patrick’s day fare for those on plant-based diets, you have come to the right place!
Party Food for St. Patrick’s Day Celebration
If you’re hosting (or headed to) a St. Patrick’s Day celebration, these crowd-friendly recipes are our favorite way to soak up all that whiskey and green beer!
1. Vegan Irish Cheddar + Whiskey Fondue
Okay, so maybe you’re adding to the Irish whiskey with this one, but what better excuse than Saint Patrick’s Day?!
This vegan fondue recipe has a creamy cashew + white bean base with a gooey stretchy texture and the most wonderful tangy zip!
2. Vegan Cottage Pie Cupcakes
This savory Vegan Cottage Pie Cupcake (also known as a vegan shepherd’s pie) is a fun twist of a classic comfort food and the perfect way to serve it at a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration.
Made with vegan butter loaded mashed potatoes, the slightly crisp mashed potato crust encases a rich veggie and vegan beef stew.
Bonus points: They can be made ahead of time and even frozen!
Dinner Ideas for St. Paddy’s Day
We love some good veganized “pub grub” for St. Patrick’s Day feast. From corned beef and cabbage to bangers and mash, we quickly learned there’s no traditional recipe we can’t make vegan! Here are our favorite vegan saint patrick’s day dinners the whole family will love.
1. Slow-Cooker Corned Beef Seitan
This delicious vegan recipe for corned beef is as meaty and flavorful as any non-vegan version we’ve ever had but made from seitan in the slow-cooker!
The gorgeous color comes from beet puree *swoon*. This is without a doubt our favorite seitan recipe! A lot of research went into this bad boy to get it juuuust the way we wanted it.
2. The PERFECT Roasted Potatoes
Make these easy roasted potatoes to serve as a side dish the corned beef seitan or for dipping in the aforementioned fondue!
They require only six simple ingredients and come out perfectly crispy + flavorful every. single. time.
3. Seitan Bangers + Mash
This is our go-to recipe for THE most meaty, mouth-watering, and memorable vegan sausages of all time!
Serve them atop a mountain of mashed potatoes and green peas, smothered in gravy. You can also use these sausages to make a vegan Dublin coddle! (that’s next on our list!)
4. Vegan Pot Pie Casserole
This vegan pot pie casserole is a quick, easy, and deliciously vegan version of T’s favorite chicken pie.
Made with tremendously simple and easily found ingredients, the hardest part is waiting for it to finish cooking! Bonus points: This one is also freezer-friendly, not to mention, kid-approved!
5. Creamy Vegan Chicken Stew
This hearty stew makes for the perfect cozy Saint Patrick’s Day dinner.
It’s one of our favorite easy recipes to make with common ingredients, methods, and hidden veggies too! And that wonderful creamy texture will have everyone asking for seconds!
6. Walnut and Mushroom Stout Pie
This Walnut and Mushroom Stout Pie with a flaky puff pastry crust is total plant-based comfort food.
Walnuts are ground up with the right spices to make a beef-style vegetarian ground meat that’s simmered in a rich stout beer savory stew with onions, carrots, garlic, and mushrooms.
Serve with mashed potatoes and mushy peas for a fantastic meatless Saint Patrick’s Day dinner.
Vegan St. Patrick’s Day Recipes for Dessert
Sweet treats are a GREAT way to celebrate any holiday. Not to mention, they’re the perfect strategy to entice everyone in your office/ family/school to try (and subsequently become less afraid of) vegan food. Any of these incredible recipes should do the trick!
1. Vegan Irish Potato Candy
While not a traditional Irish recipe, Irish Potatoes are a Philadelphia St. Paddy’s Day tradition.
They’re basically little balls of cream cheese, butter, shredded coconut, and powdered sugar rolled in cinnamon to look like little taters.
Our veganized Irish Potatoes recipe is easy to make and only need about an hour of chill time before they’re ready to eat!
2. Grown-Up Vegan Peppermint Patties
Saint Patrick’s Day is the PERFECT excuse to infuse ALL the homemade candies with dairy-free Baileys Irish cream.
These “grown-up” peppermint patties are a delicious treat that do NOT disappoint! This is a fun St. Patrick’s Day recipe to bring to parties or gift to friends!
3. Boozy Vegan Shamrock Shake
Your favorite childhood St Patrick’s Day treat is now vegan and chock-full of booze thanks to this Boozy Vegan Shamrock Shake recipe!
This vegan twist on a classic treat popular in the US this time of year is easy to make with a thick creamy texture that will leave you SHOCKED by how good this dairy-free version tastes.
And there’s no coconut milk or coconut cream needed! The green color comes from frozen avocado and spinach or mint leaves.
Do you have a favorite Saint Patrick’s Day food you’d like to see us veganize and add to this list?! Let us know in the comments!
If you make any of these recipes this Saint Patrick’s Day, we’d love to hear how it went! Tag @theplantpowercouple in your festive feast photos on Instagram.
We hope you have a deliciously awesome Saint Patrick’s Day, friends. We can’t wait to see all your drool-worthy food photos and hear allll about it. 🙂 🙂 Sláinte!
