Looking for a savory appetizer to make for St. Patrick's Day? Try these Shamrock Shaped Snack Crisps. Each crispy cracker made from pie crust is topped with Parmesan cheese and green parsley.
It is so wonderful to know that I have inspired so many of you to create fun food for holidays and special occasions.
Today, I'm going to share a St. Patrick's Day project that was inspired by one of my young readers, Aidyn. She and her mom, Carla, shared pictures of Aidyn's rendition of my Mozzarella Cheese Filled Hearts along with a few other recreations, and I shared them all in my Readers' Gallery.
As I looked at the picture of her mozzarella hearts, not only was I impressed with this 9-year-old girl's elegant plating, but I was inspired by her addition of parsley to her pastries.
I knew in that instant that with a little more parsley, I could transform this idea into a St. Patrick's Day-themed appetizer.
My original intention was to create cheese-filled shamrocks, but instead, I kept these snacks really simple by just sprinkling the pastries with lots of Parmesan cheese and parsley. They are crispy and light and have a wonderful cheese flavor.
These green-speckled shamrock-shaped crisps would be great served with spinach and artichoke dip or hummus, but make a great snack just as they are and are so easy to make.
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Ingredients
- 1 store-bought pie dough or puff pastry, thawed
- egg white or milk
- ⅓ -½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese*
- 2-3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh Italian parsley
- optional - serve with spinach/artichoke dip or hummus
* You'll use ⅓ cup Parmesan and 2 tablespoons parsley to cover 12 shamrocks, which is what you should get out of 1 pie crust. But you can re-roll the scraps of dough to make more shamrocks. If you do, then you'll need ½ cup Parmesan and an additional tablespoon of parsley.
Supplies
shamrock-shaped cookie cutter
pastry brush
baking sheet lined with parchment paper
Instructions
Cut and top your crackers.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Unroll pie dough or puff pastry.
- Cut 12 shamrocks using a cookie cutter.
- Brush the tops of each shamrock with egg white.
- Combine Parmesan cheese with parsley.
- Sprinkle over the shamrocks.
Bake
- Set your pie crust shamrocks on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 7-9 minutes until golden brown.
Pro Tip
- You can re-roll the scraps and make more shamrocks, or just brush the scraps with egg white and the cheese and parsley and bake until crisp.
Serving suggestions
- Serve immediately with spinach/artichoke dip, hummus, or just by themselves.
Variations
- Sprinkle on some seasoned salt for a more robust flavor.
- Swap out cilantro or basil for the parsley for a different flavor profile.
Storage
- These shamrock crackers are best served the day they are made but can be kept in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- I recommend reheating any crackers that are more than a day old in a 300-degree oven for 4-6 minutes just to crisp them back up before serving.
Related Recipes
Be sure to check out all of my festive and fun St. Patrick's Day recipes. I've created recipes for kids and adults including:
Recipe
Shamrock-shaped pie crusts topped with Parmesan cheese and fresh Italian Parsley are baked to a golden brown and can be served with your favorite dip.
- 1 teaspoon flour
- 1 store-bought pie dough or puff pastry, thawed
- egg white or milk
- ⅓ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
- 2-3 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley finely chopped
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Lightly dust a cutting board with flour.
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Unroll your pie dough or puff pastry.
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Cut 12 shamrocks using a shamrock-shaped cookie cutter.
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Brush the tops of each pie crust shamrock with egg white.
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Combine Parmesan cheese with parsley and sprinkle over top of each shamrock.
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Set your pie crust shamrocks on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Bake for 7-9 minutes until golden brown.
- You can re-roll the pie dough scraps and make more shamrocks if desired.
- Serve the same day they are baked.
- They will keep for up to 4 days if stored in an airtight container but should be reheated in a warm 300-degree oven for about 6 minutes to crisp them up before serving.
This St. Patrick's Day recipe was originally published on February 26. 2013.
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Anonymous
These are so versatile...chili powder/paprika on candy cane or
brown sugar & cinnamon on gingerbread man...I'm liking this
CJ Huang
What a fun st. patrick's day treat!
Emily Cann
These look amazing! I want them right now. So good I had it on my blog today. Thanks for sharing your lovely ideas! http://blovelyevents.com/2013/03/06/shamrock-ideas/
Michelle | Creative Food
These look delicious!! Love them!
Kelly Miller
These are show stopping! Putting on my to-do list with my 4 year old. I'd love for you to link this up to my Show & Share link party:
http://www.semihomemademom.com/2013/02/show-share-wednesday-26-and-shrinking.html
Trish - Sweetology101
wonderful idea~~ I would love to use these for a ST Patty's TEA!!!!!
shawn
Hi, these sound so yummy especially with puff pastry, I LLooovvvveeee puff pastry. LOL
carla
woo hoo! so many thanks for featuring Aidyn's rendition of your heart-shaped cheese pastries. we're both so excited and feel very honored! thanks for your continued inspiration. p.s. miss thang wants to know how many followers you have {snickering}.
Beth Jackson Klosterboer
Tell, miss thang, that between e-mail subscribers, Facebook Fans, Pinterest, RSS, Google Connect, and Twitter I have somewhere between 10,000 and 20,000 fans! It's hard to calculate as people follow via several social media sites. So, Aidyn's picture will be seen by thousands! Having been a young girl who loved to bake, I am so thrilled to know I have inspired Aidyn and other young girls to get into the kitchen. Keep having fun together cooking and keep those pictures coming.
carla
woo hoo! so many thanks for featuring Aidyn's rendition of your heart-shaped cheese pastries. we're both so excited and feel very honored! p.s. miss thang wants to know how many followers you have {snickering}. Thanks again for all of the inspiration!
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Brenda
So cute ... just pinned it!
Anonymous
Quick, easy, tasty and attractive - we like that. One question: How do they taste if you store them in a container with a tight lid? In other words - if they're room temp. when served.
Thanks
Tavette
Beth Jackson Klosterboer
Hi Tavette, I tried that because we didn't eat all of them once baked, and they were much better right out of the oven. If you do store them, just heat them back up in a warm oven to crisp them back up.
Lisa@hooplapalooza
ditto for me too!
The Partiologist
I think I could eat that whole plate of Snack Crisps - they look wonderful!