Spring is here and it's green, green everywhere! Oh, how we love seeing green leaves on the trees and green grass glistening in the sunshine. What better way to celebrate spring than with a perfect green dessert? These 41 green sweets are unique and exciting. The color may be bold but the desserts are completely delicious. You definitely need more green in your life and these desserts will help you get it!
Pistachio Ice Cream Bar
If you're a pistachio lover who has been disappointed by store-bought pistachio ice creams, this recipe is going to be a total game changer. My no-churn pistachio ice cream bars are extremely simple to make, indulgent, delicious, and loaded with true pistachio flavor. In addition, they come together in only 10 minutes, and all without the use of an ice cream machine!
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Pistachio Butter
Pistachio butter might be less common than hazelnut butter or cashew butter, but once you try it, it’ll quickly become one of your favorites. Made with roasted pistachios, this versatile ingredient with a beautiful green color has a wide range of flavor variations, whether you want it to taste savory or sweet. Homemade pistachio nut butter makes an excellent topping for ice creams and elegant desserts.
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Matcha Brownies
These dense and fudgy matcha brownies are a decadent twist on the classic chocolate treat. Besides using high-quality matcha, one key to making these brownies truly amazing is including melted white chocolate right in the batter. This creamy, complementary flavor helps make these indulgent St Paddy's Day desserts a rich, go-to recipe for any green tea matcha lover.
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Pistachio Macarons
Macarons are one of the most iconic French pastries! These pistachio macarons are as delicious as they are beautiful. While macarons have a reputation for being difficult to make, there's no reason to be intimidated by this recipe. My step-by-step instructions will help give you confidence in the kitchen as you create classy St Paddy's Day desserts that are sure to impress.
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White Chocolate Matcha Cookies
These soft and chewy cookies are bursting with the delicate flavor combination you didn’t know you needed in your life: earthy matcha green tea and creamy white chocolate chips. The addition of matcha powder adds a festive natural green hue and a subtle caffeine kick. You can also look forward to a gooey, fudge texture in every cookie.
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Matcha Tiramisu
My twist on the classic Italian tiramisu! Layers of delicate homemade ladyfingers with a creamy matcha mascarpone filling. The combination of ceremonial-grade matcha tea and sweet, fluffy mascarpone cream creates a unique and delicious flavor that is a must-try for tiramisu lovers.
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Pistachio Cheesecake
This is the easiest pistachio cheesecake you'll ever make. My no-bake recipe includes an easy two-ingredient cheesecake crust and a wonderfully creamy filling featuring my homemade pistachio butter. If you think your celebration might need a cheesecake, look no further than this eye-catching and irresistible green dessert.
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Mochi Donuts
The green for this dessert actually comes from one of my favorite ways to enjoy this treat, dipped in a mixture of white chocolate, heavy cream, and matcha powder. While there are many ways to coat mochi donuts, if you're a matcha lover, you're in for a serious treat.
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Pistachio Financiers
These easy-to-make pistachio financiers are delicious teacakes that come loaded with pistachio flavor. From the pistachio flour in the batter all the way to the chopped roasted pistachios on top, the strong nutty flavor and the subtle green color make this the perfect recipe to enjoy any day.
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Matcha Roll Cake
This colorful matcha roll cake yields a light, airy sponge lightly sweetened with cream cheese and raspberry preserves and topped with coconut shreds. It is an utterly delicious dessert for the whole family.
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Green Ombre Oreo Mint Chocolate Cake
This gorgeous green mint chocolate cake is a show-stopping layer cake perfect for any Oreo fans! One of our favorite green recipes ever!
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Cardamom Pistachio Cake
An easy cardamom cake recipe packed with pistachio and a touch of orange. My cardamom pistachio cake can be paired with pistachio buttercream and styled up or down to fit the occasion!
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Matcha muffins
These bakery-style matcha muffins are super soft, fluffy, and full of matcha green tea flavor. They're so easy to make with my top tips for big, puffy muffin tops!
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Paleo Pistachio Pudding
This Paleo Pistachio Pudding tastes just like the Jello mix, but it’s gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free, and vegan! It’s made with real food, no additives!
Recipe: Paleo Pistachio Pudding
Green Sugar Cookies
Celebrate spring with these delicious green cookies. Festive and fun, this green sugar cookie recipe is easy to make!
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Copycat Starbucks Cake Pops
These beautiful green copycat Starbucks cake pops are the perfect green treat. Green cake pops are easy to make and will definitely bring the luck of the Irish to you!
Recipe: Homemade Copycat Starbucks Cake Pops
Shamrock Cookies
Shamrock Cookies are the best easy green Dessert. Make them with shamrock cookie cutters for a fun treat!
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Spinach Banana Muffins
These veggie-packed Spinach Banana Muffins are prepared in the blender with wholesome ingredients. They’re a gluten-free and no refined sugar treat for kids and adults alike!
