Allergies to food dyes don’t have to take away your St. Patrick’s Day fun. Here are some naturally green recipes for St. Patrick’s Day to help you celebrate, proving that sweet treats and good eats don’t have to include processed chemicals and food coloring!
Just over 3 years ago, I developed a sudden allergy to artificial food colorings. Digesting any amount of them makes me violently ill. For a while, I thought that meant I would miss out on the fun rainbow of colors that appears in foods around holidays like Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, and Christmas. I was bummed, to say the least.
Then I looked around and realized that God placed some naturally vibrant colored plants on this planet, and there was no good reason why I shouldn’t use them to create fun holiday treats! You know, beets for a natural red color, tumeric for yellow, and spinach for green color.
I also learned that there are many other food lovers out there who feel the same way that I do, so I gathered up some of my favorite bloggers and got permission from them to share these recipes with you.
This past Christmas, I created a collection of dye free holiday cookies. Today’s naturally green recipes are just as fun and delicious as those were!
Which one of these naturally green recipes for St. Patrick’s Day is your favorite??
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Be sure to Pin these naturally green recipes to your St. Patrick’s Day board!
For more recipe inspiration for the holiday, check out my Pinterest boards, too.
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Gwen says
What an amazing roundup! I’m loving all of these healthy green recipes, my fav color! 😉 Thanks so much for including me in your list! oxox
Chris says
What an amazing round-up Becca! With Asheley expecting in June, I’m all about eliminating artificial colorings in her diet. This is so perfect as I gear up for what to make to celebrate the 17th!
Chef Becca says
I’m so glad to hear that this collection of recipes will be helpful to you and Asheley, Chris! P.S. I can’t wait to see pics of baby Cockren!
CakeSpy says
LOVE IT!! It’s easy being green when it’s delicious like these sweet (and savory) treats. I’m intrigued by the matcha cookies in particular!
Chef Becca says
Matcha cookies are the bomb dot com, so I hope you’ll give them a try!
Amanda says
Great roundup! I love the variety of recipes you have on this list!
Faith (An Edible Mosaic) says
Hooray for green eats! Naturally green is definitely the way to go and these look wonderful. Thank you so much for including me!
Susan | LunaCafe says
What a fun post! Now I’m excited for St. Patrick’s Day. 🙂
Chef Becca says
I don’t normally get into St. Patrick’s Day, Susan, but these recipes got me excited for it, too!
Ann from Sumptuous Spoonfuls says
What a gloriously green roundup! I love them all and I especially love that they are all NATURALLY green … also thanks for including my cilantro lime rice 🙂
Chef Becca says
I agree, Ann. Naturally green recipes for the big win! Oh, and I can’t wait to try your cilantro lime rice recipe. It sounds seriously delicious!
Toni | BoulderLocavore says
Becca I saw this today on Google+ and love this idea! I stick to sharing mostly traditional Irish recipes I’ve picked up in traveling for St. Patrick’s Day but I am in love with this post; so creative! Sharing everywhere!
Chef Becca says
Thanks so much, Toni! It’s sort of strange that I’m married to an Irishman and I don’t cook traditional Irish recipes more often than once or twice a year. Brian’s mantra is “potatoes in all the things” 🙂
Kristen says
I am posting St. Patrick’s Day recipes this week. I love making food festive while remaining all natural and dye free! Today we are having green eggs (spinach blended into eggs in blender) for Dr. Seuss’ Birthday. Great round up!
Chef Becca says
Oh my gosh, Kristin… green eggs for Dr. Seuss’ birthday?! I love that idea!
Taylor says
Loving all of these recipes! Thanks for including my mint smoothie! Pinned!
Chef Becca says
Thanks for stopping by, sweet girl, and thanks for the delicious recipe!
Janette says
What a great collection and everything looks so good. Who knew there were so many naturally green foods?
Chef Becca says
Thanks for stopping by, Janette, and you’re right… who knew there were so many naturally green recipes to love?
Ashley says
Fantastic roundup! This is a great way to get into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit… naturally! 🙂
Chef Becca says
I appreciate you stopping by, Ashley!