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Key Lime Cupcakes
These Key Lime Cupcakes are a fun take on a traditional key lime pie featuring a delicious lime cake topped off with luscious fluffy key lime buttercream.
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Mint Irish Cream Brownies
Rich, fudgy chocolate brownies with a layer of mint Irish cream frosting and a chocolate ganache coating. These mint Irish cream brownies are perfect all year-round! Not into mint or Irish cream? Leave out one or the other from boozy, non-minty brownies, or a minty family-friendly treat!
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Avocado mousse
Avocado mousse is a no-cook, 4-ingredient dessert recipe made in 5 minutes with ripe avocado, sweetened condensed milk, lime juice, and sugar. It’s smooth, creamy, and refreshing, making it the perfect treat to satisfy cravings.
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Shamrock Cookies and Buttercream Dip
Shamrock cookies and buttercream dip are a wonderful and festive treat. Everyone will want one of these shamrock sugar cookies. If you are looking for spring party ideas, this Dunkaroos cookie recipe with sprinkles needs to be on your list.
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Matcha cheesecake
This no-bake matcha cheesecake without gelatin combines sweet earthy matcha green tea with a creamy cheesecake filling for a perfectly balanced matcha dessert.
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Mint Chocolate Chip Fudge
This 5 ingredient foolproof mint chocolate chip fudge recipe with sweetened condensed milk, white chocolate chips, and peppermint extract tastes just like mint chocolate ice cream. No candy thermometer is required.
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Pistachio Cream Bars
These pistachio cream bars have a shortbread cookie base and the filling is a cross between a pudding and a cheesecake. Though you can make them any time of year, they are a nice treat for spring with the green color. I don’t need a special occasion to make these yummy bars. It’s always a good time!
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Coconut Lime Popsicles
These coconut lime popsicles are creamy, coconutty, and full of zesty flavor! They are so easy to make and require 5 simple ingredients!
Recipe: Coconut Lime Popsicles
Green Spring Cheesecake
Looking for a delicious dessert idea for spring? This delicious green cheesecake recipe will work as a delightful dessert after any meal.
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Pistachio Cake
This pistachio cake recipe is easy to make, tastes like pistachios, and because of the pudding mix, it has never turned out dry when I've made it!
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Matcha Glazed Donuts
Healthy, dairy-free, glazed matcha donuts that are baked, not fried, and super simple to make. Enjoy these donuts on their own or with a glass of milk!
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Pistachio Cookies
If you are looking for the perfect cookie then you should look no further than these Pistachio Cookies. They are so sweet and delicious, and of course, with the green color and sprinkles, it really takes the theme to a whole new level.
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Matcha Chiffon Cake
This tried and true recipe for classic matcha chiffon cake is baked in a tube pan and yields a light, spongy cake filled with delicious green tea flavor.
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Green Velvet Cupcakes
This recipe for homemade green velvet cupcakes is super versatile. Just change the food coloring to convert it to a red velvet cupcake!
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Jasmine Tea Cake
This jasmine tea cake is flavored with jasmine tea and then sandwiched with creamy matcha buttercream and tangy raspberry jam.
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Shamrock Pretzel Pops
These Shamrock Pretzel Pops are the perfect dessert for celebrating spring! Green and delicious – a salty and sweet treat!
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Matcha Mille Crepe Cake
This matcha mille crepe cake is a showstopper dessert featuring over 20 layers of paper-thin green tea crepes layered between lightly sweetened whipped cream and a surprise layer of fresh strawberry.
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Green Popsicles
These green slimesicles are actually green popsicles with a secret! Your kids will think they’re just having a cool, refreshing treat. But we know better. Hidden between pureed bananas and pineapple, these slimsicles are a perfect way for kids to try spinach without even knowing it.
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Aero Mint cheesecake
The delicious combination of mint and dark chocolate which we know from Aero Mint – what could be better? It’s the perfect side for a good cup of tea or coffee, in the company of friends or family.
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Matcha Cupcakes
Learn how to make delicious green tea matcha cupcakes with vanilla frosting! You’ll love the natural flavor of these baked goods combined with sweet icing.
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Vanilla Spinach Cake
This vanilla spinach cake is bright green, but the flavor of the spinach fades away so it just tastes like a vanilla cake - but it has an incredible color! It's a fun hidden vegetable cake, that's delicious and slightly healthier. Perfect as a birthday cake or for any occasion.
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Copycat Shamrock Shakes
Copycat shamrock shakes taste just like the McDonald’s classic- for a fraction of the price! This green minty milkshake is an easy, creamy treat you’ll love making any time of the year.
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Flourless Chocolate Mint Brownies
Thick, fudgy flourless brownies, mint buttercream, and chocolate ganache – these flourless chocolate mint brownies have it all. It’s the perfect balance of mint and chocolate. They’re easy to make too!
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Go to the recipes: Best Unique Desserts
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Go to the recipes: Mini Desserts
This article was originally published as Top 31 Best Green Desserts at Spatula Desserts.
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